Practice Quiz #8 The Wines of Spain Flashcards
Name Three of Spain’s major wine-making Regions.
Any of these: Rioja Ribera del Duero Penedès Priorat Rueda Rìas Baixas Jerez
What does Cosecha mean in English?
Harvest or Vintage.
Name two Spanish wine Regions that historically make high-quality wine.
Rioja and Priorat.
What two primary Red Grapes make Rioja Wines?
Tempranillo and Garnacha.
What percentage of Rioja grapes are Red?
90% of Rioja Grapes are Red.
What does Vino de Pagos indicate about a Wine?
The Wine comes from a single estate.
What are the three levels fro aging Rioja Wine?
Ciranza
Reserva
Gran Reserva
In which wine region would you find Bodegas Montecillo, CVNE and Marqués de Càceres?
The Rioja Region.
In which wine Region would you find Vega Sicilia and Pasquera?
The Ribera del Duero region.
What major Red Grapes go into the wines of Ribera del Duero?
Tempranillo Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Garnacha
What is Spanish Sparkling Wine called and which Region produces most of it?
Cava and it is produced in the Pendès Region
What Major Grapes make the wines of Priorat?
Garnacha Cariñena Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Syrah
In which Region would you find the Wines of Alvaro Palacios, Mas Igneus, and Pasanau?
Priorat.
Where in Spain does Rueda lie?
North-Central Spain.
What Major Grape makes the majority of Wine from the Rìas Baixas Region.
Albariño.
