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1
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What are the three main cities (the triangle) for producing Sherry ?

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Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlucar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria

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What is the minimum residual sugar level of a Pedro Ximenez ?

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Min. 212 g/L. residual sugar

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What is the minimum/maximum alcohol range for Oloroso and Palo Cortado ?

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Min. 17% and Max 22%

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What is the difference between a Sherry VOS and a VORS?

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VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum / Very Old Sherry) : min. 20 years average age

VORS (Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum / Very Old Rare Sherry) : min. 30 years average age

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What soil type is Albariza ? Barros ? Arenas ?

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  • Albariza = Limestone
  • Barros = Clay
  • Arenas = Sand
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Which varietal is the most planted in Montilla-Moriles DO ?

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Pedro Ximenez (planted in approximately 75% of the DO vineyard)

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What is a Vinos de Uvas Sobremaduradas, in Malaga DO ?

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Sweet wines produced from overripe grapes (and not fortified)

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Is Romé a white or red varietal ?

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Red - Romé is the only red grape authorized in Malaga Do

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What is the region where we find Binissalem DO & Pla i Llevant DO ?

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Baleraic Islands / Illes Balears

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What is the region where we can find Valle de la Orotova DO ?

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Canary Islands

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What is the minimum/maximum alcohol content for a cava from Cava DO ?

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Min 10.8% / max. 12.8%

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In Penedès DO, what does a Reserva15 mention on the label means ?

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  • It is an aging requirement - for a Classic Penedès (Sparkling wine made by traditional or ancestral method from organic grapes, min. 3.5 bars of pressure) - indicate a longer lees aging period of 15 years.
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What does a Velles Vinyes (Old Vine) mention imply in Priorat DOQ ?

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75 yr old vine – planted prior to 1945

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Principal soil of Priorat DOQ ?

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Licorella – reddish black slate with small particles of mica-quartz, and layers filled by clay.

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When was Priorat elevated to a DOCa status by Spain ?

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2009

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What is the style of a Garnatxa de Tarragona ?

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Vi de Licor from Garnatxa Blanca & Negre

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17
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True or Fasle ? A ‘Vimblanc’ is made from dried grapes.

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False – from overripe grapes – Vi de Licor 100% Pansa, and fortified, from Montsant DO

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What is the only DO of Extremadura ?

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Ribera del Guadiana DO

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True or False ? Vinos de Madrid DO is the only DO of Madrid region.

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True

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20
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In which region can we find those DO’s : Bullas + Jumilla + Yecla ?

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Murcia

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What are the DO’s of Valencia region ?

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Alicante Do
Utiel-Rquena DO
Valencia DO

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In Alicante DO, what is a ‘Fondillon’ ?

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-100% Monastrell, overripe, not fortified, min 16% ABV, min 10 yr in wood, 20-50 grams residual sugar
- aged in modified solera system, rancio like

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23
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In Valencia DO there is an authorized grape called ‘Forcayat’. Is it red or white ?

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Red

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24
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Where can we find the Vino de Pagos ‘Chozas Carrascal’ ?

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Utiel-Requena DO

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What is the the minimum lenght of time prior to release of Classic Penedès (Cava) ?

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15 months

For regular Cava, the minimum is 9 months

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True or False ? Freixenet was fined over 2 millons euros for not meeting basic Cava requirements.

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True

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27
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What is the difference between Vi de Finca and Vino de Pago ?

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Vi de Finca is just for Catalonia and certified only regionally

Vino de Pago is for Spain as a whole and has the legal definition of a DO

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What is the highest-elevation wine region of Spain ?

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Also the country’s tallest mountain : Mount Teide on Tenerife – vine grows at 1700m.

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29
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Where do we find the varietal ‘Listan Negro’ ?

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Canary Islands

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What is the most important grape varietal of Jumilla and Alicante?

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Monastrell

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31
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What is the designation of Extremadura ?

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Vino de la Tierra

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32
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Name a synonym for Listan Blanco.

