Wine Quiz Sweet Prizes: A Wine & Dessert Quiz Feb 09, 2024 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! Why might some people view chocolate as a difficult food pairing for wine? Its rich texture can coat your mouth and make it difficult to taste wine Its sweetness can make wines quickly seem overpoweringly sweet Its robust flavors can overpower those in your wine pairing Both A and C are correct If you’re serving your dinner guests a coffee-infused cake topped with roasted nuts, you may want to match it with similar flavors in which of these sweet Portuguese wines? Tawny Port Alentejo Vinho Verde Vinho de café Which of these Central European countries is the source of rich and sweet Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) and eiswein bottlings, all tasty pairings for desserts such as flan, cheesecake, apple pie or crème brûlée? Czechia Germany Hungary Switzerland Given its rich, syrup-like texture, you may be tempted to top your ice cream with which of these sweet, dark wines from southern Spain? Pedro Ximénez Fino Manzanilla Cava Dessert pairings aren’t just for still wines! In fact, a spiced berry tartlet drizzled with chocolate sauce would be delicious with Brachetto d’Acqui, a sparkling red wine from which part of Northern Italy? (Hint: Barolo and Barbaresco are from the same region!) Lombardy Liguria Friuli Piedmont Let’s test your dessert knowledge! If you were pouring a sweet Australian sticky wine with dried fruit, spice, toffee and nut notes, you might serve it alongside which fruit-packed, meringue-based Australian dessert? Pavlova Lamingtons Neenish tarts Anzac biscuits Which of these fortified wines lends its name to a cake commonly enjoyed in Britain and Ireland? (In the past, the two were often served together.) Vermouth Marsala Madeira Mistelle A chocolate dessert with citrus elements would pair deliciously with the bright citrus notes in which of these sweet, Grenache-based fortified wines from Roussillon in southern France? Sélection de Grains Nobles Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Calvados Banyuls Which of these historic British desserts is traditionally made from cream mixed with—and curdled by—wine? Sherbet Parfait Syllabub Eton mess Fans of steak and Cabernet might already know this one: Which of these Florida steak houses is home to the Harry Waugh Dessert Room, where guests can pair their desserts with sweet wines? Bourbon Steak Bern’s Steak House Flagler Steakhouse Christy’s Restaurant Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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