C) Lick yourself constantly like an obsessive-compulsive cat.
D) Taste rich and full, with plenty of cherry and berry fruit, light acidity and integrated tannins that simultaneously urge you to "drink me now" and "wait… save me for a couple years" (or maybe those are just the voices in my head).

5. This wine is good enough to be designated by WoW as:

A) A Home Depot Wine - "not bad, but I could make this."
B) An Indy, Art-house Wine - "I don't know if I like it or not, but I think I'm supposed to like it."
C) A Chimp Wine - "You'd have to be a chimp not to buy this wine."
NOTE: You have a fairly large hint for this question at the top of the review

6. WoW keeps reviewing Australian wines because:

A) We've got a thing for Elle Mcpherson and are trying to impress her.
B) The quality of Australia's premium wines continues to rise from "exceptional" to "crikey!"
C) Value wines from Down Under are still even easier to find than Midnight Oil CDs in the "Used" bin.
D) All of the above.

Time's up; let's see how you did. If you got every answer correct, you should be able to arrange the six letters you chose into the name of a world-famous wine region!** Happy anagramming!

Cheers,
TSW

* - Chimp Wine is a WoW designation signifying a no-brainer, must-buy wine (as in, "You'd have to be a chimp not to buy this wine.").

** - Please don't work too long on this little puzzle. After an hour or so, I'll start to feel guilty, given that there's no wine region I know with a name consisting of three Cs, two Ds and an E.

 

OK, time for another WoW pop-quiz. Please keep your eyes on your own computer screen. Remember, if you cheat, you're only cheating yourself. And, the student next to you could be a blithering idiot. Don't let the Poindexter glasses fool you. A lot of stupid people have poor eyesight.

Don't worry. We'll use the honor system and allow you to grade your own test.

1. Mudgee is:

A) Something given to freshmen by hazing seniors - involves underwear and humiliation.
B) A small bird with a speech impediment.
C) A region in Australia growing some great grapes - particularly cabernet sauvignon and shiraz.

2. The color of this cabernet sauvignon is:

A) Dark enough to get pulled over when driving in Los Angeles.
B) A deep red that not only flirts with purple, but kisses it.
C) Both of the above are correct.
D) Answer "A" is not politically correct.

3. If you smelled like this wine, you'd smell:

A) …no, that's it. You'd just smell.
B) Like a wet Australian Shepherd.
C) Like sugar and spice and everything nice, you big girl.
D) Like… you know. Totally!
E) Like currants, cherries, herbs, a little cedar and chocolate (the chocolate takes a while to come out - let it breathe in the glass for a half-hour).

4. If you tasted like this wine, you'd:

A) Have an ego the size of the Outback.
B) Be fighting me off with a stick.