Catalonia/Catalunya

Question 1

DOs of Catalonia:

DOQ of Catalonia:

Answer 1

Allela
Catalunya
Cava
Conca de Barbera
Costers de Segre
Emporda
Monsant
Penedes
Pla del Bages Terragona
Terra Alta

DOQ: Priorat

Question 2

Subzones of Costers del Segre DO

(Catalunya) (7)

Answer 2

Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussà, Raimat* Artesa de Segre, Segrià, Vall del Riucorb

Raimat* smallest subzone, estate with same name

Question 3

Producer of Clarete in Penedes DO

Answer 3

Vinyes

Question 4

Wine map of Catalonia

Answer 4

Question 5

What year did Monsant become its own DO? (Was a subzone of Terragona)

Answer 5

2002

Question 6

Focus of wine from Empordà DO

Answer 6

located in the northeastern corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon. The focus is on Cariñena rosados

Question 7

In the 1960s, this man introduced stainless steel and temperature controlled fermentation to his familys winery in Catalonia

Answer 7

Miguel Torres

Question 8

Garnatxa Peluda is known as this in Catalonia

Answer 8

Lladoner Pelut

Question 9

Synonym for Tempranillo in Catalonia

Answer 9

Ull de Llebre

Question 10

Catalonia is at the center of this culinary movement

Answer 10

Molecular gastronomy: restaurants like El Celler de Can Roca and El Bulli (now closed)

Question 11

Montsant DO forms a ring around this DOq

Answer 11

Priorat

Question 12

Monsant was given Its own DO in this year

Answer 12

2001

Question 13

Monsant was originally called Falset, a subzone of this DO

Answer 13

Tarragona

Question 14

Monsant, the Mountain range that names the DO of Monsant, is here in the circle of Monsant

Answer 14

North

Question 15

the Southwest corridor of Monsant descends to this river valley

Answer 15

Ebro River Valley

Question 16

This DO of Catalonia has the same Llicorella soils as Priorat

Answer 16

Monsant

Question 17

Main town of Monsant DO

Answer 17

Falset (where soils are sandier)

Question 18

Subzones of Tarragona DO (Catalonia)

Answer 18

Camp de Terragona (Meditteranean)
Comarca Ribera d’Ebre (Ebro river, more continental)

Question 19

Moscatel de Tarragona is made from this grape in this style

Answer 19

Fortified from Moscatel de Grano Menudo

Question 20

Historically, Conca de Barberá DO earned praise for grapes destined for this

Answer 20

Cava. Today, 2/3 of plantings are white, predominately Macabeo and Parellada

Question 21

Main river of Conca de Barberá

Answer 21

Francolí river, and tributary the Anguera

Question 22

Seven subzones of Costers del Segre DO (Catalonia)

Answer 22

Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussá, Raimat*, Artesa de Segre, Segriá, Vall del Riucorb

Question 23

What year did Manuel Raventós purchase the 2,245 hectare estate called Raimat

Answer 23

1914,

Planted to Tempranillo and international grapes at the foot of the Pyrenees (limestone soil)

Question 24

Soil type of Costers del Segre DO

Answer 24

Sandy Limestone

Question 25

River of Costers del Segre DO

Answer 25

Segre, Ebro to the South

Question 26

Terra Alta, along Tarragona DO's Western boundary, is becoming known for this grape

Answer 26

Garnacha Blanca

Question 27

Three subzones of Alella DO (Catalonia)

Answer 27

Ascending in elevation from East to West **Coastal**: Garnacha Blanca **Transitional**: Xarel-lo (Pansa Blanca) Garnacha and Tempranillo **Vallés:** coolest of the three, known for limestone Xarel-lo

Question 28

Soil of Vallés zone of Alella DO, high in the Sierra de Montsény

Answer 28

Sauló Sandy granite topsoil

Question 29

River of Pla de Bages DO

Answer 29

Llobregat

Question 30

Pla de Bages DO is known for these grapes

Answer 30

Macabeo and Picapoll Blanco (Not the same as Piquepoul blanc) Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Also the local red grape Sumoll

Question 31

The name of the wind that affects Empordá DO, the furthest Northeast in Catalonia

Answer 31

Tramontana coming from Massif central

Question 32

Two Subzones of Empordá DO

Answer 32

Alt Emporda (Along Albera and Rodes ranges) Baix Empordá (Along coast, more tranquil and denser with clay)

Question 33

DOs just across border from Empordá DO

Answer 33

Overlapping Banyuls and Collioure AOPs

Question 34

This style of Wine is big in Empordá DO

Answer 34

Vi de Licor from Garnacha Blanca, Negra and Roja (Right on Border with Banyuls) Also still wines from Carinena and Garnacha

Question 35

Catalunya DO is a catch all, like Sicilia DOC. This style of wine is not permitted

Answer 35

Fully Espumoso wines

Question 36

who introduced stainless steel temperature control fermentation to Spanish wine making in Catalonia

Answer 36

Miguel Torres

Question 37

DO for icewine in Penedes

Answer 37

DO Vino dulce de Frio Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Malvasia de Sitges, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and/or Merlot – must have a minimum of 70-150g/l RS.

Question 38

Synonym for Malvasia in Catalonia

Answer 38

Subirat Parent

Question 39

Synonym for Xarel-lo in Catalonia

Answer 39

Pansa Blanca

Question 40

What is Vino Vimblanc?

Answer 40

Solera method fortified wine made from PX in Catalonia

Question 41

Pla de Bages DO:

Answer 41

Blanca / Blanc Rosado / Rosat Tinta / Negre Vino de Aguja / Vi d'Agulla (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure) Vino Espumoso / Vi Escumós: min. 3.5 bars pressure: traditional method Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine Mistela (fortified) Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vino de Licor, min. must weight of 255 g/l (fortified) Blanco: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Picapoll Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot

Question 42

Catalan Sparkling Designations Conca del Riu Anoia:

Answer 42

Must be made with indigenous grapes Grapes must be grown organically Grapes must be from vines at least 10 years old Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months (Est. 2012) Pepe Raventós, head of Raventos I Blanc, established Conca del Riu Anoia Along Anoia River Basin

Question 43

Catalan Sparkling Designations Clàssic Penedès:

Answer 43

Established 2013 Three broader zones: Penedès Superior: Inland, higher elevations Penedès Central: Middle plain area Penedès Marítim: Coastal area just south of Barcelona Indigenous or international grapes traditional or ancestral method aged for a minimum of 15 months Bottle must list vintage date and date of disgorgement

Question 44

Catalan Sparkling Designations Corpinnat

Answer 44

Est 2015 "Heart of Penedes" 2018 EU recognized, 2021 ancestral method Must be made with indigenous grapes Wines may be made with the traditional or ancestral method Grapes must be grown organically Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

Question 45

Seven subzones of Corpinnat

Answer 45

Alta Penedès Alta Camp Anoia Baix Llobregat Baix Penedès Garraf Tarragonès