Quiz: What is your Game of Thrones house?

“Everything’s better with some wine in the belly” so says Tyrion, and we all know how fond Cersei is of a tipple or two. How you approach wine can help you find your true Game of Thrones identity. Imagine settling down with a bottle of Dornish red or glass of Arbor Gold and take our wine quiz. Keep track of the points you receive after each question to reveal your house match. Best of luck to you, and may the best house take the Iron Throne. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Do you prefer rosé, red or white? Rosé: 10 White: 40 Red: 50 2. Do you enjoy rosé only during the summer or year-round? During the summer: 10 Year-round: 20 Never, I hate rose: 60 3. What’s your ideal level of sweetness? Sweet: 10 Semi-sweet: 20 Dry: 40 4. Would you ever try orange wine? I’m open to it: 10 Already tried it: 20 No: 60 5. Do you prefer still or sparkling wine? Don’t make me choose: 10 Sparkling: 20 Still: 30 6. Cork vs screw cap? I don’t care: 10 Screw Cap: 20 Cork: 30 7. What’s your stance on natural wine? I don’t care: 10 I only drink natural wine: 30 I would never drink natural wine: 70 8. Pair your food with wine or pair your wine with food? I don’t pair: 10 Wine with food: 30 Food with wine: 40 9. Are you a member of the ABC (Anything But Chardonnay) Club? I’m the President: 10 I go to some meetings: 20 Would never be a member: 30 10. Do you prefer Old World or New World? I don’t care: 10 New: 30 Old: 50 Read on for the matches listed below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0: House Mormont (“Here We Stand”) Either you don’t want to be boxed in by some lame wine quiz or you don’t need to be told who you are, thank you very much. 100-150: House Tully (“Family, Duty, Honor”) You’re just here for a good time. You’re easily pleased and you’re probably not the one making the decision for what to drink at dinner with your friends. 160-200: House Tyrell (“Growing Strong”) When it comes to wine, you’re probably well-versed, but you’re not the type to be loud about it. You soak in the new styles and actively seek out new labels. You tend to feel overlooked by your winebuff friends, but they don’t know what you have hidden in your cellar. 210-250: House Stark (“Winter is Coming”) There are more important things in life than being picky when it comes to wine. That said, you do have some basic ground rules and your loyalty lies with a few favorites that you’ve come across along your wine journey. 260-300: House Targaryen (“Fire and Blood”) You know what you like and don’t like when it comes to wine. You have a sneaky side and always let your friends think they’ve brought the best bottle, yet surprise them all with a wild card. However, you seek out new wines to be popular, not necessarily because you like doing so. 310-350: House Baratheon (“Ours is the Fury”) You’re a double edged sword. You’re independent and a natural born leader that always brings a reliable bottle to the party; however, your stubbornness keeps you from trying new wines from regions outside your comfort zone. 360-400: House Lannister (“Hear Me Roar!” , “A Lannister Always Pays His Debts”) You believe wine is to be enjoyed. You enjoy tradition, but you don’t mind bending the rules and going outside of your comfort level now and again — but of course, this is all in your own best interest. Knowledge is power, after all. 400-460: House Greyjoy (“We Do Not Sow” , “What Is Dead May Never Die”) You’ve mounted your high horse and you’re not getting off. You’re set in your ways and you’d rather sacrifice your soul than change them.

