Green Spain

Question 1

Coastal and inland features of Galicia

Answer 1

Costal: Rias
Inland: hills and mountains

Question 2

Sweet Galician wine made in the middle ages - name and from were

Answer 2

Vino Tostado

Ribeiro

Question 3

Oldest DO in Galicia

Answer 3

Ribeiro

Question 4

Name for boutique wineries in Ribeiro with 60,000L or less production - owner, operators

Answer 4

Colleiteiros

Question 5

What is a rias

Answer 5

A submerged river valley

Question 6

2 main rivers in Galicia

Answer 6

Miño + Sil

Question 7

Part of the Cordillera Cantabrica in Galicia

Answer 7

Macizo Galaico (Galician Massif)

Question 8

Dominant soil type in Galicia

Answer 8

Granite

Question 9

Galician DO that is 99% white

Answer 9

Rias Baixas

Question 10

Oldest + largest sub zone of Rias Baixas

Answer 10

Val do Salnes

Question 11

Warmest, most continental sub zone of Rias Baixas

Answer 11

Condado de Tea

Question 12

Smallest sub zone of Rias Baixas that only grows Albariño

Answer 12

Soutomaior

Question 13

Rias Baixas sub zone that is the home of Albariño

Answer 13

Val do Salnes

Question 14

Rias Baixas sub zone on slopes of the Miño

Answer 14

O Rosal

Question 15

Rias Baixas newest sub zone, with more diversity in varieties

Answer 15

Riberia do Ulla

Question 16

What % of Albariño is needed to label Rias Baixas Albariño

Answer 16

100%

Question 17

Soils of Ribera Sacra

Answer 17

Slate and Granite

Question 18

Ribeira Sacra Summum - red:
Percentage preferred varieties
Minimum percent Mencia

Answer 18

85% preferred

Minimum 60% Mencia

Question 19

Ribeira Sacra Summum - white:

Percentage preferred varieties

Answer 19

100%

Question 20

What does Ribeira Sacra mean?

Answer 20

Sacred riverbank

Question 21

Main white of DO Ribeiro

Answer 21

Treixadura

Question 22

White grape of Valdeorra

Answer 22

Godello

Question 23

Wine made from 85% preferred grapes from Valdeorras

Answer 23

Valdeorras Castas Nobles

Question 24

Site of the battle that started the Reconquista (in Asturias)

Answer 24

Covadonga

Question 25

Weather event that stopped wine production in Asturias in 1959

Answer 25

Hailstorm

Question 26

Climate of Paid Vasco

Answer 26

Maritme and rainy

Question 27

90% of Txakoli grapes planted

Answer 27

Honadirribi Zuri

Question 28

Viticuture in Pais Vasco

Answer 28

Espaldera and Parrals

Question 29

3 DOs of Txakoli

Answer 29

DO Arabako Txakolina (Álava) DO Bizkaiko Txakolina (Bizkaia) DO Getariako Txakolina (Getaria)

Question 30

2 DOs of Txakoli on the coast

Answer 30

DO Bizkaiko Txakolina (Bizkaia) | DO Getariako Txakolina (Getaria)

Question 31

In which province did the Txakoli Winemakers Association start

Answer 31

Vizkaya (Bizkaia)