Galicia

Question 1

Galicia DOs

Answer 1

Rías Baixas, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Valdeorras

Question 2

Galicia climate

Answer 2

Wettest area of Spain. Over 2,000 hrs of sunlight

Question 3

Galicia viti

Answer 3

Vines flourish. Yields of over 100hl/ha, highest in Spain. Pergola traditional, now Geneva double curtain

Question 4

Rías Baixas subzones

Answer 4

Val do Salnés, Ribeira do Ulla, Soutomaior, O Rosal, Candado do Tea

Question 5

Subzone for purest Albariño

Answer 5

Val do Salnes

Question 6

Rías Baixas soils

Answer 6

All subzones granite based

Question 7

Rías Baixas varieties

Answer 7

Albariño 90%. Treixadura, Loureira, Caiño Blanco, Torrentes, Godello. 12 permitted

Question 8

Rías Baixas red grapes

Answer 8

6 permitted. Most used are Mencia, Espadeiro, Caiño Tinto

Question 9

Rías Baixas producers

Answer 9

Zarate, Forjas del Salnes

Question 10

Bierzo climate/soil

Answer 10

Sheltered plateau. Slate and granite

Question 11

Bierzo producers

Answer 11

Palacios, Raúl Perez

Question 12

Castilla-La Mancha stats

Answer 12

Elevations 400-1,000m. Extreme continental climate. 1/2 of Spain’s wine. Drip irrigation

Question 13

La Mancha DO

Answer 13

Europe’s largest single DO. Mostly drought resistant Aíren, some Cencibel

Question 14

Valdepeñas DO

Answer 14

Rolling vineyards, soft, ripe reds from Cencibel, some CS, M, Syrah, PV. Oak increasingly used. Some red/white blends

Question 15

La Mancha viti

Answer 15

Bush trained, low density, low yields 40-45hl/ha. Increasing due to trellising and irrigation. 18,000 farmers