Big Table Farm

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Stunning and better than most winery’s top bottlings, the 2017 ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir is another sensational wine made by one of the most underrated winemakers in North America, Brian Marcy. The nose is seductive and highly perfumed with rose petals, guava puree, cigar ash and suggestions of peat moss that all build in the glass. The wine shows off a downright sexy texture, showing a great combination of weight and minerality. Guava puree, red raspberry cordial, blood orange zest and white truffle flavors all dance on the palate. A seriously good wine, this will continue to cellar well over the next fifteen years. Drink 2019-2033- 94
— 5 years ago

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Peggy Hadley

Peggy Hadley

That label would be great for Arkansas.
Dr. Owen Bargreen

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@Peggy Hadley It’s a brilliant label, Clare Carver creates each individual label for each wine. She’s hugely talented 👌

Montalbera

Laccento Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato 2012

QPR-wise, this wine is a 9.8. Nose is a 9.7. With cranberry cheddar, this wine is a 9.9. With dinner, it bows down a bit too much...9.1. By itself, it's a little thin...9.1. Complementary wine but do NOT drink without fare. 100% Piedmont Ruché, this wine has a great rose petal floral and red berry perfume nose. I THINK this is what the label says as well, but my Italiano isn't so bueno. Entry of red berry fruits, cola, mint, Lee's acidic than I thought it would be. Middle is more black cherry but retaining all of the front character. Finishes rather soft by itself and with food. Dried herb and walnuts peaking in. NICE. Been holding off as I thought this one was done. Grabbed another bottle to open when this one was declared dead...that one will have to wait another night! In the sweet spot right now. — 5 years ago

Shay, Neil and 24 others liked this

Château Miraval

Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2017

It is not only the first real sunny day in our garden that makes this a good rosé. It is simply well made. Beautiful pale as Provence rosés are. Some flowers like roses and strawberries in the nose. Tastes simply excellent. If you can buy it for the right price it is in my opinion a very good glass of wine. — 5 years ago

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Caraccioli Cellars

Brut Cuvée Santa Lucia Highlands Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2013

Racy lime, sugared lemon wedge, pineapple and kumquat fruit notes.
Very bright and fruit forward, salivating Crisp finish !
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Bedrock Wine Co.

Ode to Lulu California Old Vine Rosé Blend 2018

Little chilly here still, to say it’s rosé season, but it just feels right paired to roasted salmon! This one’s a nice example balancing tension, minerality, and plush fruit. — 5 years ago

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Martha Stoumen

Marsanne Muscat Blanc Rousanne

Marissa A. Ross
9.2

Love this wine. It smells like raspberry cornmeal pizza crust with black olives, and tastes like vibrant strawberry rootbeer with rhubarb, rosemary & a dash of raspberry balsamic. Pairs well with late night puzzling in sports bras & sweats. — 6 years ago

Paul, Laura and 33 others liked this
Kelly Piper

Kelly Piper

Lol I really gotta try this wine! 😊

Domaine de Chantemerle

Fourchaume Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Clear, light golden yellow color. Aromas of stone and tropical fruits. Made from 40-year old vines, aged in 100% stainless steel. The palate shows lemon citrus with crisp apple and peach notes. This medium-body wine, crisp acidity, good balance and mouthfeel, finishes smooth, a little creamy on the end. Very Nice! — 5 years ago

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Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain)

Clos de L'Échelier Dampierre Sur Loire Saumur Chenin Blanc 2016

Lyle Fass
9.6

Nose is lemony, mineral and precise. Almonds, vanilla, herbs. Gorgeous detail and so subtle. Palate has that German acid! Electric. So much acidity and lemon lime tinged fruit and also a hint of opulence. So fresh, so clean, so pure. Amazing. Likely the cleanest Chenin I’ve ever had. Complex minerality throughout and astonishing length. Amazing compact mouthfeel, explosive yet precise, pithy and youthful fruit and top top purity. Wow. Level of super 1er Cru White burg like a Meursault Perrieres or Chassagne La Grand Ruchottes. The best bottle of Echelier Blanc I’ve had so far. — 5 years ago

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Foradori

Fontanasanta Vigneti Delle Dolomiti Nosiola 2015

This is a very complex wine. Do not drink until it’s open at least 1 hour, or it will taste like cleaning fluid. Once it settles down after breathing, it is a powerful white wine tasting of lemon, tea, and wood. It does overwhelm food, so it is hard to imagine what to pair it with. Definitely a different wine experience. — 6 years ago

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