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1
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Name of Plateau in center of Spain?

A

Meseta

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2
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Name som Balearic Islands.

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Mallorca
Menorca
Formentera
Eivessa

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3
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Tempranillo in Toro?

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Tinto Toro

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4
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Tempranillo in RdDuero and Cigales?

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Tinta del País or Tinto Fino

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5
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Tempranillo in Catalonia

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Ull de Llebre

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6
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Tempranillo in La Mancha & Valdepeñas

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Cencibel

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7
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Tempranillo in Portugal

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Aragonêz

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8
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Tempranillo. in the Douro

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Tinto Roriz

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9
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How many PGI’s in Spain?

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42

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10
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PGI label term in Spain

A

Vino de la Tierra de…..

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11
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What Spanish PDO comes before a DO?

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VCIG (Vino de Calidad con Indicación geográfica)

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12
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How many PDO in Spain?

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68 (2021)

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13
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When was Vino de Pago established?

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2003

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14
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Requirements for Vino de Pago?

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Specific single vineyard wines of distinction

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15
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How many Vino de Pagos?

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21

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16
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What is a DOCa

A

Denomination de origin Calificada

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17
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Requirements for DOCa

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Demonstrate superior quality as a DO for at least 10 yrs.

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18
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Vino Noble

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18 months in barrique or bottle

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19
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Vino Anejo

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24 months in barrique or bottle

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20
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Vino Viejo

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36 months in oxidative environment (light, oxygen, heat)

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21
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Crianza (Red, White then Rioja)

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6 barrel, 24 total

6 barrel, 18 total

12 barrel, 24 total

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22
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Reserva (Red, White, then Rioja)

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12 barrel, 36 total

6 barrel, 36 total

12 barrel, 36 total, 6 in bottle

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23
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Gran Reserva (Red, White, then Rioja)

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18 barrel, 60 total

6 barrel 48 total

24 barrel, 60 total, 24 bottle

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24
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What wine region is Rías BAixas in?

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Galicia

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25
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Name the 5 DO’s of Galicia

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Rías Baixas
Ribeira
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

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26
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Ribeiro DO is known for _____ wines based on these 5 varietals

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White

Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontes, Albarino, Godello

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27
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Valdeorras DO is known for these 2 varietals

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Godello

Mencía

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28
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Name 5 DO’s from the Castilla y Leon Region

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Toro, Rueda, Cigales, Ribera del Duero, Bierzo

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29
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White varietals of Toro DO?

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Malvasia Blanca, Verdejo, Albillo Real

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30
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Rueda DO typically based on what varietal?

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Verdejo

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31
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Varietals allowed for Rueda Blanco?

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Verdejo
SB
Viura
Palomino Fino
Viognier
Chardonnay

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32
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Bierzo best known for?

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Mencia reds and rosado

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33
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Cigales produces mostly

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Reds from Tempranillo (Tinta del Pais)

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34
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Ribera del Duero is now approved for ______ wine in production in 2020, requiring _____% of ____________ grapes

A

White
75%
Albillo Mayor

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35
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Navarra is traditionally famous for its….

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Rosé

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36
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Rain Shadow for Rioja

A

Cantabrian Mountains

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37
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Where is Rioja Alavesa

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North of Ebro in Alta

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38
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Hottest, driest area of Rioja

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Rioja Oriental

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39
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Leading white grape of Rioja

40
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What are traditional method sparkling wines of Rioja called?

A

Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja DOCa

41
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Name an appellation from Aragón

A

Somontano DO

42
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Somontano DO known for?

A

Rosado
Reds mixed Spanish/International

43
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When was Priorat promoted to DOCa

44
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When was Rioja promoted to DOCa

45
Q

Llicorella is composed of?

A

Decomposed slate with mica and minerals

46
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Varietals of Priorat?

A

Garnacha
Cariñena
Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Syrah

47
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Styles of wine from Priorat?

A

Red
Rosado
White

48
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What region is Tarragona DO located?

49
Q

Tarragona is known for _______ making up _____% of the production

A

Full bodied, aromatic whites
75%

50
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Montsant DO was created from what former sub zone of Tarragona DO?

51
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Tempranillo in Montsant?

A

Ull de Llebre

52
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Reds from Montsant have a similar varietal breakdown to what other DO

53
Q

Costers del Segre DO is in what region?

