Costers del Segre

Question 1

What is the river in Costers del Segre?

Answer 1

Rio Segre

Question 2

How many districts make up Costers del Segre?

Answer 2

7

Artesa de Segre, Garrigues, Pallars Jussà, Raimat, Segrià, Valls del Riucorb and Urgell

Question 3

What is the main town of Costers del Segre?

Answer 3

Lleida

Question 4

How did Manuel Raventós help Costers del Segre?

Answer 4

Developed according to a comprehensive agricultural plan instigated which incorporated replanting vines and developing other crops during the most of the 20th century.

Question 5

Principal white grapes of Costers del Segre

Answer 5

Macabeo, Parellada, Xarello, Chardonnay, Moscatel (de grano grande and Alejandría) Garnacha Blanca, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño, Gewürztraminer and Malvasía. Others: Albariño and Moscatel de Frontignan

Question 6

Principal red grapes of Costers del Segre

Answer 6

Garnacha Tinta, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Monastrell, Trepat, Cariñena, Pinot Noir and Syrah

Question 7

Climate of Costers del Segre

Answer 7

Maximum summer temperature 35˚C, minimum winter temperature -5˚C , average annual rainfall 385-450mm

Question 8

Styles produced in Costers del Segre

Answer 8

Blanco 
    Rosado 
    Tinto 
    Vino de Licor (fortified)
    Vino de Aguja (semi-sparkling)
    Vino Espumoso: made by the traditional method with a minimum 3.5 bars of pressure

Question 9

What does Costers del Segre mean?

Answer 9

‘the banks of the River Segre’; the river flows down from the Pyrenees and joins the River Ebro just south of Lleida

Question 10

Name some leading producers in Costers del Segre

Answer 10

Remei, Raimat, Villa Corona