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Rioja Flashcards

1
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What regions contain Rioja DOCa?

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La Rioja
Pais Vasco
Navarra

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What are the subzones of Rioja DOCa, with regions

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Rioja Alta (La Rioja)
Rioja Oriental (Navarra)
Rioja Alavesa (Pais Vasco)
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What did Rioja Oriental replace?

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Rioja Baja

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4
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Styles of Rioja DOCa

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Vino Espumoso Calidad
Blanco
Rosado
Tinto

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Rioja DOCa white grapes

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Viura, Chard, SB, Verdejo, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanca, Maturana Blanca, Turruntes

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Rioja DOCa red grapes

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Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta

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Min amount of authorized red grapes in Rioja DOCa tinto

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Min 95% authorized red grapes if destemmed

Min 85% authorized if whole cluster

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min amount of authorized grapes for Rioja DOCa Blanco

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100% authorized white grapes

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Min amount of authorized grapes for Rioja DOCa Rosado

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Min 25% authorized red grapes

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What is Vino Espumoso Calidad?

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Traditional method Blanco or Rosado

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Min abv for Rioja DOCa

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Blanco/Rosado: 10.5%
Blanco/Rosado Reserva and GR: 11%
Tinto: 11.5%
Tinto Reserva and GR: 12%

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12
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What are the rules for chaptalization in Rioja DOCa?

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always illegal

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What is the aging for Vino Espumosa Calidad?

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min 15 mo on lees from date of tirage
Reserva: min 24 mo on lees
Gran Anada: min 36 mo on lees

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How long is Crianza aged for in Rioja DOCa?

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Blanco/Rosado: min 2 yrs, 6 mo in oak

Tinto: min 2 yrs, 1 in oak

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How long is Reserva Rioja DOCa aged for?

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Blanco/Rosado: min 2 years, 6 mo in oak

Tinto: min 3 years, 1 in oak, 6 mo btl

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16
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How long is Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa aged?

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Blanco/Rosado: min 4 years, 6mo oak

Tinto: min 60 mo, 24 mo in oak, 24 mo in btl

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What are the requirements forr Vino Espumosa Calidad?

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  • Traditional method
  • Manual harvest
  • Entirety of both fermentations must happen in same location
  • No additions, coloring or filtration
  • Sweetness Designations: Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut
  • Min 3.5 bars
18
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What additional requirement does Vino Calidad Espumoso have?

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must be 100% single vinatge

Must state said vintage

19
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What kind of barrels can be used for Rioja DOCa?

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Must be approx 225 L

20
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What are the geographical designations of Rioja DOCa?

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Vinedo Singular (single vineyard)
Vinos de Municipio
VInos de Zona

21
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What are the requirements for Rioja DOCa Vinedo Singular?

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  • Must be approved vineyard
  • Winery must have 10 yr history
  • min 35 yo vines
  • manual harvest
  • All production at winery
  • harvest date must be communicated ahead of time to Consejo Regulador
  • Consejo Regulador may assume control of a vineyard that has been declared from 7/1 to monitor it
  • Harvest and its weight must be reported to consejo regulador for review
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What are the requirements for Vinos de Municipio and Vinos de Zona?

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  • Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality/Zone
  • up to 15% can be from neighboring municipalites/zones
  • vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the municipality/zone
23
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What is the soil of Rioja Alta?

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Yellow calcareous clay in the north, lower slopes south of Ebro contain iron-rich clay

24
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What is the soil of Rioja Alavesa?

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Highest concentration of calcareous clay, the dominant soil between the Cantabrian Mountains and the north bank of the Ebro

25
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What is the soil of Rioja Oriental?

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Largest of the zones. Iron-rich clay. Lower flatter areas are alluvial and silty

26
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About what percentage of Rioja DOCa is planted to Tempranillo?

27
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Mazuelo synonym

28
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Viura synonym

29
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When was Vino Espumoso Calidad created?

30
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What winery produces Castillo Ygay?

What is their white called?

A

Marques de Murrietta

Capellania Reserva is 100% Viura

31
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What are Artadi’s single vineyards?

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La Poza
Valdegines
El Carretil

32
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What are the soils of Rioja DOCa?

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Arcillo Ferroso

Arcillo Calcero

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