Ebro River Valley- ARAGON

Question 1

T o FAragón is Spain’s fouth-largest autonomous community

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Provinces in Aragón

Answer 2

Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel.

Question 3

Capital city in Aragón

Answer 3

Zaragoza

Question 4

Climate in Aragon

Answer 4

Continental

Question 5

Two significant mountains in Aragón

Answer 5

Pirineos and Sistéma Ibérico

Question 6

Important river in Aragón

Answer 6

Ebro

Question 7

Dominant grape

Answer 7

Garnacha tinta

Question 8

In what DO is Garnacha NOT dominant?

Answer 8

DO Somontano

Question 9

The majority of Aragón’s wines are trained in?

Answer 9

en vaso

Question 10

DO Calatayud dominant grape

Answer 10

Garnacha tinta

Question 11

DO Calatayud soils?

Answer 11

Gray and red slate, clay and sand

Question 12

DO Calatayud’s location

Answer 12

near the foothills of Moncayo Massif (Sistema Iberico)

Question 13

Viñas Viejas labeling in DO Calatayud must be how old?

Answer 13

35 y/o

Question 14

Calatayud superior vines must be

Answer 14

50 y/o

Question 15

Climate in DO Calatayud

Answer 15

continental with a touch of Mediterranean influence

Question 16

Location DO Campo de Borja

Answer 16

Located in the Northwestern part of Zaragoza between Ebro River and Sistema Iberico

Question 17

How are vines trained in DO Campo de Borja?

Answer 17

en vaso

Question 18

Dominant grape in DO Campo de Borja?

Answer 18

Garnacha

Question 19

T o F Cariñera is one of Spain’s oldest designated wine regions

Answer 19

T

Question 20

Climate in Cariñera

Answer 20

Continental

Question 21

Can Cariñera produce DO Cava?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Most planted grape in DO Cariñera

Answer 22

Garnacha tinta

Question 23

Can Cariñera also label vino tinto as Añejo?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

Requirements to label vino tinto as Añejo in Cariñera

Answer 24

min. Alcohol content is 15%, is produced in intensely oxidative method, and spends a min. 24 months in barrel.

Question 25

DO Somontano vine training

Answer 25

Espaldera

Question 26

Climate in Somontano?

Answer 26

Continental climate with Mediterranean influences

Question 27

Which is Aragon’s Northernmost wine region and Aragón’s wettest and greenest?

Answer 27

Somontano

Question 28

Where is Somontano located?

Answer 28

Situated in the Pirineos foothills

Question 29

In which Aragón DO does six cooperatives account for the majority of wine produced?

Answer 29

DO Campo de Borja

Question 30

Name the two significant mountain ranges flanking Aragón.

Answer 30

Pirineos and Sistema Iberico

Question 31

Which grape variety accounts for 62% of plantings in DO Calatayud?

Answer 31

Garnacha tinta

Question 32

Which Aragón DO is a stronghold for international varieties?

Answer 32

Somontano

Question 33

How many Carlist Wars were fought?

Answer 33

3

Question 34

Which Aragón DO is one of Spain’s oldest demarcated wine regions?

Answer 34

DO Cariñena

Question 35

What two types of soil dominate the DOs of Aragón?

Answer 35

limestone and clay

Question 36

What is the term for DO Calatayud wines with 85% Garnacha from low yielding vines of at least 50 years old?

Answer 36

Calatayud Superior

Question 37

Aragón’s climate is primarily what?

Answer 37

Continental

Question 38

Which Aragón DO has more old vines than anywhere else in Spain?

Answer 38

Cariñena

Question 39

The majority of Aragón’s vines use what training method?

Answer 39

en vaso

Question 40

What are three threats to Aragón’s growing season?

Answer 40

Cierzo wind, frost, hail