Castilla y León

Question 1

Which famed French enologist and winemaker was working as a consultant for the Marqués de Riscal, identified Rueda and its grape Verdejo for the possibility of creating a more contemporary style of non-oxidative white wine, and suggested planting Sauvignon Blanc in the region in 1972

Answer 1

Émile Peynaud

Question 2

Which four DO in Castilla y León earned DO status in 2007

Answer 2

Arlanza
Arribes
León
Tierra del Vino de Zamora

Question 3

Bierzo DO was established in which year, and largely due to effort of which person, who owns which winery

Answer 3

1989
José Luis Prada
Prado a Tope

Question 4

Two general unofficial zones of Bierzo

Answer 4

The low-lying, flatter Bajo Bierzo at the base and the mountainside plantings of Alto Bierzo

Quality winegrowing is favored in the latter’s higher, sloped sites

Question 5

Explain the vineyard quality pyramid of Bierzo and this classification was estalbished in which year

Answer 5

Vino de Villa / Vino de Paraje:
- 100% must be sourced from designated municipalities or parcels (lieu-dits)

Viña Clasificada:
- May be added to a single parcel, or collection of parcels within Vino de Paraje that has been labelled as such for “at least 5 years”

Gran Viña Clasificada:
- Designation for a wine that has been produced as Viña Clasificada for “at least 5 years”

Category established in 2017

Question 6

Principal soil type of Bierzo

Answer 6

slate in the hills
Silty loam in the flats

Question 7

Authorized grapes of Bierzo

Which grape fills roughtly three quarters of Bierzo’s planted area

Answer 7

Blanco: Doña Blanca, Godello, Malvasía Riojana, Palomino

Tinto: Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Estaladiña, and/or Merenzao

Mencía fills roughly three-quarters of Bierzo’s planted area

Question 8

What is “Vino Clarete” in Bierzo

Answer 8

• 40% to 60% red grapes, the remainder must be authorized white grapes
• Grapes go direct to press except 5 to 10% de-stemmed grapes which are included in fermentation

Question 9

Which mountains shield much of the Atlantic’s effect of Bierzo

Answer 9

Sierra de Los Ancares shields much of the Atlantic’s effect of Bierzo

Question 10

Castilla y León

Answer 10

Question 11

The first DO in Castilla y León, and it was established in which year

Answer 11

Rueda in 1980

Question 12

Principal grape of Rueda DO

Answer 12

Blanco:
Principal: min. 50% Verdejo and/or Sauvignon Blanc
Authorized: Viura, Palomino Fino, Viognier, Chardonnay

Tinto:
Principal: Tempranillo
Authorized: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Garnacha Tinta, Syrah

Question 13

Style of Vino de Licor in Rueda

Aging requirement of each

Authorized grapes for this style

Answer 13

Fortified

Rueda Pálido (Pale):
* biologically aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak

Rueda Dorado (Golden):
* min. 4 years, including at least 2 years in oak

Palomino Fino & Verdejo

Question 14

Rueda’s Vino Espumoso style and aging requirement
- Gran Añada

Answer 14

Vino Espumoso wines must be made by the traditional method, and aged for at least 9 months on the lees

Vino Espumoso “Gran Añada”: 36 months of age on lees prior to disgorgement

Question 15

Which two additional categories of Rueda have been created in 2019

What are the requirements

Answer 15

Gran Vino de Rueda: Wines made from at least 30 year old vine

Vino de Pueblo: Wines may indicate the municipality of origin provided that 85% of grapes were grown there

Question 16

Established year of Ribera del Duero DO

Answer 16

1982

(Also the year Álvarez family acquired Vega-Sicilia)

Question 17

Style and grape of Ribera del Duero DO

Answer 17

Blanco: min. 75% Albillo Mayor

Rosado or Clarete: min. 50% authorized red varieties

Tinto: min. 75% Tinta del País / Tinto Fino

Question 18

Answer 18

Castillo de Peñafiel

Question 19

Four provinces of Ribera del Duero

Wines from which province can often show a brighter, redder, and more acidic profile

Answer 19

Valladolid, Burgos, Segovia, Soria (from West to East)

Soria, as Ribera del Duero grows warmer moving west

Question 20

Climate of Ribera del Duero

Common threat

Answer 20

Continental climate with huge diurnal swing

Frost and hail

Question 21

Aging requirement of Ribera del Duero:
Blanco & Rosado
Tinto

Oak requirement

Answer 21

Question 22

Which DO shares a lot of similarity with Ribera del Duero in climate, soil, grape

Answer 22

Arlanza

Question 23

Châteauneuf-du-Pape’sgalets roulés soil may be found in which DO

Answer 23

Cigales DO

Question 24

Cigales DO historically known for which style

Answer 24

Historically it has been most associated with rosados and claretes

Question 25

León DO was known as what until which year

Answer 25

known as Tierra de León until 2019

Question 26

70% of vineyards in León DO was planted with which variety

Answer 26

Prieto Picudo (red)

Question 27

Recommended grape of Cigales DO

Answer 27

Blanco:
Recommended: Verdejo

Tinto:
Recommended: Tinta del País (Tempranillo), Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Gris

Question 28

Main grape of León DO

Answer 28

Blanco:
Recommended: Verdejo, Albarín Blanco, and Godello

Tinto:
Recommended: Prieto Picudo, Mencía, and Negro Saurí

Question 29

Two synonyms of Malvasía Castellana

Answer 29

Síria
Doña Blanca (unrelated to Dona Branca)

Question 30

Established year of Toro DO

Answer 30

1987

Question 31

Toro DO wine style and authorized grape

Answer 31

Blanco:
Recommended: Verdejo, Malvasía Castellana

Rosado: 100% authorized red and/or white grapes

Tinto:
min. 75% Tinta de Toro or min. 85% Garnacha

Question 32

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is known as what in Toro DO

Answer 32

Moscatel de Grano Menudo

Question 33

Which river passes through Arlanza DO

Answer 33

Arlanza River

Question 34

Which river passes through Cigales DO

Answer 34

Pisuerga River

Question 35

Bruñal and Juan García may be found in which DO

Answer 35

Arribes DO