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The next time you get together with your friends, as you share a glass of Long Island wine, try testing their wino connoisseurship with this quiz:

1. The first merlot vines were planted on L.I.:

a. By Native Americans at Indian Neck, in 1550.

b. In between a concord and catawba vine on the Fournier (Southampton) farm, 1910.

c. In 1974, on land in Cutchogue that had been planted in potatoes for 50 years.

d. In 1989, on land in Bridgehampton that now houses a museum.

2. At this time, how many acres of merlot were planted in California?

a. 500.

b. 15,000.

c. None; all of the California vines at this time were criolla.

d. 14

3. Long Island soils are suitable for growing wine grapes because they are:

a. Deep clay.

b. friable.

c. reflective mica and granite.

d. frangipane.

4. The winemaker at Wolffer Estate was recently seen on national TV:

a. juggling bottles of wine.

b. opening a magnum of champagne with a saber.

c. singing lieder in lederhosen.

d. competing on “The Bachelor.”

5. The owner of Bedell Cellars in Cut­chogue gained success as:

a. a collector of contemporary art.

b. a pastry chef.

c. owner of the Houston Rockets.

d. CEO of the film company that hired Peter Jackson to create hobbits.

6. The winemaker at Channing Daughters in Bridgehampton was once:

a. a pastry chef.

b. a puppeteer.

c. a Mouseketeer.

d. a competitor on “The Amazing Race.”

7. The owner of The Old Field Vineyards in Southold is an expert in:

a. mille feuilles.

b. neuropathy.

c. population control.

d. precious metals.

8. A building at The Old Field Vineyards was once:

a. a brothel.

b. the home of Albert Einstein.

c. a cockfighting ring.

d. Isadora Duncan’s dance studio.

9. The sunniest town on the East End is:

a. Cutchogue.

b. Orient.

c. Montauk.

d. Sag Harbor.

10. Pinot noir produced at the Lenz Winery in Peconic is used for:

a. Burgundy.

b. ripasso.

c. sangria.

d. bubbly.

11. Complanted vines are:

a. compressed into a walled enclosure.

b. ungrafted varietals.

c. mixed varietals planted in a row.

d. vines that have been compromised by phylloxera.

12. Phylloxera are:

a. tiny insects that kill grape vines by sucking on their roots.

b. wine lovers, according to an 18th century wine dictionary.

c. the micro-nutrients that affect fermentation.

d. philandering winemakers.

13. “R D” on a bottle of wine means:

a. rotary dilated.

b. reliable detritis.

c. recently disgorged.

d. resquiescat in deos.

14. The logo on the Channing Daughters label is:

a. an upside down tree.

b. a beagle.

c. Scylla and Charibdys.

d. created by April Gornik.

15. Pindar Vineyards’s (in Peconic) labels are based on:

a. different cat breeds.

b. vintage cars.

c. prima ballerinas.

d. mythical Greek heroes.

16. The family that owns Martha Clara Vineyards in Jamesport also founded:

a. Entenmann’s Bakery.

b. 1-800-Flowers.

c. Pall Filters.

d. Newsday.

17. The family that owns Raphael in Peconic also founded:

a. the Long Island Rail Road.

b. Pan American World Airways.

c. The Golden Pear.

d. Atlantis Marine World.

18. The owner of Roanoke Vineyards in Riverhead is also:

a. a precious metals expert.

b. a fashion designer.

c. vineyard manager for Wolffer Estates.

d. a literary agent for the Times Review Newsgroup.

19. Corey Creek Vineyards in Jamesport has a label featuring:

a. an Indian arrow head.

b. the fountain of youth.

c. Bruce Springsteen.

d. Martha Stewart.

20. The motto of Sparkling Pointe Winery in Southold is:

a. de gustibus non est disputandem.

b. I’m drinking stars.

c. Drink no wine before its time.

d. If it’s not sparkling, what’s the pointe?

Answers:

1-c; 2-a; 3-b; 4-c; 5-a & d; 6-a & b; 7-d; 8-a & c; 9-a; 10-d; 11-c; 12-a; 13-c; 14-a; 15-d; 16-a; 17-d; 18-c; 19-a; 20-d