2 - Green Spain Flashcards
What is the climate of Galicia?
Maritime
What is the Galician word for “bodega”?
Adega
Which Rías Baixas sub-zone produces only varietal Albariño?
Soutomaior
What is the warmest sub-zone in Rías Baixas?
Condado do Tea
What is the primary grape of Rías Baixas?
Albariño
What does “Ribeira Sacra” mean in English?
Sacred Rivberbank
What is the name for the submerged river valleys open to the sea in Galicia?
Rías
What are the three primary mountain ranges of the Macizo Galaico/Galician Massif?
Serra do Eixe
Serra da Enciña da Lastra
Serra do Courel
Which four autonomous regions make up Green Spain?
Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
Which is the easternmost and wettest DO of País Vasco?
DO Getariako Txakolina/
Txakoli de Getaria/
Chacolí de Getaria
Which is the newest sub-zone in Rías Baixas?
Ribeira do Ulla
What is the primary grape variety of DO Ribeiro?
Treixadura
Which topographical feature marks the southern border of País Vasco?
Ebro River
Which sub-zone of Rías Baixas is the oldest and is known as the birthplace of Albariño?
Val do Salnés
In which País Vasco province did producers form the Txakoli Winemakers’ Association in the 1980’s?
Vizkaya/Biskaia
What is the name for boutique estate wineries in DO Ribeiro?
Colleiteiros
What is the Spanish term for pergolas in Rías Baixas?
Parrals
What are the names of the three provinces of País Vasco?
Álava/Araba,
Vizcaya/Bizkaia,
Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa
What is the term for warm and drying winds on the leeward side of a mountain?
Foehn effect or Foehn winds
The País Vasco coastal provinces of Vizcaya and Guipúzcoa are largely continental with some maritime influence.
True or False?
False
(both are maritime)
What is the name of the DO Valdeorras designation for wines produced with a minimum of 85% preferred varieties?
Valdeorras Castas Nobles
Which is the smallest and driest DO in País Vasco?
DO Arabako Txakolina/
Txakoli de Álava/
Chacolí de Álava
What is the name of Galicia’s capital, which is famous for its Christian pilgrimage?
Santiago de Compostela
The vineyards of DO Ribeiro border which three rivers?
Miño
Avia
Arnoia
What is the most important red grape in Galicia?
Mencía
What is the main white grape of the three Basque DOs?
Hondarribi Zuri
Approximately what percentage of wine made in the three Basque DO’s is white?
95%
What is the special designation in Ribeira Sacra for red wines with a minimum 85% of preferred varieties?
Ribeira Sacra Summum
(also requires a minimum of 60% Mencía)
What are the two most important rivers in Galicia?
Miño River
Sil River
What is the sole red grape authorized in the three Basque DOs?
Hondarribi Beltza
What is the dominant grape variety of DO Ribeira Sacra?
Mencía
Wines produced in Asturias are primarily red.
True or False?
True
The majority of grape varieties grown in Galicia are indigenous to the region.
True or False?
True
Which topographical feature forms a natural border between Asturias and Cantabria to the north and Castilla y León to the south?
Cordillera Cantábrica