54
Q

Penedes is known for?

55
Q

What DO started the modern wine revolution in the 1970? What does the modern wine revolution entail?

A

Penedes DO

Stainless steel and temperature controlled fermentation

56
Q

Leading white grape of Penedes?

A

Xarel-lo

Chardonnay is 2nd.

57
Q

Regional appellation for Catalunya?

A

Catalonia DO

58
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Spain’s largest DO by total land?

A

La Mancha DO

59
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Valdepeñas translation?

A

Valley of the rocks

60
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Valdepeñas is surrounded by what other DO?

A

La Mancha DO

61
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What region are La Mancha and Valdepeñas DO in?

A

Castilla-La Mancha

62
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What Region has the most vinos de Pago and how manY/

A

Castilla-La Mancha

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63
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What region is Bullas DO in?

64
Q

Murcia has what 3 DO’s?

A

Bullas
Jumilla
Yecla

65
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Murcia known for what varietal?

A

Monastrell

66
Q

Region for Jerez

67
Q

3 towns of the Sherry Triangle

A

Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa María

68
Q

What 2 Sherry towns are also sea ports

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria

69
Q

3 varietals of Sherry

A

Palomino
Pedro Ximenez
Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)

70
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Palomino soil preference

A

Albariza- 30% Limestone chalk, with clay and sand

71
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Pedro Ximenez soil preference

A

Barro- Clay with iron oxide, chalk, sand

72
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Moscate soil preference

A

Arena- sand

73
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Fino Sherries are fortified to a _____ level of ______ in order to permit the ______ to flourish

A

low
alcohol
Flor

74
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What is a Hybrid style Sherry?

A

Begins as a Fino aging under flor, but during aging process, flor dies out allowing wines to age both oxidatively and biologically in the solera

75
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What is Oloroso Sherry?

A

Fortified to a higher alcohol strength in order to prevent the development of flor at a later point. Wines are more rancio/oxidized with a deeper brown color

76
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Dried Grape Sherry is ?

A

Sweet, primarily PX and Moscatel

77
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What is Soleo?

A

Process for dried grape sherry, think appassimento

78
Q

The Sherry Consejo Regulador excludes this style of Sherry from aging classification

79
Q

Vinos con indicación de edad?

A

(Sherry with an age indication) 12-15 yrs Solera age

Lower classification from SCR

80
Q

Vinos de vejez calificada

A

(Sherries of Certified Old Age)20+ years Solera aging

81
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What are the 2 levels for Vinos de vejez Calificada?

A

Vinum optimum signature (Very Old Sherry/VOS, min 20 yrs solera aging

Vinum optimum rare signature (Very Old Rare Sherry /VORS) Min 30 yr Solera Aging

82
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What is En Rama Sherry

A

Natural style, unfined unfiltered

83
Q

What style of wine for Montilla-Moriles DO

A

Rich dessert wines often compared to Jerez

84
Q

Montilla-Moriles DO majority of plantings

85
Q

Name 4 styles of Fino Sherry

A

Fino
Puerto Fino
Manzanilla
Pale Cream

86
Q

Which is the least alcoholic Sherry?

87
Q

Where is Puerto Fino from

A

El Puerto de Santa Maria

88
Q

What encourages Flor?

A

Humidity (think Manzanilla and El Puerto de Santa Maria being closer to the ocean.)

89
Q

Name 2 Hybrid Sherries

A

Amontillado
Palo Cortado

90
Q

Describe Amontillado

A

Starts as Fino, but loses Flor after a few yrs (either naturally or through fortification). Aged like Oloroso afterward (oxidative).

Intense and nutty

91
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Describe Palo Cortado

A

Fino base wine that never develops flor, but also never quite becomes an Oloroso.

Nutty like Amontillado but without the salty flor aroma

Has color and body of Oloroso

92
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Name 2 styles of Oloroso

A

Oloroso
Cream Sherry

93
Q

Describe Oloroso

A

Partially filled barrels
No Flor
Considerable Oxidation
More alcohol, body, aroma

94
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Describe Cream Sherry

A

Sweetened Oloroso
Typically a blend

95
Q

Name 2 styles of Dried Grape Sherry

A

PX
Moscatel

96
Q

PX style Sherry permits grapes from what other DO?

A

Montilla-Moriles DO

97
Q

How many styles of Sherry

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