| #8964, aired 2023-11-02 | SOUSED $800: Korbel Brut calls itself "America's favorite California" this champagne |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | STARTS WITH "Z" $1,000 (Daily Double): DNA research has shown that this California red wine grape may have come from an ancient source in Croatia Zinfandel |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | A FINE WINE FILM $400: "Decanted" is a documentary about growing wine in this storied California valley Napa Valley |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | GET OUT $400: Get out to the West Coast for Bottlerock, a festival of big music acts & wine tasting in this California valley Napa Valley |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | AMERICAN IDLE $1,000 (Daily Double): Mid-20th-century California pioneered these 2-word places to relax, making them from old wine vats hot tubs |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | CALL A "CAB" $800: These grapes grown widely in Bordeaux & California lend their name to a dry red wine cabernet |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | CONTROL "ALT" "DEL" $1000: California is known for this dry red wine from a black-skinned grape Zinfandel |
| #7773, aired 2018-05-30 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $2000: The centers of California's wine industry are the Napa Valley & this valley where Glen Ellen comes from Sonoma |
| #7272, aired 2016-04-05 | SUTTER'S FORT $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, CA.) In operation for only a short time, the distillery at the fort was used to make wine, but the grapes were so low in sugar, Sutter decided to distill the wine and make this fruity alcoholic drink that became known in California as aguardiente, or "burning water" brandy |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) UC Davis know-how contributed to the 1960s growth of the local wine industry, & alum Mike Grgich was one of the vintners who triumphed in the 1976 judgment of this city, where California wines outdid the French in a blind tasting Paris |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) Levels of this are monitored in the fermenting juice using the Brix scale, which calculates it as a percentage; at the start of fermentation, for a dry wine it should be around 22; for dessert wines, at or over 30 sugar |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) In the 1960s, UC Davis introduced the sterile type of this purifying process to the California wine industry; without it, the shelf life of wine could be compromised by in-bottle fermentation by yeast or bacteria filtration |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) Grape growing is a constant battle against phylloxera, an insect that in the 19th century nearly wiped out the French wine industry; it's basically the vineyard equivalent of this garden plant louse an aphid |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | CALIFORNIA WINE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) In dry farming, grapes get all their moisture from the soil with no irrigation; it's not just a way to help California save water; some say it gives wine more of the quality of the place they're grown, this term from the French terroir |
| #7121, aired 2015-07-27 | FOOD & DRINK $600: In this 2004 film Miles & Jack sip Pinot noir & wander the California wine country Sideways |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | WINE GRAPES $1600: The 2nd most planted red grape in California is this, most of which is made into a blush wine Zinfandel |
| #6732, aired 2013-12-17 | GETTIN' YOUR DRINK ON $800: Fill in the blanc: Twomey & Quivira are 2 California makers of the popular wine ____ blanc Sauvignon |
| #6672, aired 2013-09-24 | 4-LETTER U.S. CITIES $400: It's the gateway to California's "Wine Trail" Napa |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | 11-LETTER WORDS $800: An irrational fear not of affordable California wine but of all things French Gallophobia |
| #6332, aired 2012-03-13 | X-Y-Z ABBREVS. $800: Zin
(a California wine) Zinfandel |
| #6265, aired 2011-12-09 | BOTTLES OF WATER $1200: Calistoga Water calls itself the original mineral water of this California valley better known for wine Napa |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | THE NEW YORK TIMES DINING & WINE $600: A 2010 article reported on the hard times that have fallen on wineries in this California valley Napa Valley |
| #5712, aired 2009-06-09 | WINE A LITTLE $2000: Fume blanc was a term coined by this California vintner to play up the smoky flavors of his sauvignon blanc Robert Mondavi |
| #5697, aired 2009-05-19 | A POTENT POTABLE TOUR $800: Savor the "California" type of this effervescent treat at the Korbel Cellars in Sonoma County champagne |
| #5341, aired 2007-11-26 | BANNED BOOKS $200: This story was banned in California because the heroine was bringing wine as well as food to her grandma "Little Red Riding Hood" |
| #5302, aired 2007-10-02 | WINE $200: Though Russia does produce wine, the Russian River area is in a warmer climate, in this state's Sonoma County California |
| #5269, aired 2007-07-05 | "Z" FOR YOURSELF $600: Also the name of a wine, it's the most commonly grown red wine grape in California zinfandel |
