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North-Central Spain Flashcards

1
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What are the three autonomia’s of North-Central Spain?

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Navarra
La Rioja
Aragon

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What is the mountain range that divides France and Spain?

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Pyrenees Mountains NE

Cantabrian Mountains NW

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From where does the Ebro emerge?

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western Cantabrian mountains

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Which direction does the Ebro flow?

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SE

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5
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Where does Rioja DOCa get it’s name from?

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A smaller tributary of the Ebro called the Oja

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What year did Rioja receive it’s DOCa Status?

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1991

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7
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Who was named DOCa before?

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No one, Rioja was the first.

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For how many years has Rioja been making wine?

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2000 years

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9
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What Benedictine clergyman in the 13th centuries sung Rioja’s praises in verse?

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Gonzalo de Berceo (commemorated in Berceo reserva and gran reserva bottlings)

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10
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During what century did Rioja begin to define it’s current style we know today?

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19th - subject to French influence, american oak.

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11
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Traditional blending grapes of Rioja DOCa?

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Mazuelo (Carignan)
Graciano
Garnacha
Maturana Tinta (authorized in 2007)

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12
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To be called Rioja DOCa what is the minimum % of the four traditional blending grapes?

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85% - 95% if destemmed.

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13
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Name the “Experimental” grapes that can be used after min. of the traditional grapes are used.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Monastel

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14
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What are the white grapes permitted in Rioja DOCa?

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Viura (Macabeo) - dominant white
Garnacha Blanca
Malvasía Riojano
Maturana Blanca.

Permitted but cannot be more than 49% of the blend:
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Verdejo

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15
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What % of red grapes must be used to make rosato wines in Rioja DOCa?

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25%

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What are the minimum aging req. for red Crianza?

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Total 2 yrs aging prior to release, with a minimum year in oak.

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What are the min. aging req. for red Reserva?

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Total 3yrs again prior to release, including one year in oak.

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What are the aging req. for red Gran Reserva?

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2yrs in cask and 3yrs in bottle - prior to release.

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What are the permitted size of a Rioja barrel for aging?

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225-L, also the size of a barrique

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20
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What are the aging req. for white/rosato crianza?

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6 mo. in cask (can be barrel or stainless) - age for 2 yrs.

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21
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What are the aging req. for white/rosato Reserva?

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6 mo. in cask - age for 2 yrs. (in bottle or barrel)

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What are the aging req. for white/rosato Gran Reserva?

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6 mo. in cask - age for 4 yrs. (in bottle or barrel)

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23
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What are the names of the to towns that mark the northwest and the southeast of Rioja.

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Haro in the NW

Alfaro in the SE

24
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What are the three climatically different sub-zones of Rioja?

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Baja

25
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What style of wines are known in Rioja Alavesa?

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Re, vino joven wines meant for early consumption - carbonic maceration is sometimes employed.

26
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T or F Alavesa is the largest region?

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False, it is the smallest and sits directly north of the alta region - technically located in the Basque country.

27
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The soils in the Alavesa and Alta are what?

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calcareous clay

28
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What styles of wine is the Alta region known for?

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Age worthy trempranillo because it is slightly warmer the the Alavesa.

29
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What style of wine is the Baja Rioja known for?

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Hottest region, Granacha performs best here. . There is also more alluvial soils and ferrous clay.

30
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There are two big schools of thought on the different regions, what are they?

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  1. Rioja would be most complete as a blend of all three climatic regions.
  2. Rioja is great as a single vineyard in a region expression (Lopez de Heredia)
31
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In which sub-region is the winery renowned for it’s avant-garde architecture Ysios located?

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Rioja Alavesa

32
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Who designed the Marques de Riscal winery?

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Frank Gehry

33
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Lopez de Heredia has a new visitor’s boutique designed by who?

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Zaha Hadid

34
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What are the top wineries of Haro?

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Located on the south-side of the Ebro.
Lopez de Heredia
La Rioja Alta
Bodegas Muga
Bodegas Roda
CVNE
35
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What are the top wineries of Logroño of Rioja Alta?

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Marques de Murrieta

Artadi

36
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Fuenmayor top wineries in Rioja Alta?

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Bodegas LAN

Finca Valpiedra

37
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Cenicero top wineries in Rioja Alta?

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Marques de Caceres

38
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San Vicente de la Sons top winery in Rioja Alta?

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Senorio de San Vicente (On the north side of the river but still in Alta and not Alavesa)

39
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Briones top winery in Rioja Alta?

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Finca Allende

40
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Labastida top winery located in the Alavesa?

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La Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri

41
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Oyan’s top winery in the Alavesa?

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Bodegas El Coto

42
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Name the oldest winery in Haro.

A

Lopez de Heredia

43
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Where is the Navarra DO located?

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Directly north of Rioja, Navarra is big spoon to Rioja.

44
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What style of wine was Navarra originally known for?

A

Rosato wines.

45
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What is the % of red produced in Navarra DO now?

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60% of production

46
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Two principal red grapes of Navarra DO?

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Garnacha

Tempranillo

47
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Other permitted red grapes?

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Graciano
Mazuelo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah
Pinot Noir
48
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What is the % of white production in Navarra DO?

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6%

49
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Permitted white grapes?

A

Viura is most prominent

Garnacha Blanca
Malvasía
Moscatel de grano menudo
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
50
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What are the five subzones of Navarra DO?

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(The higher altitude in the north)
Valdizarbe
Baja Montaña
Tierra Estella

(In the center)
Ribera Alta

(In the hot south)
Ribera Baja

51
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What are the 3 DO Pago’s of Navarra DO?

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Señorio de Arínzano
Prado Irache in Tierra Estella
Bodegas Otazu in Valdizarbe

52
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What are the four DO’s of Aragon?

A

Campo de Borja DO
Calatayud DO
Cariñena DO
Somontano DO

53
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What are the characteristics of the Campo de Borja DO?

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Both Ribera Alta and Baja Navarra sub-zones extend into the Campo de Borja DO.
Granacha (w/tempranillo dominantes in production and acreage. Viura for white.

54
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What are the dominate grapes for production in the Calatayud DO and Cariñena DO?

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Grenacha

55
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What DO is the ancestral home of Carignan/Mazuelo grape?

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Cariñena DO - one of the oldest DOs in Spain established in 1932. Now - this DO is most famous for blends.

56
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What’s happening in the Somontano DO?

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up-and-coming Somontano DO (“beneath the mountain”) lies in the foothills of the Pyrenees near Catalonia, producing wines from local grapes such as the white Alcañón and red Parraleta, as well as a larger compliment of Spanish and international varietals.

57
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Where is Artadi’s vineyard”El Pison” located?

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Rioja, Rioja Alta, Logrono

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