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1
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Two oceans of Spain

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Atlantic on the West
Mediterranean on the East

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2
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Spain is separated from France by what mountain

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Pyrenees Mountains

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4
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Two automonia without any DO

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Cantabria
Austurias

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5
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Explain Poniente, Leveche, Levante

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Poniente blows from the west, bringing cold air from the Atlantic

Leveche brings in hot, drying currents from the African desert

Warm but humid wind, the Levante, comes in from the east, funnels through Gibraltar, and can be felt throughoutsoutheast Spain

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6
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Which autonomia are known as Green Spain and why

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Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque

Highest rainfall in the country

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7
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When and which was the first DO created

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First DO was Cariñena created in 1932, four years before French first AOC

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Spanish wine law pyramid

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PDO:
- Vino de Pago
- DOCa
- DO
- VCIG (Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica)

PGI:
- Vino de la Tierra

Vino de Mesa

(VCIG also operates as a stepping stone between VdlT and DO, must wait a min. 5 years before applying for elevation to DO)

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9
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Subzone of Ribera de Guardiana

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Tierra de Barros
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Montánchez
Matanegra
Cañamero

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10
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Subzone of Vinos de Madrid

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Arganda
Navalcarneros
El Molar
San Martín de Valdeiglesias

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General aging requirement:
Crianza / Reserva / Gran Reserva for Blanco, Rosado, Tinto

Oak size requirement

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Blanco & Rosado:
Crianza: min. 18 months total; min. 6 months oak
Reserva: min. 2 years total; min. 6 months oak
Gran Reserva: min. 4 years total; min. 6 months oak

Tinto:
Crianza: min. 2 years total; min. 6 months oak
Reserva: min. 3 years total; min. 1 year oak
Gran Reserva: min. 5 years total; min. 18 months oak

Oak must be max. 330L

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12
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General aging terminology:
Joven
Noble
Añejo
Oak size requirement

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Joven: no oak
Noble: min. 18 months oak or bottle
Añejo: min. 2 years oak or bottle
Viejo: min. 3 years oak and demonstrates marked oxidative character

  • oak must be max. 600L
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13
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Albariño is particularly well-adapted to what kind of soil

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Granite

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14
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Macabeo is known as what in Rioja and Catalonia

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Rioja: Viura
Catalonia: Macabeu

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15
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Palomino Fino is known as what on Canary Islands

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Listán Blanco

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16
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Cariñena is known as what in Rioja, Aragon, Catalonia

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Rioja: Mazuelo
Aragon: Crujillón
Catalonia: Samsó

17
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Three most planted grapes in Spain

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1st: Temprenillo
2nd: Airén
3rd: Bobal

18
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What is Garnacha Roja

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Grenache Gris - a somatic mutation of Garnacha Tinta

19
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Garnacha Peluda is known as what in Catalonia

What’s special about this variety

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Lladoner Pelut in Catalonia

A mutation of Garnacha Tinta, features hairy undersides to its leaves and finds favor for its thicker skins and higher acidity as compared to Garnacha Tinta

20
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Crossing of Garnacha Tintorera

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Garnacha
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Petit Bouschet

21
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Synonym of Garnacha Tintorera

What’s special about this variety

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Alicante Bouschet

It’s a teinturier grape

22
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What is Listán Prieto and name two synonym in other countries

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Mission grape

Known as:
Criolla Chica in Argentina
País in Chile

23
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What is Fondillón
What is the grape and where is it from

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Fondillón is produced from Monestrall, a historic oxidative and off-dry late-harvest wine of Alicante

24
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Five main synonyms of Tempranillo and name the regions

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Cencibel (Valdepeñas)
Tinto del País (Ribera del Duero)
Tinta de Toro (Toro)
Tinto Fino (Ribera del Duero)
Ull de Llebre (Catalonia)

25
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What are Claretes / Aloques and which three DOs are important regions for this wine production

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Dark-hued rosado

Several DOs carry longstanding histories of rosado production, namely Cigales, Navarra, and Valdepeñas

Analogous to the clairets of France

26
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Which two Autonomías in Spain that do not contain any DO

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Cantabria
Austurias

27
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What is the VCIG in Austurias

Name the principal grapes

A

Cangas VCIG

Blanco: Albarín
Tinto: Albarín Tinto, Carrasquín, Verdejo Negro, Mencía

28
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Two VdlT in Cantabria

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Costa de Cantabria
Liébana

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