Ruländer (RUE-lahn-der)

One of the German names for the grape pinot gris, which is also known as grauburgunder.

In a recent survey of 2,000 adults, nearly 30% thought Sauternes was:

A. A French cream sauce for fish or asparagus

B. The French version of sauerkraut

C. A type of orange

D. A type of Mediterranean bird

When the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) recently surveyed 2000 Britons, 29% believed that the famous French sweet wine Sauternes was “a type of orange.” Twenty percent of respondents thought it was a beach resort. And seven percent thought it was a plant. It appears that wine education is not quite yet a fait accompli.

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