Food trivia
Name a type of wine
“Name a type of wine” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 237 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Merlot
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Pinot Grigio
- Rosé
- Champagne
- Prosecco
- Malbec
- Riesling
- Shiraz
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Port
- Sherry
- Chianti
- Zinfandel
- Moscato
- Cava
- Rioja
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy
- Beaujolais
- Chablis
- Sancerre
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Barolo
- Valpolicella
- Lambrusco
- Sangiovese
- Tempranillo
- Grenache
- Gewürztraminer
- Viognier
- Chenin Blanc
- Cabernet Franc
- Madeira
- Marsala
- Sauternes
- White Zinfandel
- Red wine
- White wine
- Sparkling wine
- Dessert wine
- Fortified wine
- Vinho Verde
- Soave
- Barbera
- Montepulciano
- Primitivo
- Amarone
- Albariño
- Sémillon
- Pinotage
- Mourvèdre
- Muscadet
- Mosel
- Tokaji
- Ice wine
- Mulled wine
- Orange wine
- Natural wine
- Blush
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsMerlot · Chardonnay · Pinot Noir
- Below the Surface50 answers · 25 ptsPort · Sherry · Chianti …
- The Deep109 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss65 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 109 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, X and Z. The Abyss has 65 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 237 answers in total, 52 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Asti”. Longest: “Brunello di Montalcino”.
- M, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 21 answers can be typed more than one way: “Porto” counts as Port.
Getting below the surface
- Start with M: 33 of the answers begin with it.
- Merlot, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a type of wine”?
- The usual first answers are Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of wine”?
- 237 in all: 12 on The Tip, 50 Below the Surface, 109 in The Deep, 65 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of wine” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Asti” and the longest is “Brunello di Montalcino”.
- How hard is “Name a type of wine”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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