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How did you do in our Christmas Quiz? Answers revealed...

Published:  09 January, 2015

So were you up for our festive quiz challenge? Did you dare test your news skills of what happened when, where and to whom during 2014 in our Quizmas challenge? Well if you did now is the time to see how you go on as we finally reveal the answers. 

But before we do there has to be a winner and we take our hats off to Tim Wilson of the Wilson Drinks Report who came out top all on his own having only got two answers wrong. His top of the class performance earns him a bottle of Champagne courtesy of our Quizzmas sponsor Champagne Bruno Paillard Multi Vintage Brut Premiere Cuvee. So how did you get on?

 Quiz Questions - and Answers 

 

1. Wine and spirits duty was frozen in the 2014 Budget, but what happened to beer duty?

c) It was cut by 1p

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2. What was the name of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association campaign to have the duty escalator scrapped? 

b) Call Time on Duty 

 

3. Which organisation did Derek Lewis leave in March after six years? 

c) Drinkaware

 

Advertising legend: Sir John HegartyAdvertising legend: Sir John HegartySource: Bestmediainfo.comThe WSTA has asked Sir John Hegarty to give the keynote address at its annual conference

4. Who told this year's WSTA conference that the wine industry is "truly appalling" and "pathetic"? 

b) Sir John Hegarty

 

5. Guillaume Deglise replaced who as chief executive of Vinexpo?

b) Robert Beynat 

 

6. Which Italian wine producer has opened its first standalone premium Italian restaurant in London's Mayfair?

a) Frescobaldi

 

7. How much did Tesco initially overstate its profits by in September? 

a) £250 million

 

8. How did Bob Lindo of Camel Valley describe the 2014 vintage?

b) Stuff of dreams

 

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9. Who described wine bloggers as "dinosaurs" at this year's DWCC conference? 

c) Louise Hurren 

 

10. What is the name of Carlsberg's separate wine and spirits division? 

b) Crown Cellars

The WSTA has asked Sir John Hegarty to give the keynote address at its annual conferenceBestmediainfo.com

 

11. What are Tyler Balliet's consumer wine-tasting events called?

b) Wine Riot 

 

12. How many years had gone by since the London Wine Fair last held its event at Olympia?  

c) 13

 

Chris Porter Around the Grounds challenge Chris Porter Around the Grounds challengeChris Porter, chairman of the Benevolent, is greeted by chief executive, David Cox, at the end of his Around the Grounds challenge at Crystal Palace football ground where club sponsors, Farr Vintners, doubled his fund raising efforts for a combined £30,000.

13. How did The Benevolent chairman Chris Porter raise over £30,000 for the charity earlier this year? 

a) He visited all 92 football league grounds 

 

14. Who was presented with a Special Achievement award at the Harpers French Wine Awards?

b) Anne Burchett 

 

15. Who is to be the new UK and European director for Wine Australia? 

a) Laura Jewell MW 

 

 

Jancis Robinson MWJancis Robinson MWJancis Robinson MW delivered a keynote address at this year's DWCC 2014

16. Who said we are living in a "golden age" for wine? 

c) Jancis Robinson MW

 

17. How many pence per bottle did Majestic ask its suppliers to donate to help pay for its new warehouse?

b) 4p

 

18. Which UK independent merchant holds the British distribution rights for the Downton Abbey wine range? 

c) The Oxford Wine Company 

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19. Which MW has helped Lidl promote its French and Bordeaux wine range? 

b) Richard Bampfield MW

 

20. According to Harpers' report into consumer wine-buying habits in the off-trade, what percentage of shoppers are not prepared to spend more than £6 on a bottle of wine?

c) 54%

 And the winning Champagne is Champagne Bruno Paillard Multi Vintage Brut Premiere Cuvee which goes to Tim Wilson.

Champagne Bruno Paillard Multi Vintage Brut Premiere Cuvee goes to Tim WilsonChampagne Bruno Paillard Multi Vintage Brut Premiere Cuvee goes to Tim Wilson

Wine bloggers need to understand what value and reputation they have to be taken seriously, warned Louise Hurren

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