| #4775, aired 2005-05-13 | WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU WINE $1000: This California wine-growing area is named for a spot where an animal once made a splendid jump to escape pursuers Stag's Leap |
| #4773, aired 2005-05-11 | "N" THE BEGINNING $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a vineyard.) In California, "Wine Country" often means this valley, that planted its first wine grapes around 1840 Napa |
| #4740, aired 2005-03-25 | "SO" FAR AWAY $1600: The Bear Flag Republic was proclaimed in this California city now known as a wine center Sonoma |
| #4641, aired 2004-11-08 | CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' $1600: Yountville & St. Helena are towns in this Central California wine-producing county Napa |
| #3870, aired 2001-06-01 | WHITE WINE $200: This grape whose name is synonymous with white wine is the most planted varietal in California Chardonnay |
| #3741, aired 2000-12-04 | "Z" FOR YOURSELF $600: Also the name of a wine, it's the most common red wine grape grown in California Zinfandel |
| #3635, aired 2000-05-26 | "CHA"RADE $200: This grape used in making white burgundies lends its name to a popular California white wine Chardonnay |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | THE WINE CELLAR $800: California is noted for producing the Johannisberg type of this German-style white wine Riesling |
| #2719, aired 1996-05-30 | WINE $1000: Used in a popular "white" blush wine, it's the most extensively planted red grape in California zinfandel |
| #2496, aired 1995-06-12 | STARTS WITH "Z" $300: This California wine comes in many varieties, from the dry red to the sweet "white" Zinfandel |
| #2354, aired 1994-11-24 | POTENT POTABLES $400: French Chablis is made of this grape that produces some of the finest California white wine Chardonnay |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | WINE $200: Inglenook Vineyard is located in Rutherford in this famous California valley Napa Valley |
| #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | WINES & SPIRITS $500: In this U.S. state, Zinfandel is the red wine grape with the most producing acres California |
| #1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This wine company was founded in 1933 by 2 brothers in Modesto, California Gallo |
| #1869, aired 1992-10-22 | WINE $100: More than 85% of all U.S. wines are produced in this state California |
| #1634, aired 1991-10-10 | CALIFORNIA $400: Inglenook, Cakebread Cellars & Stag's Leap Wine Cellars are in this valley famous for wine the Napa Valley |
| #1591, aired 1991-07-01 | THE 50 STATES $200: Number one in wine production, one of its nicknames is "The Grape State" California |
| #1430, aired 1990-11-16 | POTENT POTABLES $500: The name of this California co. means a wooden seat built into a wall near an open fireplace Inglenook |
| #1267, aired 1990-02-20 | BOTTOMS UP $100: This California firm is the largest producer of wine in the U.S. Gallo |
| #1007, aired 1989-01-10 | WINE $300: Roman Catholic monastic order noted for is winery at St. Helena in California's Napa Valley Christian Brothers |
| #948, aired 1988-10-19 | WINES $300: California is the leading U.S. wine-producing state while this state is 2nd New York |
| #875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $200: A new winery in this California wine region will soon be making an amusing domestic sake Napa |
| #810, aired 1988-02-26 | "IN" THE BEGINNING $800: A cozy alcove beside a fireplace, or the California wine you might drink there Inglenook |
| #711, aired 1987-10-12 | POTENT POTABLES $200: According to California law, a California wine must contain this % of California grapes 100% |
| #414, aired 1986-04-10 | WINE $400: After California, the largest U.S. wine-producing area is in this state's Finger Lakes district New York |
| #335, aired 1985-12-20 | BOTTOMS UP $200: In 1984, this company produced 39% of all wine made in California Gallo Winery |
| #315, aired 1985-11-22 | WINE $200: As far back as 1609, sacramental wine was made in what is now this state California |
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jennifer Casey, a high school drama teacher originally from Sonoma, California
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Season 22 1-time champion: $6,600 + $1,000.
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Drew Limon, a wine technician from Napa, California
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Season 36 player (2019-12-24).
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Dan Hess, a wine and spirits distributor from Los Angeles, California
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Season 34 player (2018-06-01).
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Ariel Saland, a wine tasting room host from Sonoma, California
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Season 37 player (2020-10-26).
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Bruce England, a biochemist from Hayward, California
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Season 21 player (2004-09-13). KJL game 44. Bruce's Jeopardy! photo album....
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Sarah Weinschenk, a middle school Latin teacher from San Luis Obispo, California
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Season 26 player (2009-12-09).
Last name pronounced like "WINE-shank".
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