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1
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What are the main varieties of Castilla y Leon

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Tempranillo and Grenache

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Which clones of Tempranillo are used in Castilla y Leon

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Tinta del País and Tinta de Toro

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What are the minor white varieties of Castilla y Leon

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Verdejo, Viura, Sauvignon Blanc, Godello, Doña Blanca, Albillo Mayor

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What are the minor red varieties of Castilla y Leon

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Mencía, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

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Where is Castilla y Leon

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On the northeast border of Portugal along the Duero through to Central Spain

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What are some famous landmarks of Castilla y Leon

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Region has tons of Castles, and religious landmarks like Walls of Avila

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What is the major body of water in the region

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Ribera Deuro

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What mountain ranges surround Castilla y Leon

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Th Cantabrians to the North, The Sistema Central to the south

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What is the climate of Castilla y Leon

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Continental with hot, dry summers and long, cold winters

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When does most of the rain come in Castilla y Leon and what issues does that cause

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Spring and the Fall, this can cause rot

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11
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Where are the majority of the vineyards planted in the region

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Along the Duero River

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What are the soil types of Castilla y Leon

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Granite and stony in the mountains
River Valley is mostly alluvial
On the plains, brown limestone, clay and loam

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When were Castilla y Leon and Aragon united to form the Kindom of Spain

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1479

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When was Vega Sicilia founded, by whom and in which subregion

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1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in Ribera del Duero

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When was the first vintage of Vega Sicilia’s Unico

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1915

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Who founded Descendientes de José Palacios and when

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Alvaro Palacios and Ricardo Perez in 1999

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What was is the famous bottle Descendientes de José Palacios created and what effect did it have

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Corullon, a biodynamic old vine Mencia that put Bierzo on the map

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18
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What style do producers typically vinify their reds in here

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French style with a mix between oxidization and fruitiness

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What is Tinta del Pais typically like

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Darker, more tannic Tempranillo

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What styles to producers typically vinify their whites in here

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Refreshing and unoaked or in a dorado style

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21
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Why is Verdejo similar to Chenin Blanc

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it oxidizes quickly

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What is dorado style

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oaked, oxidized white that picks up Marsala-like qualities

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What styles can be produced in Ribera del Duero DO

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Dry white, rosado, red
red must be min. 75% Tinta del Pais

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What red varieties are grown in Ribera del Duero DO

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Tinta del País, Garnacha, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

25
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What white variety is grown in Ribera del Duero DO

A

Albillo mayor

26
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What are the aging requirements for Roble/Barrica in Ribera del Duero DO

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min. 3 months in oak

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What are the aging requirements for Crianza Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO

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min. 18 months, at least 6 months in oak

28
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What are the aging requirements for Reserva Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO

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min. 24 months, at least 6 months in oak

29
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What are the aging requirements for Gran Reserva Blanco/Rosado/Clarete in Ribera del Duero DO

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48 months, at least 6 months in oak

30
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What are the aging requirements for Crianza Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO

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24 months, at least 12 months in oak

31
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What are the aging requirements for Reserva Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO

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min. 36 months, at least 12 months in oak

32
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What are the aging requirements for Gran Reserva Tinto in Ribera del Duero DO

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min. 60 months, at least 24 months in oak.

33
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What styles are produced in Rueda DO

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White, rosado, red, sparkling in the traditional method, and fortified.

34
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What white varieties are grown in Rueda DO

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Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc

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What red varieties are grown in Rueda DO

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Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

36
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What styles are produced in Toro DO

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White, rosado and red wines.

37
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What white varieties are grown in Toro DO

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Verdejo, Malvasía “Castellana”

38
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What red varieties are grown in Toro DO

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Tinta de Toro or Garnacha

39
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What styles are produced in Arlanza DO

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White, rosado, reds.

40
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What white varieties are grown in Arlanza DO

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Albilla Mayor, Viura

41
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What red varieties are grown in Arlanza DO

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min. 50% Tinta del País.

42
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What styles are produced in Arribes DO

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White, rosado, reds

43
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What white varieties are grown in Arribes DO

A

Malvasia

44
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What red varieties are grown in Arribes DO

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Bruñal, Juan García, Rufete, Tempranillo

45
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What styles are produced in Bierzo DO

A

White, rosado, clarete, reds

46
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What white varieties are grown in Bierzo DO

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Doña Blanca, Godello, Malvasía Riojana

47
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What red varieties are grown in Bierzo DO

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Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Esaldiña, Merenzao (these can be village designated)

48
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What styles are produced in Cigales DO

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White, rosado, red, sparkling, sweet

49
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What white varieties are grown in Cigales DO

A

Verdejo

50
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What red varieties are grown in Cigales DO

A

Tinta del País, Garnacha

51
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What styles are produced in Leon DO

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White, rosado, red

52
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What white varieties are grown in Leon DO

A

Verdejo

53
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What red varieties are grown in Leon DO

A

Preito Picudo, Mencia

54
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What styles are produced in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO

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White, rosado, clarete, red

55
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What white varieties are grown in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO

A

Malvasia, Moscatel deGrano Menudo, Verdejo

56
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What red varieties are grown in Terra del Vino de Zamora DO

A

Tempranillo

57
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What are the major Villages of Castilla y Leon

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Valladolid is the heart of the region, other major villages are León, Soria, Ávila, Toro,and Rueda

58
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