Green Spain

Question 1

Which four autonomous regions comprise Green Spain?

Answer 1

Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, País Vasco

Question 2

What is the name of Galicia’s historically-significant capital?

Answer 2

Santiago de Compostela

Question 3

The majority of grape varieties grown in Galicia are indigenous. True or False.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

What is the name for the submerged river valleys situated along Galicia’s coastline?

Answer 4

Rías

Question 5

What is the primary climate of Galicia?

Answer 5

Maritime

Question 6

What are the two most important rivers in Galicia?

Answer 6

Miño River & Sil River

Question 7

What is the name of the mountain range in Galicia which forms the western end of the Cordillera Cantábrica?

Answer 7

Macizo Galaico / Galician Massif

Question 8

What is the term for pergolas in DO Rías Baixas?

Answer 8

Parrals

Question 9

What is the primary grape of DO Rías Baixas?

Answer 9

Albariño

Question 10

What is the most important red grape in Galicia?

Answer 10

Mencía

Question 11

Which subzone of DO Rías Baixas is the oldest and is known as the birthpof Albariño?

Answer 11

Val do Salnés

Question 12

Which is the warmest subzone in DO Rías Baixas?

Answer 12

Condado do Tea

Question 13

Which Rías Baixas subzone produces only varietal Albariño?

Answer 13

Soutomaior

Question 14

Which is the northernmost subzone in DO Rías Baixas?

Answer 14

Ribeira do Ulla

Question 15

What is the Galician word for “bodega”?

Answer 15

Adega

Question 16

What does “Ribeira Sacra” translate to in English?

Answer 16

Sacred Riverbank

Question 17

What is the special designation in DO Ribeira Sacra for red wines with 85% of preferred varieties?

Answer 17

Ribeira Sacra Summum

Question 18

White wines labeled as Ribeira Sacra Summum must be made from what percentage of preferred varieties?

Answer 18

100%

Question 19

What is the dominant grape grown throughout DO Ribeira Sacra?

Answer 19

Mencía

Question 20

DO Ribeira Sacra has how many subzones?

Answer 20

Five

Question 21

What is the primary white grape of DO Ribeiro?

Answer 21

Treixadura

Question 22

The vineyards of Ribeiro border which three rivers?

Answer 22

Miño River, Avia River, and Arnoia River

Question 23

What is the name for boutique estate wineries in Ribeiro?

Answer 23

Colleiteiros

Question 24

How many sub-zones are in DO Valdeorras?

Answer 24

Eight

Question 25

What is the name of the DO Valdeorras category for wines produced with 85% of the preferred varieties?

Answer 25

Valdeorras Castas Nobles

Question 26

What is the primary white grape of DO Valdeorras?

Answer 26

Godello

Question 27

Which topographic feature forms a natural border between Asturias and Cantabria to the north and Castilla y León to the south?

Answer 27

Cordillera Cantábrica

Question 28

What is the term for warm and drying winds on the leeward side of a mountain?

Answer 28

Foehn winds/Foehn effect

Question 29

Wines produced in Asturias are primarily red. True or False?

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

Wines produced in the northern part of Cantabria are mostly red whereas in the south they are mostly white. True or False?

Answer 30

False (the opposite is true)

Question 31

What are the names of the three provinces of País Vasco?

Answer 31

Álava/Araba, Vizcaya/Bizkaia, Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa

Question 32

Which major river creates part of the southern border of País Vasco?

Answer 32

Ebro River

Question 33

The País Vasco coastal provinces of Vizcaya and Guipúzcoa are largely continental with some maritime influence. True or False?

Answer 33

FALSE (they are maritime)

Question 34

Approximately what percentage of wine made in the three Basque DOs is white?

Answer 34

95%

Question 35

What is the main white grape of the three Basque DOs?

Answer 35

Hondarribi Zuri

Question 36

What is the sole red grape of the three Basque DOs?

Answer 36

Hondarribi Beltza

Question 37

Which is the smallest and driest País Vasco appellation?

Answer 37

DO Arabako Txakolina/Txakoli de Álava/Chacolí de Álava

Question 38

Which is the wettest DO in País Vasco?

Answer 38

DO Getariako Txakolina/Txakoli de Getaria/Chacolí de Getaria

Question 39

In which País Vasco province did producers formed the Txakoli Winemaker’s Association in the 1980s?

Answer 39

Vizcaya/Bizkaia