Duero River

Question 1

max amount of cab sauv in a ribeira del duero tinto

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

max barrel size of riberia del duero

Answer 2

330 litre

Question 3

aging for tinto wines in RdD

Answer 3

2 years w/ 6 in oak
3 years with 1 in oak
5 years with 2 in oak

Question 4

aging for blanco wines

Answer 4

1.5 w/ 6
2 w/ 6
4 w/ 6

Question 5

max yield for tempranillo in RdD

Answer 5

50.4

Question 6

4 provinces of production for RdD

Answer 6

Valladolid
Burgos
Soria
Segovia

Question 7

what grapes may be blended with Tempranillo in RdD

Answer 7

garnacha
merlot
cab sauv
malbec

Question 8

min tempranillo in RdD

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

Juan Garcia and Rufete are red grapes found where

Answer 9

Arribes

Question 10

best vintages for ribeira del duero between 2000 and 2004

Answer 10

2001
2004

Question 11

min Mencia in a Bierzo Tinto

Answer 11

70%

Question 12

Cigales straddles what river

Answer 12

Pisuerga

Question 13

primary white grape of Cigales

Answer 13

Verdejo

Question 14

what is a Majuelo

Answer 14

a term given to a small family run farm who sell their grapes to wine makers

Question 15

preferred grapes of Cigales

Answer 15

Tempranillo
Garnacha Tinta
Garnacha Gris
Verdejo

Question 16

two most important grapes of Arribes

Answer 16

Rufete
Juan Garcia

Question 17

aging for RdD tinto wines

Answer 17

Crianza = 12/24
Reserva = 12/36
Gran Reserva = 24/60

Question 18

what is the oldest DO in Castilla y Leon

Answer 18

Rueda (1980)

Question 19

elevation of vineyards in Rueda

Answer 19

700-800m

Question 20

min amount of the grape for varietal labelled Verdejo and Sauv Blanc in Rueda

Answer 20

85%

Question 21

avg rainfall of Toro DO

Answer 21

14-16 inches

Question 22

min amount of Tempranillo in Toro

Answer 22

75%

Question 23

styles of wine produced in Toro

Answer 23

red, white, rose and trad sparkling (9 months lees)

Question 24

what are the white grapes of Arlanza DO

Answer 24

Albilla, Viura

Question 25

classification system of Bierzo

Answer 25

Bierzo
Vino di Villa
Vino de Paraje
Vina Classificada
Gran Vina Classificada

Question 26

what mountain ranges affect the climate of ribeira del duero

Answer 26

Sierra de la Demanda
Sierra de Guadarrama

Question 27

main viticultural challenges of RdD

Answer 27

Frost
Drought

Question 28

Alejandro Fernandez is most associated with what winery

Answer 28

Tinta Pasquera

Question 29

Rueda accounts for what percentage of spain’s white wine production

Answer 29

40%

Question 30

Prieto Picudo is the primary red grape of what DO

Answer 30

Leon

Question 31

define Madreo

Answer 31

a rose techique common in Leon

mixing of whole clusters with a full tank of must to coferment. The whole berries undergo semi carbonic fermentation, increasing aromatics

Question 32

before becoming a Pago estate, what were the wines of Abadia-retuerta released as

Answer 32

VT Castilla y Leon-Sardon de Duero

Question 33

Territorio Luthier, Dominio de Es and Lopez Cristobal are producers in what DO

Answer 33

Ribera del Duero