Chapter Eleven: Central and Southern Spain

Question 1

As of December 2021, Castilla-La Mancha contains more ___________ than any other region of Spain.

Answer 1

Vinos de Pago

Question 2

What is the grape also known as Monastrell?

Answer 2

Mourvedre

Question 3

What is the region that grows a large proportion of Spain’s Airen grapes (for use in brandy)

Answer 3

Castilla-La Mancha

Question 4

What is the Castilla-La Mancha DO named for “Valley of the Rocks”?

Answer 4

Valdepeñas DO

Question 5

What is the grape variety also known as Cencibel?

Answer 5

Tempranillo

Question 6

What is Spain’s largest DO, in terms of total area?

Answer 6

La Mancha DO

Question 7

What are the 3 DOs of Murcia?

Answer 7

Jumilla

Yecla

Bullas

Question 8

What is the leading grape variety of Murcia?

Answer 8

Monastrell (Mourvedre)

Question 9

What is the leading grape variety of the Montilla-Moriles DO?

Answer 9

Pedro Ximenez

Question 10

What are the outstanding climate features of Montilla-Moriles?

Answer 10

Intense summer heat (the area is located inland and relatively far south)…grapes may be super-ripe and wines may be very high abv%

Question 11

What is the secondary grape of Montilla-Moriles DO?

Answer 11

Moscatel (Muscat)