Quiz questions:

1. What gives rosé wine its pink colour?
2. What is the most common method used to create high-quality rosé wines?
3. Which is the one region in Europe when wine laws allow rosé to be made by blending red and white wines?
4. What other method is used to make rosé wines in regions known for their red wines such as Bordeaux, Napa and Sonoma?
5. Which French wine region is best known for producing classic rosé wines?
6. Which grape variety is widely used in rosé wines from Spain’s Navarra region?
7. Where do Italy’s chiaretto rosés come from?
8. Which grape variety is commonly used to make a “blush” wine?
9. In which part of France is the rosé-producing region of Tavel located?
10. Which region does Whispering Angel come from?

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1. What gives rosé wine its pink colour?
   The pink colour comes from limited skin contact with red grape skins during fermentation.
2. What is the most common method used to create high-quality rosé wines?
   The maceration method, where grape skins are left in contact with the juice for a short time.
3. Which is the one region in Europe when wine laws allow rosé to be made by blending red and white wines?
   Champagne.
4. What other method is used to make rosé wines in regions known for their red wines such as Bordeaux, Napa and Sonoma?
   Saignée or ‘bleeding the tank’. During the first few hours of making a red wine, some of the juice is bled off and put into a new vat to make rosé. This method not only makes the rosé wine but also concentrates the flavour intensity of the red wine.
5. Which French wine region is best known for producing classic rosé wines?
   Provence, in the south of France.
6. Which grape variety is widely used in rosé wines from Spain’s Navarra region?
   Garnacha (Grenache).
7. Where do Italy’s chiaretto rosés come from?
   Lake Garda.
8. Which grape variety is commonly used to make a “blush” wine?
   White Zinfandel, often made is a sweet style.
9. In which part of France is the rosé-producing region of Tavel located?
   The Rhône Valley.
10. Which region does Whispering Angel come from?
    Whispering Angel comes from Château d’Esclans in Provence, France.