North Central Spain

Question 1

What are the 4 DO Pagos of Navarra?

Answer 1

Otazu
Prado de Irache
Arínzano
Bolandin (2022)

Question 2

What 3 autonomías make up north central Spain?

Answer 2

• Navarra
• La Rioja
• Aragón

Question 3

Where is the DO Pago Aylés?

Answer 3

Cariñena DO

Question 4

What river emerges in the Cantabrian Mountains and passes through Rioja?

Answer 4

Ebro

Question 5

What are the blending reqs for Rioja red?

Answer 5

• Min 85% (95% if destemmed)
• Tempranillo
• Mazuelo
• Graciano
• Garnacha
• Maturana Tinta (authorized in 2007)

Question 6

When was the Cariñena DO established?

Answer 6

1932, one of Spain’s oldest delimited zones

Question 7

What is the blending req for Rioja rosado?

Answer 7

min 25% red grapes

Question 8

What is Macabeo known as in Rioja?

Answer 8

Viura

Question 9

What size cask must Rioja be aged in?

Answer 9

225 liters

Question 10

T or F - Rioja producers may age white or rosado Crianza or Reserva wines in a non-oxidative environment like stainless steel.

Answer 10

False - only Crianza white or rosado -Reserva must remain in oak or bottle for the min. period

Question 11

What kind of wine is produced in Rioja Alta?

Answer 11

Capable of producing age worthy Tempranillo, Mazuelo & Graciano

Question 12

What river is Rioja named after?

Answer 12

Oja River, a tributary of the Ebro River

Question 13

Where is the Aragon autonomía?

Answer 13

East of Rioja and Navarra

Question 14

What autonomía is Campo de Borja DO in?

Answer 14

Aragon

Question 15

What iconic producer is located in Briones, Rioja Alta?

Answer 15

Finca Allende

Question 16

What grape dominates the Cariñena DO?

Answer 16

• Garnacha
• Ancestral home to Carignan (Mazuelo), today, it is secondary

Question 17

What grape dominates the Calatayud DO?

Answer 17

Garnacha
Calatayud Superior: min. 85% old vine Garnacha Tinta (min. 50 years of age)

Question 18

What local grapes dominate the “up-and-coming” Somontano DO?

Answer 18

White - Alcañón
Red - Parraleta
(As well as a larger compliment of Spanish and International Varieties)

Question 19

What is the Rioja Crianza aging requirement?

Answer 19

Red - 2 yrs (1 yr in oak)
White - 2 yrs (6mos in oak)

Question 20

What is the Navarra DO historically famous for?

Answer 20

Rosado bottlings
(Saignée of Garnacha required)

Question 21

What are the major red and white grapes of the Navarra DO?

Answer 21

Red
-Garnacha
-Tempranillo
White
-Viura
-Grenache Blanc

Question 22

Styles of Navarra DO

Answer 22

Blanco
Rosado (Garnacha preferred; Sangrado/Saignée method required)
Tinto
Vino de Licor: Minimum 85% Moscatel

Question 23

What is the blend for Rioja blanco?

Answer 23

• Viura
• Garnacha Blanca
• Malvasía Riojano
• Maturana Blanca
• Max 49% combined (Chard, SB, Verdejo)

Question 24

What autonomía is Calatayud DO in?

Answer 24

Aragon

Question 25

What iconic producer is located in San Vincente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta?

Answer 25

Señorio de San Vincente

Question 26

What 4 iconic Rioja producers got started in the latter half of the 19th century?

Answer 26

- López de Heredia - CVNE (Compaña Vinicola del Norte de España) - La Rioja Alta - Berceo

Question 27

Which region in Spain is it common for carbonic maceration to be used?

Answer 27

Rioja Alavesa - the wines are often Vino Joven, as Tempranillo ripens earliest here

Question 28

What 5 iconic producers are located in Haro?

Answer 28

- López de Heredia - La Rioja Alta - Bodegas Muga - Bodegas Roda - CVNE

Question 29

What autonomía is Rioja in?

Answer 29

La Rioja

Question 30

Which autonomía is Navarra in?

Answer 30

Navarra

Question 31

Which autonomía is Calatayud in?

Answer 31

Aragon

Question 32

What is the Rioja Reserva aging req?

Answer 32

Red - 3 yrs (1 yr in oak) White - 2 yrs (6 mos in cask)

Question 33

When was Rioja promoted to DOCa?

