Food trivia
Name a wine region or appellation
“Name a wine region or appellation” is one of 63 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 113 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy
- Champagne
- Tuscany
- Napa Valley
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Rioja
- Chianti
- Barossa Valley
- Marlborough
- Mosel
- Loire Valley
- Rhone Valley
- Douro
- Sonoma
- Piedmont
- Alsace
- Mendoza
- Provence
- Stellenbosch
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsBordeaux · Burgundy · Champagne
- Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsRioja · Chianti · Barossa Valley …
- The Deep34 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss59 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 34 answers starting with B, C, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 59 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 113 answers in total, 35 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dao”. Longest: “Russian River Valley”.
- C, M and S are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 13 answers can be typed more than one way: “Piemonte” counts as Piedmont.
How to go deeper
- Start with C: 18 of the answers begin with it.
- Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Name what people cook at home in that country, not what restaurants abroad serve.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a wine region or appellation”?
- The usual first answers are Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Tuscany and Napa Valley. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a wine region or appellation”?
- 113 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 34 in The Deep, 59 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a wine region or appellation” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dao” and the longest is “Russian River Valley”.
- How hard is “Name a wine region or appellation”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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