Chapter 11: Intro to Spain, Northern Spain

Question 1

Four classifications for PDO wines in Spain

Answer 1

1. Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG) 2. Denominación de Origen (DO) 3. Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) 4. Vino de Pago (Estate Wine)

Question 2

Spanish classification for PGI Wines

Answer 2

Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)

Question 3

Regulating body of each DO

Answer 3

Consejo Regulador

Question 4

Alternative names for the Mazuelo grape

Answer 4

Cariñena, Carignan

Question 5

Alternative name for the Viura grape

Answer 5

Macabeo

Question 6

Vino Noble

Answer 6

PDO or PGI wine that has aged for a min. of 18 months (barrel or bottle)

Question 7

Vino Añejo

Answer 7

PDO or PGI wine that has aged for a min. of 24 months (barrel or bottle)

Question 8

Vino Viejo

Answer 8

PDO or PGI wine that has aged for a min. of 36 months in an oxidative environment

Question 9

Label term: Joven/Genérico

Answer 9

PDO wine that has been aged for shorter than the time needed to qualify for “Crianza” status

Question 10

PDO label term: Crianza (for red wines)

Answer 10

Min. aging: 24 months (including 6 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 11

PDO label term: Riserva (for red wines)

Answer 11

Min. aging: 36 months (including 12 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 12

PDO label term: Gran Riserva (for red wines)

Answer 12

Min. aging: 60 months (including 18 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 13

PDO label term: Crianza (for white and rosé)

Answer 13

Min. aging: 18 months (including 6 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 14

PDO label term: Riserva (for white and rosé)

Answer 14

Min. aging: 24 months (including 6 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 15

PDO label term: Gran Riserva (For white and rosé)

Answer 15

Min. aging: 48 months (including 6 months in barrel) Note: some appellations have stricter standards

Question 16

Two DOCa wines in Spain

Answer 16

1. Rioja DOCa 2. Priorato DOCa/Priorat DOQ

Question 17

Green Spain

Answer 17

The northwest corner of the country (on the Atlantic Coast) – cooler and wetter than the rest of Spain; includes Galicia

Question 18

Three main white grapes of Rías Baixas

Answer 18

1. Albariño 2. Loureira 3. Treixadura

Question 19

DO of Galicia known for white wines based on Treixadura

Answer 19

Ribeiro DO

Question 20

DO of Galicia known for Godello-based whites and Mencía-based reds

Answer 20

Valdeorras DO

Question 21

Main grape variety of Rueda Blanco

Answer 21

Verdejo

Question 22

Minor white grapes of Rueda Blanco

Answer 22

1. Sauvignon Blanc 2. Viura 3. Palomino Fino 4. Viognier 5. Chardonnay

Question 23

Grapes allowed for use in the red wines of the Rueda DO

Answer 23

1. Tempranillo 2. Cabernet Sauvignon 3. Garnacha 4. Merlot

Question 24

Region of Castilla y León known for Mencía-based red wine

Answer 24

Bierzo DO

Question 25

Style(s) of wine produced in the Cigales DO

Answer 25

Red and rosé, based on Tempranillo (Tinta del País), often blended with Garnacha

Question 26

Main grape variety of Ribera del Duero

Answer 26

Tempranillo (here known as Tinta del País or Tinto Fino)

Question 27

Minor (red) grape varieties of Ribera del Duero

Answer 27

1. Cabernet Sauvignon 2. Merlot 3. Malbec 4. Garnacha

Question 28

Majority grape variety of Ribeira Blanco

Answer 28

Albillo Mayor

Question 29

Unique terroir of Ribera del Duero

Answer 29

• Hot summers, cold winters - Vineyards are among the highest-elevation in Spain (as high as 2,500 ft/760 m) - Large diurnal temperature shifts

Question 30

Principal grapes of the Navarra DO

Answer 30

Tempranillo and Garnacha (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay are gaining in importance)

Question 31

Leading DO of Aragón

Answer 31

Somontano DO

Question 32

DO – formerly known as Falset – adjacent to Priorat

Answer 32

Montsant

Question 33

Region where the majority of Cava is produced

Answer 33

Penedès (Catalonia)

Question 34

Four sub-regions (zones) of the Cava DO

Answer 34

1. Comtats de Barcelona 2. Ebro Valley 3. the Levante (province of Valencia) 4. Viñedos de Almendralejo (Almendralejo vineyards)

Question 35

White grapes approved for use in Cava

Answer 35

1. Macabeo 2. Parellada 3. Xarel-lo 4. Chardonnay 5. Subirat Parent/Malvasia

Question 36

Red grapes allowed for use in Cava

Answer 36

1. Pinot Noir 2. Garnacha 3. Monastrell 4. Trepat

Question 37

Minimum required lees aging for Cava

Answer 37

9 months

Question 38

Min. required lees aging for Cava Reserva

Answer 38

18 months (was 15 months prior to the 2021 harvest)

Question 39

Min. required lees aging for Cava Gran Reserva

Answer 39

30 months

Question 40

Min. required lees aging for Cava de Paraje Calificado

Answer 40

36 months

Question 41

New category of Cava approved in 2021; requires vine-to-bottle traceability

Answer 41

Cava de Guarda

Question 42

Style of Cava requiring vintage-dating, organic farming, and (min.) 10-year-old vines

Answer 42

Cava de Guarda Superior

Question 43

EU-recognized brand (not a DO) for certain sparkling wines produced in Penedès

Answer 43

Corpinnat