Answer 33

1991

Question 34

What are the 5 subzones of Navarra DO?

Answer 34

(NW clockwise to SE) - Tierra Estrella - Valdizarbe - Ribera Alta - Baja Mountains - Ribera Baja

Question 35

What DO lies at the foot of the Pyrenées near Catalonia?

Answer 35

Somontano DO

Question 36

What iconic producer is located in Labastida, Rioja Alavesa?

Answer 36

La Granja

Question 37

Which autonomía is Cariñena in?

Answer 37

Aragon

Question 38

Which autonomía is Somontano DO in?

Answer 38

Aragon

Question 39

Where is the DO Pago Prado Irache?

Answer 39

Tierra Estrella (Navarra)

Question 40

What 2 iconic producers are in Logroño, Rioja Alta?

Answer 40

- Marqués de Murrieta - Artadi

Question 41

Where is the DO Pago Bodegas Otazu?

Answer 41

Valdizarbe (Navarra)

Question 42

What DOs are located in Aragon from North to South?

Answer 42

- Somontano DO - Campo de Borja DO - Cariñena DO - Calatayud DO

Question 43

What iconic producer is located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta?

Answer 43

- Bodegas Riojanas - Marqués de Cáceres

Question 44

What are the two major cities of Rioja?

Answer 44

- Haro - northwest - Alfaro - southeast

Question 45

What is the scientific name of American oak?

Answer 45

Quercus Alba

Question 46

What soils describe Rioja sub-zones?

Answer 46

- Alta - high proportions of calcareous clay - Alavesa - high proportions of calcareous clay - Oriental - alluvial sands & ferrous clay

Question 47

López de Heredia produces what two single vineyard estate wines?

Answer 47

- Bosconia - Tondonia

Question 48

Name 2 "experimental varieties" that may be used to finish the blend for Rioja red.

Answer 48

- Monastrell - Cab Sauv

Question 49

Where is the DO Pago Señorio de Arínzano?

Answer 49

Tierra Estrella (Navarra)

Question 50

What style of wine does Rioja Alavesa produce?

Answer 50

Tempranillo ripens earliest here, often producing Vino Joven wines (Carbonic maceration is common for such wines)

Question 51

Which autonomía is Campo de Borja DO in?

Answer 51

Aragon

Question 52

What is the oldest winery in Haro?

Answer 52

López de Heredia

Question 53

What type of wine is produced in Rioja Oriental?

Answer 53

Garnacha performs best here

Question 54

Is Ysios modern or traditional and where is it located?

Answer 54

- Modern - Rioja Alavesa

Question 55

What is the Rioja Gran Reserva aging req?

Answer 55

Red - 5 years with at least 2 yrs in cask + 2 yrs in bottle White - 4 yrs (6 mos in cask)

Question 56

Who is known for producing 100% Tempranillo from their estate vineyards in Rioja Alavesa?

Answer 56

Ysios

Question 57

Geography and Climate of Rioja.

Answer 57

Sierra de Cantabria = N Rioja -Atlantic winds -Ebro East = Continental West = maritime

Question 58

3 subzones of Rioja

Answer 58

Rioja Alta Rioja Alavesa Rioja Oriental

Question 59

Soil and geography of Rioja Alta

Answer 59

Rivers: Oja and Najerilla (tributaries of Ebro) Oja Valley Soil = chalky and alluvial Najerilla Valley = clay

Question 60

Soil and geography of Rioja Alavesa

Answer 60

North bank of Ebro w/in Basque Highest elevation Soil = limestone, clay

Question 61

Soil, geography, climate of Rioja Oriental

Answer 61

-warmest -clay soil (formerly Rioja Baja)

Question 62

What is Viñedo Singular

Answer 62

Single vineyard designation in Rioja -est 2017 -hand harvested -min 35 year old vines -30% lower yields

Question 63

What is Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja?

Answer 63

DOCa for traditional method sparkling in Rioja -white and rosato -manual harvest -min 15 months sur lie -Gran añada = 36 months -Brut, extra brut, and brut nature

Question 64

What are the permitted training methods in Rioja?

Answer 64

Cordon (single or double) "en vaso" (bush vines) "vara y pulgar" Double Guyot (the latter may be used for all white varieties except Viura, Malvasía, and Garnacha Blanca.)