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  • Palomino
  • It would originate from Andalusia, where it was brought from the Canary Islands.
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33
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From which DO most Pedro Ximénes grapes used for Sherry production come from ?

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Montilla Moriles DO

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34
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Name the two DOs producing Sherry wines.

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  • Xérès-Sherry DO
  • Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO
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True or false ? Xérès-Sherry Do & Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda DO share the same area of production.

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  • True

-They have different regulations in terms of aging and styles, but the grapes can all come from the whole region of Jerez vineyards.

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36
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When was Sherry DO established ?

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  • 1933
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37
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What does the word ‘sack’ refers to ?

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  • Term used in the 16-17th centuries by the British for imported fortified wine.
  • Could be Canary sack, Sherry Sack, Malaga sack, etc.
  • Different theories exist on what word it is exactly derived from. One, from Julian Jeff’s book Sherry, suggests it would come from the Spanish Sacas / exporters.
38
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What does the word ‘Capataz’ refers to ?

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Cellar Master in Jerez

39
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What does the word ‘Aguardente’ refers to ?

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Grape spirit

40
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What does the word ‘Mitad y Mitad’ refers to ?

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Mixture of grape spirit and mature sherry used for the fortification.

41
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What does the word ‘Butt’ refers to ?

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used american barrels, 500-600L

42
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What does the word ‘Sobretablas’ refers to ?

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Period of ‘’wait’’ to see if flor develops on the young wines. This determines the second classification of the wine, as if it stays in the biological aging that was chosen first, or if it moves to oxidative aging.

43
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What does the word ‘en Rama’ refers to ?

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Unfiltered Fino and Manzanilla

44
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What does the word ‘Yeso’ refers to ?

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Plaster, was used for acidification and clarification of Sherry base wines

45
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What does the word ‘Manzanilla Pasada’ refers to ?

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Like a Fino Viejo, aged minimum for 7 years

46
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What does the word ‘Aserpiado’ refers to ?

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Method of plowing Albariza vineyards that form waves. It helps retain more water during the winter/rainy months, so the soil absorbs more reserves.

47
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In Southern Spain, what does the word ‘Soleo’ refers to ?

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Sun-drying method for Pedro Ximenez grapes in Jerez.

48
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What does the word ‘Vara, pulgar’ refers to ?

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Stick and thumb, training system in sherry

49
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Who is responsible for bringing viticulture in Spain, more precisely in Cadiz, around 1100 BE?

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Phoenicians

50
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What concept did the Moors bring to Spain winemaking ?

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Distillation

51
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What style of sherry mixes both styles ; flor & oxidative aging?

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Amontillado (or medium)

52
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In order to be labeled VORS, a Sherry must be from a Solera whose youngest wine is at least 30 years old. True or false ?

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  • False
  • Solera must have an AVERAGE of at least 30 years.
53
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What style of Sherry is used as a base for Pale Cream ? and for Medium ?

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  • Fino or Manzanilla
  • Amontillado
54
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What river flows throught Jerez region ?

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  • Guadalquivir
55
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Spain’s latest DO ?

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  • Granada DO (2021)
56
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Name 3 DOs of the Canary Islands.

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  • Islas Canarias DO
  • Tenerife (Ycoden-daute-Isora DO,Tacoronte-Acentejo DO, Valle de - Orotava DO, Abona DO, Valle de Güimar DO)
  • Lanzarote DO
  • Gran Canaria DO
  • La Gomera DO
  • La Palma DO
  • El Herrio DO
57
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What are Cordon Trenzado in the vineyard ?

In which DO is it commonly used?

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  • they are untrained vines
  • Valle de la Orotava DO, Canary islands
58
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Uses of Hoyos? in Which DO is it used?

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  • Permits to reach the subsoil (sufficient moisture for the vine) and provides shelter from the wind.
  • Lanzarote DO
59
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How is called the tool used to extract sherry from the cask ?

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  • Venencia
60
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Bobal is a native grape from..?

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  • Utiel-Requena in Valencia, they have interesting old vines material (average around 40 years old)
61
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What are the four subzones of Valencia DO?

