From what wages top chefs pay their staff, to who is in charge of which drinks business, or owns which restaurant, The Buyer’s Christmas Quiz covered all bases. So how did you get on…?
Question 1
Who is chief executive of Conviviality PLC?
A) David Adams
B) Allen Leighton
C) Diane Hunter
Answer: Diane Hunter
Conviviality’s leader: Diane Hunter
Question 2
Who wast the Best Sommelier in the World 2016?
A) David Biraud
B) Paz Levinson
C) Arvid Rosengren
D) Terry Kandylis
Answer: Arvid Rosengren
On top of the world: Photo Jean Bernard
Question 3
Which Michelin-starred chef was found not to be staff the National Minimum Wage
A) Raymond Blanc
B) Michel Roux Jr
C) Gordon Ramsay
Answer: Michel Roux Jr
Question 4
Who did The Square pass over to after 25 years?
A) ETM Group
B) Ellerman Group
C) MARC Restaurants
D) Corbin & King
Answer: Corbin & King
Question 5
Which pub group caused a stir when it stopped serving Sunday roast dinners in March?
A) ETM Group
B) All Bar One
C) Wetherspoons
D) Geronimo Inns
Answer: Wetherspoons
What you mean there’s no roast beef?
Question 6
Which Cognac house is behind Plantation rum?
A) Hennessy
B) Hine
C) Remy Martin
D) Cognac Ferrand
Answer: Cognac Ferrand
Distilled in the Caribbean; aged in Cognac, France
Question 7
Which gin brand opened its first gin bar and hotel?
A) Brockman’s
B) Hendrick’s
C) Hayman’s
D) Portobello Road
Answer: Portobello Road
A double G&T and a double room please
Question 8
Who won a Lifetime Achievement award at the Harden’s London Restaurant Awards?
A) Bruce Poole
B) Nicholas Lander
C) Jeremy King
D) Gordon Ramsay
Answer: Bruce Poole
King of neighbourhood dining: Chez Bruce’s Bruce Poole
Question 9
How much did the President’s barrel sell for at this year’s Hospice de Beaune?
A) €200,000
B) €150,000
C) €100,000
D) €250,000
Answer: €200,000
Careful…don’t spill that barrel
Question 10
Noel Reid is head wine buyer for which wine business?
A) Enotria&Coe
B) Robinsons Brewery
C) Seckford Wine Agencies
D) Farr Vintners
Answer: Robinsons Brewery
Question 11
Which London restaurant offers four choices of wine with each dish?
A) Les 110 de Taillevent
B) The Remedy
C) Vinoteca
D) Noble Rot
Answer: Les 110 de Taillevent
Can you recommend me a wine to go with that dish?
Question 12
Which UK wine merchant only has a range of 100 wines?
A) Red Squirrel Wine
B) Les Cave de Pyrene
C) The Vintner
D) Indigo Wine
Answer: The Vintner
Question 13
Which wine supplier has said it is to cut its range by 20?
A) Armit Wines
B) Boutinot
C) Allicance Wine
D) Bibendum Wine
Answer: Armit Wine
Question 14
In the 2016 Budget what happened to the duty on wine?
A) Went up by 5p
B) Increased with inflation
C) Was frozen
D) Went up by 3p
Answer: Increased with inflation
Question 15
Berry Bros & Rudd has appointed a new buying director. Who is it?
A) Simon Jerrome
B) Will Lyons
C) Angela Mount
D) Abi Hirschfeld
Answer: Abi Hirshfeld
Berry Bros’ new wine buying supremo
- So how did you do? If you would like your name to be entered in to a draw to possibly win some wine courtesy of Westbury Communications then please email your details and score to Christmas Quiz at editorial@the-buyer.net. The wines up for grabs are:
- Le Faîte rouge, Plaimont Producteurs, 2012 (whose latest vintage will be blended in January by wine critic Olly Smith and Serge Dubs).
- Domaine Chignard, Fleurie « Les Moriers » 2013
- El Corazón de La Tierra 2012, Ribera del Duero
