Wine Wednesday Quick Quiz Answers

Here are the correct answers for the Quick Quiz:

QUESTION 1 ANSWER

Which of the following glasses should you ideally use when drinking a Pinot Noir?

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Pinot noir-style glasses are one of the most unique on this list. Among its key features are a wide, generous bowl and flared lips — in other words, a rim turned out slightly from the glass rather than smooth and straight. These flared rims often give away this style of wine glasses, and make them one of the most visually distinct in your collection.

The wide bowl lets smoother reds gain the oxygen needed to amplify its subtler flavours, while the flared lips magnify its soft aromas and carry the wine to the middle of your mouth.

QUESTION 2 ANSWER

Which of the following is a Hock Glass?

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Hock is the old-fashioned term for German white wine, so any wine glass specifically made for this wine is a hock glass. Typical examples have unusually small bowls and are therefore unsuitable for really enjoying the aromas and tastes of good German wine. The best glass for “hock,” as for any non-sparkling wine, is a large-capacity clear glass that allows you to see and swirl the wine.

They Were Once Big
In ‘How to Enjoy Your Wine,’ Hugh Johnson noted that hock glasses once held 1/4 liter (about 1 ½ cups) of wine. This may have been thought a ‘fair measure’ because German wines were not high in alcohol.

Small and Pretty
More recently, the typical hock glass is long-stemmed and has a small cup, sometimes lavishly cut or engraved. The bowl is sometimes brightly coloured.

Colours
Hock glasses traditionally have a clear bowl but a tapered, ridged green or smooth brown stem. These colors will disguise the color of the wine–their intent may have been to make it look darker and therefore older and better.

French, Too
Alsace, in eastern France, also makes white wines from Germany’s riesling grape. Alsatian rieslings were also drunk in brown-stemmed hock glasses.

Why a Hock Glass?
German wine writer Jens Priewe thinks that fancy hock glasses date from a time when wine was an expensive luxury. The unsuitable but pretty glasses were meant to be displayed more than used.

QUESTION 3 ANSWER

Which of the following glasses should you ideally use when drinking a Chardonnay?

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Chardonnay glasses have a large bowl, similar to that of the Pinot Noir / Burgundy but slightly smaller and feature a much shorter stem. This larger bowl allows for a big surface area to be created, ideal for full-bodied white wines such as oak-aged Chardonnay.

QUESTION 4 ANSWER

Which of the following glasses should you ideally use when drinking a Madeira?

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Madeira wine glasses have a unique shape to them that perfectly compliments your dessert wines or after-dinner drinks. Like other dessert wine glasses, Madeira glasses are small in size but have taller stems to provide guests with a comfortable way to hold or sip on wine.

Madeira glasses have a wide bowl with a narrow opening and a curved shape to them. This creates the perfect combination of letting dessert wines aerate without being exposed to too much oxygen, which would damage the flavor profile of the wine, especially if it’s aged.

QUESTION 5 ANSWER

When drinking Sparkling Wine / Champagne, which of the following is a Vintage Glass?

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Champagne coupes, also known as Champagne saucers, were the original Champagne glasses specifically designed for serving our favourite effervescent wine. They were popularised in England in the early 1800s and are one of the oldest styles of Champagne glassware.

The coupe is a Champagne glass with a broad, shallow bowl and a short, elegant stem. It’s this iconic round shape that is long rumoured to have been modelled on the breast of young 18th century French Queen, Marie-Antoinette.

Synonymous with style and opulence, the coupe’s shape lets you watch the bubbles joyfully dance around the glass. Although its design does mean that the fizz dissipates more easily, the popular aesthetic adds a touch of theatrics to your drinking experience.

When drinking from a coupe, it’s best to hold your glass either at the rim, or by pinching the top of the stem. This keeps the Champagne optimally cool, enhancing the overall taste and enjoyment of your sparkling wine.