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Merlot quiz
Merlot is a red grape from Bordeaux, France, known for soft, plummy wines with medium tannin. It dominates Pomerol and Saint-Émilion and is Ticino's main grape. In 2015 it covered about 266,000 hectares worldwide, and France alone had 112,000 hectares in 2017. Each question shows four wines; only one of them is made with Merlot.
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1. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Toro · Château Dauzac · Taurasi · Cannonau di Sardegna
Answer: Château Dauzac. Château Dauzac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
2. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Chinon · Volnay · Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · Château Haut-Brion
Answer: Château Haut-Brion. Château Haut-Brion, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
3. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Marquis de Terme · Romanée-Saint-Vivant · Corbières · Naoussa
Answer: Château Marquis de Terme. Château Marquis de Terme, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
4. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château La Tour Carnet · Hill of Grace · La Tâche · Fleurie
Answer: Château La Tour Carnet. Château La Tour Carnet, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
5. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Douro · Saint-Joseph · Opus One · Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Answer: Opus One. Opus One, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
6. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Saint-Joseph · Masseto · Fleurie · Dundee Hills
Answer: Masseto. Masseto, from Tuscany, Italy, is made from Merlot.
7. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Richebourg · Madiran · Amarone della Valpolicella · Château Clerc Milon
Answer: Château Clerc Milon. Château Clerc Milon, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
8. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Morgon · Almaviva · Screaming Eagle · Pingus
Answer: Screaming Eagle. Screaming Eagle, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
9. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Pédesclaux · Colchagua Valley · Barbera d'Asti · Bierzo
Answer: Château Pédesclaux. Château Pédesclaux, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
10. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Helan Mountain East Foothill · Bairrada · Échezeaux · Saint-Joseph
Answer: Helan Mountain East Foothill. Helan Mountain East Foothill, from Ningxia, China, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Gernischt.
11. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Charmes-Chambertin · Corbières · Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) · Cannonau di Sardegna
Answer: Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse). Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse), from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
12. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Batailley · Amarone della Valpolicella · Alentejo · Clos de Tart
Answer: Château Batailley. Château Batailley, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
13. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Richebourg · Château Pavie · Bourgueil · La Tâche
Answer: Château Pavie. Château Pavie, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
14. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Corbières · Navarra · Pauillac · Taurasi
Answer: Pauillac. Pauillac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
15. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vega Sicilia Único · Château Lascombes · McLaren Vale · Dundee Hills
Answer: Château Lascombes. Château Lascombes, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.
16. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Cornas · Saint-Julien · Almaviva · Priorat
Answer: Saint-Julien. Saint-Julien, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
17. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Romanée-Conti · Nemea · Ornellaia · Brouilly
Answer: Ornellaia. Ornellaia, from Tuscany, Italy, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
18. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Dão · Rioja · Château Margaux · Pingus
Answer: Château Margaux. Château Margaux, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
19. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Latour · McLaren Vale · Colchagua Valley · Central Otago
Answer: Château Latour. Château Latour, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
20. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Bairrada · Margaux · Clos des Lambrays · Vega Sicilia Único
Answer: Margaux. Margaux, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
21. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vacqueyras · Château Langoa Barton · Nuits-Saint-Georges · Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Answer: Château Langoa Barton. Château Langoa Barton, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
22. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Barossa Valley · Fleurie · Château Trottevieille · Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Answer: Château Trottevieille. Château Trottevieille, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
23. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Aglianico del Vulture · Romanée-Saint-Vivant · Pommard · Merlot del Ticino
Answer: Merlot del Ticino. Merlot del Ticino, from Ticino, Switzerland, is made from Merlot.
24. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Fleurie · Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste · Côte-Rôtie · Nemea
Answer: Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
25. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Cos d'Estournel · Bandol · Bierzo · Corbières
Answer: Château Cos d'Estournel. Château Cos d'Estournel, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
26. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Almaviva · Barbaresco · Château Palmer · Chambertin
Answer: Château Palmer. Château Palmer, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
27. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Brane-Cantenac · Morellino di Scansano · Hill of Grace · Priorat
Answer: Château Brane-Cantenac. Château Brane-Cantenac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
28. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Crozes-Hermitage · McLaren Vale · Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · Walla Walla Valley
Answer: Walla Walla Valley. Walla Walla Valley, from Washington, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
29. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Okanagan Valley · Paarl · Stellenbosch · Hermitage
Answer: Okanagan Valley. Okanagan Valley, from British Columbia, Canada, is made from Merlot, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
30. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Grands-Échezeaux · Alexander Valley · Chianti Classico · Crozes-Hermitage
Answer: Alexander Valley. Alexander Valley, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay.
31. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vacqueyras · Montefalco Sagrantino · Stags Leap District · Clos de la Roche
Answer: Stags Leap District. Stags Leap District, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
32. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Romanée-Saint-Vivant · Romanée-Conti · Pomerol · Crozes-Hermitage
Answer: Pomerol. Pomerol, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
33. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande · Nemea · Vacqueyras · McLaren Vale
Answer: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
34. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Durfort-Vivens · Nemea · Clos de Tart · Cannonau di Sardegna
Answer: Château Durfort-Vivens. Château Durfort-Vivens, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
35. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Beychevelle · Chambolle-Musigny · Tignanello · Bierzo
Answer: Château Beychevelle. Château Beychevelle, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
36. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Mornington Peninsula · Pessac-Léognan · Corton · Paarl
Answer: Pessac-Léognan. Pessac-Léognan, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
37. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Taurasi · Toro · Château Mouton Rothschild · Romanée-Conti
Answer: Château Mouton Rothschild. Château Mouton Rothschild, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
38. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Romanée-Saint-Vivant · Clos de Tart · Paso Robles · Château Cantenac Brown
Answer: Château Cantenac Brown. Château Cantenac Brown, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
39. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Priorat · Château Lynch-Bages · Volnay · Naoussa
Answer: Château Lynch-Bages. Château Lynch-Bages, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
40. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Montrose · Brunello di Montalcino · Central Otago · Nuits-Saint-Georges
Answer: Château Montrose. Château Montrose, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
41. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Moulin-à-Vent · Oakville · Charmes-Chambertin · Penfolds Grange
Answer: Oakville. Oakville, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
42. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Bierzo · Bonnes-Mares · Aglianico del Vulture · Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker
Answer: Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker. Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
43. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Naoussa · Château Léoville Barton · Priorat · Chambertin
Answer: Château Léoville Barton. Château Léoville Barton, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
44. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Toro · Château Canon · Ribera del Duero · Nemea
Answer: Château Canon. Château Canon, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
45. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Kirwan · Primitivo di Manduria · Alentejo · Corbières
Answer: Château Kirwan. Château Kirwan, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
46. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · Taurasi · Bandol · Canelones
Answer: Canelones. Canelones, from Canelones, Uruguay, is made from Tannat, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.
47. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Navarra · Côte-Rôtie · Naoussa · Château Branaire-Ducru
Answer: Château Branaire-Ducru. Château Branaire-Ducru, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
48. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vosne-Romanée · Pingus · Château Léoville Las Cases · Clos de la Roche
Answer: Château Léoville Las Cases. Château Léoville Las Cases, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
49. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Saint-Joseph · Bonnes-Mares · Château du Tertre · Aglianico del Vulture
Answer: Château du Tertre. Château du Tertre, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
50. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Croizet-Bages · Morgon · Alentejo · Central Otago
Answer: Château Croizet-Bages. Château Croizet-Bages, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
51. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou · Bardolino · Morgon · Tignanello
Answer: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
52. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Échezeaux · Château Rauzan-Gassies · Cornas · La Romanée
Answer: Château Rauzan-Gassies. Château Rauzan-Gassies, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
53. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Lafon-Rochet · Rioja · Montepulciano d'Abruzzo · Pommard
Answer: Château Lafon-Rochet. Château Lafon-Rochet, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
54. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Coonawarra · Fronsac · Colchagua Valley · Chambertin
Answer: Fronsac. Fronsac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
55. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vega Sicilia Único · McLaren Vale · Château Giscours · La Tâche
Answer: Château Giscours. Château Giscours, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
56. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Belgrave · Douro · Chambolle-Musigny · Grands-Échezeaux
Answer: Château Belgrave. Château Belgrave, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
57. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Barbera d'Asti · Château Valandraud · Barca Velha · La Tâche
Answer: Château Valandraud. Château Valandraud, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
58. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Rauzan-Ségla · Naoussa · Bairrada · Ribera del Duero
Answer: Château Rauzan-Ségla. Château Rauzan-Ségla, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
59. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Barbera d'Asti · Colchagua Valley · McLaren Vale · Château Calon-Ségur
Answer: Château Calon-Ségur. Château Calon-Ségur, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
60. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Madiran · Gimblett Gravels · Bardolino · Morellino di Scansano
Answer: Gimblett Gravels. Gimblett Gravels, from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, is made from Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
61. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Haut-Batailley · Vosne-Romanée · Almaviva · Luján de Cuyo
Answer: Château Haut-Batailley. Château Haut-Batailley, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
62. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vosne-Romanée · Dão · Hill of Grace · Château Duhart-Milon
Answer: Château Duhart-Milon. Château Duhart-Milon, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
63. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Barbera d'Asti · Paso Robles · Château Canon-la-Gaffelière · Pommard
Answer: Château Canon-la-Gaffelière. Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
64. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Pingus · Chambertin-Clos de Bèze · Pétrus · Chambertin
Answer: Pétrus. Pétrus, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot.
65. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Fleurie · Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · Château Pichon Longueville Baron · Saumur-Champigny
Answer: Château Pichon Longueville Baron. Château Pichon Longueville Baron, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
66. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · Château Pavie Macquin · Nuits-Saint-Georges · Côte-Rôtie
Answer: Château Pavie Macquin. Château Pavie Macquin, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
67. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Cahors · Vacqueyras · Barolo · Bandol
Answer: Cahors. Cahors, from South West France, France, is made from Malbec, Merlot and Tannat.
68. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Priorat · Bairrada · Bardolino · Château Gruaud Larose
Answer: Château Gruaud Larose. Château Gruaud Larose, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
69. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Grands-Échezeaux · Priorat · Gevrey-Chambertin · Château Prieuré-Lichine
Answer: Château Prieuré-Lichine. Château Prieuré-Lichine, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
70. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Brouilly · Châteauneuf-du-Pape · Nuits-Saint-Georges · Monte Bello
Answer: Monte Bello. Monte Bello, from California, the United States, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
71. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vale dos Vinhedos · Mornington Peninsula · Etna · Stellenbosch
Answer: Vale dos Vinhedos. Vale dos Vinhedos, from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is made from Merlot, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
72. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Lodi · Navarra · Romanée-Conti · Château de Camensac
Answer: Château de Camensac. Château de Camensac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
73. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Romanée-Saint-Vivant · Château Larcis Ducasse · Clos de Vougeot · La Romanée
Answer: Château Larcis Ducasse. Château Larcis Ducasse, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
74. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Boyd-Cantenac · Barolo · Clos Saint-Denis · Barca Velha
Answer: Château Boyd-Cantenac. Château Boyd-Cantenac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
75. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Château Haut-Bages Libéral · Nemea · Côte-Rôtie · Chianti Classico
Answer: Château Haut-Bages Libéral. Château Haut-Bages Libéral, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
76. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Pingus · Montepulciano d'Abruzzo · Château d'Armailhac · Bandol
Answer: Château d'Armailhac. Château d'Armailhac, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
77. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Charmes-Chambertin · Château Beau-Séjour Bécot · Barbera d'Asti · Lodi
Answer: Château Beau-Séjour Bécot. Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
78. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Chambolle-Musigny · Lodi · Bonnes-Mares · Château Cantemerle
Answer: Château Cantemerle. Château Cantemerle, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
79. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Vega Sicilia Único · Château La Lagune · Bardolino · Côte-Rôtie
Answer: Château La Lagune. Château La Lagune, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
80. Which of these wines is made with Merlot?
Options: Paso Robles · La Romanée · Château Pontet-Canet · Ribera del Duero
Answer: Château Pontet-Canet. Château Pontet-Canet, from Bordeaux, France, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.