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What is Spain’s largest Autonomia?

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Castilla y Leon

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Why are the so many castles in Castilla y Leon?

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They were built to repel the Moors in the early Middle Ages (~8th century)

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What DOs of Castilla y Leon sit on the Duero, east to west?

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Ribera del Duero DO
Rueda DO
Toro DO
Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO
Arribes DO
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What DOs of Castilla y Leon do not sit on the Duero?

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Arlanza DO (directly north of RdD)
Cigales DO (west of Arlanza)
Tierra de Leon DO
Bierzo DO (both are in northwest corner)
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What is the general climate of Castilla y Leon?

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Continental

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What region does Bierzo DO border?

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Valdeorras DO in Galicia

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What are the main white and red grapes of Arribes DO?

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White: min 60% Malvasia
Red and Rose: Min 60% Juan Garcia, Rufete and Tempranillo
Rose can include max 40% white grapes

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What styles are allowed in Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO?

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Blanco
Clarete
Rosado
Tinto

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What are the recommended and authorized white grapes of Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO?

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Rec: Malvasia, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Verdejo

Auth: Albillo, Palomino, Godello

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What are the recommended and authorized red grapes of Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO?

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Rec: Tempranillo

Auth: Garnacha, CS

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Whats the major difference between Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO Clarete and Rosado?

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Clarete is lighter, has a min 30% Tempranillo and can include white grapes, while Rosado has a min 60% Tempranillo.
Both have max 40% authorized grapes, both 12% min abv

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What are the styles and grapes of Toro DO?

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Blanco: min 85% Malvasia OR 100% Verdejo
Rosado: 100% authorized red or white grapes
Tinto: min 75% Tinto de Toro OR min 85% garnacha

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What are the alcohols for Toro DO?

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Blanco: 11%
Rosado: 11%
Tinto: 12.5%

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Can be Toro Blanco and/or Rosado wine be labeled as Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva?

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NO

red only

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Name three Toro DO producers

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Numanthia Termes (LVMH)
Bodegas Pintia (Vega Sicilia)
Fariña
San Román
Campo Eliseo (Michel Rolland)
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Name a Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO producer

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Dehesa la Granja (from Alejandro Fernandez of Pesquera)

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What styles are authorized in Rueda DO?

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Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Espumoso
Rueda Dorado (Vino de Licor)
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What are grapes of Rueda DO Blanco and Espumoso?

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Blanco: min 50% Verdejo and/or SB
can be varietal Verdejo or SB w min 85%
Espumoso: min 75% Verdejo and/or SB
Also authorized: Palomino and Viura

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What are the grapes of Rueda DO Tinto?

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Tempranillo, CS, Garnacha, Merlot, Syrah

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What is the minimum amount of red grapes in Ruedo DO Rosado?

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min 50% red grapes

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When did Rueda’s style change? Why?

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in the 1970s Marques de Riscal introduced controlled temps, anaerobic (stainless) containers and careful handling techniques for lighter, fresher styles

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What is the specialty of Rueda DO? What are the requirements?

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Dorado, a dry, fortified, oxidized wine
min 15% abv
Aged 4 yrs w 2 in wood

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What percent of Spain’s white wine market is from Rueda?

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What are the grapes of Ribera del Duero DO?

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Rec: Tinta del Pais/Tinto Fino
Auth: Garnacha, Malbec, Merlot, CS, Albillo Mayor (white grape)

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What is the cepage for Ribera del Duero DO?
Rosado: min 50% authorized red grapes Tinto: min 75% Tinta del Pais, max 25% Garnacha, max 5% Albillo Mayor
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What year did RIbera del Duero become a DO?
1982
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When was Vega Sicilia started, and by whom? When did it gain international attention?
1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves | In 1929, the 1917 and 1918 vintages of Unico were noticed at the Barcelona Worlds Fair under winemaker Domingo Txomin
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What is the minimum alcohol of Ribera del Duero DO?
Rosado: 11% Tinto: 11.5%
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In what part of Ribera del Duero DO are the high quality producers concentrated?
In the east, near Aranda del Duero
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What are the styles and grapes of Arlanza DO?
Blanco: Albilla, Viura Rosado: 50-100% Tinta del Pais, plus red or white auth grapes Tinto: 50-100%Tinta del Pais Authorized red: Garnacha, Mencia, CS, PV, Merlot
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What styles can be made in Cigales DO?
``` Blanco (min 50% Verdejo) Rosado Tinto Vino Dulce (Bl, Rose, Tnt) Vino Espumoso ```
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What re the grapes of Cigales DO?
``` White Rec: Verdejo Auth: Albillo, Viura, SB Red Rec: Tinta del Pais, Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Gris Auth: CS, Merlot, Syrah ```
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RS range for Cigales Dulce DO
45-90 g/l rs
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What are the styles of Tierra de Leon DO?
Blanco: min 50% rec white grapes Rosado: min 60% red red grapes, plus other white and/or red rapes Tinto: min 60% rec red grapes
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What are the grapes of Tierra de Leon DO?
``` White Rec: Verdejo, Albarin Blanco, Godello Auth: Malvasia, Palomino Red Rec: Prieto Picudo, Mencia Auth: Garnacha, Tempranillo ```
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What are the styles of Bierzo DO?
Blanco Rosado: min 50% Mencia, plus Garnacha Tintorera and Palomino Tinto: min 70% Mencia
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What are the grapes of Bierzo DO?
``` white Rec: Dona Blanca, Godello auth: Malvasia, Palomino Red Rec: Mencia Auth: Garnacha Tintorera ```
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Where are Albarin and Prieto Picudo the signature grapes?
Tierra de Leon DO
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What river bisects Bierzo DO?
the Sil, a tributary off the Mino
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What are the soils of Bierzo DO?
Slate and Granite
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What are the age requiremnts for Ribera del Duero DO?
Joven Crianza: Rosado: 18 mo, 6 mo oak Tinto: 2 yrs, 1 in oak Reserva (Tinto only): min 3 yrs, 1 in oak Gran Reserva (Tinto only): 24 mo oak, 36 mo in btl
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Which Castilla y Leon DOs can make Vino Espumoso?
Rueda DO | Cigales DO
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Which Castilla y Leon DOs can make sweet wine?
Cigales DO

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