Central Med Coast - Valencia & Murcia

Question 1

Three regions of Valencia (N-S)

Answer 1

Castellón
Valencia
Alicante

Question 2

Warm SW wind through Valencia (from Sahara)

Answer 2

Leveche

Question 3

2 rivers in Valencia region

Answer 3

Júcar

Segura

Question 4

Late harvest Monastrell from Alicante

Answer 4

Fondillón

Question 5

2 zones of DO Alicante and soil types

Answer 5

La Marina - clay

Vinalopó - limestone

Question 6

Percentage of DO Alicante planted to Monastrell

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

Minimum % Monastrell in DO Alicante tintos

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

Fondillón
Min % ABV
Grape
Style
Ageing
Ageing program

Answer 8

16%
Monastrell 
Sweet & oxidised
10 y.o
Aged in Solera

Question 9

Bobal % of Utiel-Requena production

Answer 9

80%

Question 10

Doble Pasta method

Answer 10

Double maceración of skins/pulp from Rosé when added to red ferments.

Question 11

Term used for ungrafted vines

Answer 11

Pie Franco

Question 12

Challenging weather in Murcia region

Answer 12

Downpours and hailstorms

Question 13

Name and height of plateau in Murcia

Answer 13

Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla

800m

Question 14

Preferred grapes of DO Bullas

Answer 14

Macabeo & Monastrell

Question 15

Soil in DO Bullas

Answer 15

Hard on top - must be cracked before planting.

Limestone for good drainage

Question 16

Percentage Monastrell to be labelled ‘Tinto Monastrell’ in DO Jumilla

Answer 16

85%

Question 17

Murcia’s oldest region

Answer 17

Jumilla

Question 18

DO in Murcia on Alitplano

Answer 18

DO Yecla

Question 19

3 Spanish DOs that cover more than 1 autonomous region

Answer 19

DO Cava
DOCa Rioja
DO Jumilla

Question 20

Which DO of Murcia was spared phylloxera because of its acidic soils?

Answer 20

DO Jumilla

Question 21

Name the warm southerly wind which affects the central Mediterranean coast.

Answer 21

Leveche

Question 22

What is the favored white grape in DO Alicante?

Answer 22

Moscatel de Alejandria

Question 23

What percentage of DO Yecla’s production is exported?

Answer 23

95%