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Rias Baixas Flashcards

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Where is the town Scala Dei?

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Priorat

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priorat’s famous soil

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llicorella

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Priorat is based on these grapes

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garnacha and carinena

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Describe the general region of Priorat

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small, mountainous region of a few tiny villages surrounding an ancient monastery

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5
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t/f: white wine is made in Priorat

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true

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6
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Priorat’s classification system

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DOQ Priorat - regional wines of Priorat
Vi de Vila - village wine
Vi de Paratge - wine from a historic area (equiv to Burgundy climat) & made from vines at least 15 yrs old
Vinya Classificada - single vineyard wine - equiv to Premier Cru & 20 yr old vines
Gran Vinya Classificada - single vineyard Grand Cru / 35 + yr old vines

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7
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Priorat’s classification system is most comparable to _____, but with this additional component

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Burgundy, vine age

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Unlike Rioja and Ribera del Duero, Priorat wine is almost always aged in ____ Oak, never American Oak

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French

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9
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soil of Priorat

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black slate known as llicorella

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this DO almost encircles Priorat and producers a similar style of wine

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Montsant DO

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What is Vi de Vila?

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priorat’s equiv to village wine

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12
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The Basque Region borders this body of water

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Bay of Biscay

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13
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Txakoli is made in…

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Basque Region

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Txakoli is made primarily from a group of 3 grapes known as…

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hondaribbi zuri

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the 3 main versions of Txakoli

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Geteriako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

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Bierzo used to be the Iberian Peninsula’s largest ___-____ ____, back in the ancient Roman times

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gold-mining operation

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Bierzo soil

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slate and quartz

18
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main white grape of Bierzo

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Godello

19
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Where are the DOs Cataluyud and Campo de Borja found?

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Southeast of Rioja

20
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What are the DOs Cataluyud and Campo de Borja known for?

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amazing Grenache

21
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What is Jumilla?

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DO. high altitude, arid valley

22
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soils of Ribeira Sacra

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granite, slate limestone

23
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the two important rivers of Ribeira Sacra

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Mino and Sil

24
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the top 2 grapes of Ribeira Sacra

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Mencia
Godello

25
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Ribeira Sacra Mencia vs Bierzo Mencia

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Ribeira Sacra - a more cool-climate style of Mencia

26
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Rueda’s top grape

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Verdejo

27
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Some of the world’s oldest white grapevines are found in..

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Rueda

28
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Rueda drinks comparable to..

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white Bordeaux

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