Festive Wine and Cocktail Quiz

A beautifully styled table set for a Christmas dinner, featuring various bottles of wine, a festive cocktail, and holiday decorations.

Festive Wine and Cocktail Quiz

Test your knowledge of wines and festive cocktails this Christmas with our engaging quiz! Discover how much you really know about traditional beverages enjoyed during the holiday season.

Highlights of the quiz include:

Questions about wine pairings
Fun facts about holiday drinks
Classic cocktail recipes

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by PouringWine42

1. Red and white Burgundy are classic wine matches with Christmas lunch or dinner. What grapes are used in the production of the wines?

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay

Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling

2. Mulled wine is a popular drink at Christmas. But which ancient civilization were first recorded drinking it?

Roman

Viking

Egyptian

Greek

3. If you use yarrow, camomile, cow's horns and a stag's bladder in your vineyards, are you…

Recovering from a very heavy night out

Doing witchcraft

A follower of biodynamism / moon calendar

An organic wine grower

4. Which sparkling wine is the odd one out and not made in the traditional double fermentation method?

Champagne

English Sparkling Wine

Cava

Prosecco

5. You have a fine white Burgundy for Christmas day. What temperature should you be serving it at?

5-8 °C (40-46 °F)

10-12 °C (50-54 °F)

14-16 °C (57-61 °F)

18 °C (65 °F)

6. Winston Churchill famously drank a Champagne bottle for lunch, but what was his favourite Champagne?

Pol Roger

Veuve Clicquot

Louis Roederer

Moet & Chandon

7. Your brother asked you to bring Bleasdale's "Red Brute" to dinner. What exactly is he asking for?

Australian Sparkling Shiraz

Californian Zinfandel

Argentine Malbec

A hardcore drinking friend

8. As Mariah Carey says, "I don't want a lot for Christmas," but I do want a bottle of a Bordeaux Premier Cru. Which of the following bottles should I ask for?

Château Margaux

Château Cheval

Château Moulin Blanc

Château Le Grand

9. Your grandma asks you to make her a classic snowball cocktail for Christmas. What is the alcoholic beverage required to make it?

Vodka

Rum

Gin

Advocaat

10. At what time does the average British family have their first drink on Christmas Day?

9.01 am

10.25 am

11.48 am

12.55 pm

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