Q.1
Which of the below is a Riedel Cabernet Sauvignon glass?
Glass 1
Glass 2
Glass 3
Glass 4
Q.2
Which of these Australian wine regions is best known for producing Cabernet Sauvignon wines?
Barossa Valley
Coonawarra
Hunter Valley
Yarra Valley
Q.3
Which California Cabernet famously scored better than its Bordeaux Cabernet counterpart in the 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting?
Spring Mountain 1973
Chateau Montelena 1973
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973
Clos du Val 1972
Q.4
Which grape variety is NOT commonly blended with Cabernet Sauvignon?
Merlot
Malbec
Cabernet Franc
Grenache
Q.5
Which set of aromas and flavours below would you most expect to find in a classic Cabernet Sauvignon wine?
Blackcurrant, mint, coffee
Strawberry, plum, mint
Strawberry, cherry, mushroom
Apple, citrus, cucumber
Q.6
Who said this? 'God made Cabernet Sauvignon, whereas the Devil made Pinot Noir'
André Tchelistcheff, influential California winemaker and Decanter Man of the Year in 1992
Miles Raymond, one of the main characters in the hit film Sideways
Steven Spurrier, Decanter consultant editor
Napoleon III, after approving Bordeaux's 1855 classification
Q.7
Cabernet Sauvignon can trace its lineage to which two other grape varieties?
Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Gris
Savagnin and Caberlot
Pinot Grigio and Zinfandel
Q.8
Cabernet Sauvignon is known as an early ripening grape variety. True or false?
False
True
Q.9
In 2014, a University of Adelaide study declared that Cabernet Sauvignon had become the most widely planted grape variety in the world - based on 2010 data. Approximately how much Cabernet had been planted, according to researchers?
300,000 hectares
One million hectares
432,000 hectares
200,000 hectares
Q.10
Which Cabernet-dominant wine does James Bond drink in Ian Fleming's book 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'?
Mouton Rothschild 1953
Haut-Brion 1945
Palmer 1920
Charles Krug 1956