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  • Alto Turia, cultivates predominately white varieties, namely Merseguera and Macabeo, at elevations between 700 and 1,100 meters.
  • To the south, the Moscatel subregion takes its name from the family of grapes it utilizes for the production of sweet mistelas and fortified wines (Moscatel de Alejandría being the most significant).
  • Valentina subzone
  • Clariano
62
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Other than Bobal, what style of wine is produced in the Utiel-Requena?

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  • Cava de Requena
63
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What is the major grape variety of Yecla?

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  • Monastrell
64
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What is interesting about Phylloxera in Jumilla?

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  • it arrived extremely late, in 1980
65
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What is the major grape variety in Jumilla DO?

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  • Monastrell, varietally labeled reds and rosados are permitted when it occurs min 85%. It must be 100% for vino de licor
66
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What is the major grape variety of Bullas?

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  • Monastrell, red and rosado mist contain min 60% of Monastrell
67
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What are the subregions of Vinos de Madrid?

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  • Arganda (60% of the production)
  • Navalcarnero
  • San Martín de Valdeiglesias
  • El Molar (since 2019)
68
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Which Sierra range impacted the western part of Vinos de Madrid?

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  • Sierra de Gredos range
69
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What is the association in Vinos de Madrid who promoted Albillo Real?

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  • The Albillos y Garnachas de Gredos association
70
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What is Sobremadre wine produced in Vinos de Madrid?

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  • a traditional style for both red and orange wines, where skin contact is permitted without racking for up to 180 days
71
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How many hectares is in La Mancha DO?

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  • 160 000
72
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What is the traditional planting system in La Mancha DO?

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  • Marco Real, head trained system, the vines are spaced 2.5 meters from the next to reduce competition for water
73
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How is called Tempranillo in la Mancha DO?

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  • Cencibel, the most important grape in the area
74
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What are the DOs of Castilla-la Mancha?

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  • La Mancha
  • Ribera del Júcar
  • Manchuela
  • Almansa
  • Valdepeñas
  • Méntrida
  • Uclés
  • Monjédar
75
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Which DO in Castilla la Mancha borders Utiel-Requena? What is the major grape variety?

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  • Manchuela
  • Bobal, like Utiel-Requena, but also grow some Macabeo
76
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What is the major grape variety and the climate of Almansa DO in Castilla la Mancha?

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  • Monastrell, followed by Garnacha Tintorera
  • Semi-arid, considered like a transition between Meseta and Levante
77
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What is the major grape of Valdepeñas?

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  • Tempranillo
  • historically wine were fermented as Aloques or Claretes, like clairet from Bordeaux
78
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What is the major grape of Méntrida DO?

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  • Garnacha
79
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What is the major natural feature of Méntrida?

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  • Gredos range
80
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What is the major grape varietiy for Uclés and Mondéjar DO?

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  • Tempranillo
81
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Which DO borders the Portuguese Alentejo appellation?

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  • Ribera del Guadiana DO
82
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Other than wine, what Extremadura si renown for?

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  • Cork
  • jamón serrano
  • Manchego
83
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What is the Cava zona in Extremadura?

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  • Viñedos de Almendralejo in Tierra de Barros
84
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What is the major grape variety used for generoso wine in Condado de Huelva?

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  • Zalema
85
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Between Málaga and Sierras de Málaga, which one is used for dry wines?

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  • Sierras de Málaga
86
Q

What is the newest DO in Spain?

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  • Granada, since 2021 in Andalucia
87
Q

Where can we find the grape Vijiriego?

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  • Granada in Andalucia
  • used for sparkling wine
88
Q

What are the two DO of Mallorca?

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  • Binissalem
  • Pla i Llevant
89
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What are the two most important indigenous grape of Binissalem?

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  • Manto Negro
  • Moll (a white grape also called Prensal Blanc)
90
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What is the latitude of Canary Island?

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  • 28th parallel so it fall just outside the range considered optimal for quality viticulture

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