Southern Spain

Question 1

What kind of one does Valencia DO make?

Answer 1

Merseguera grape and other varieties. The wines can be fairly neutral, and the region is better known for its oranges and its paella.

Question 2

What are the two DO’s of Valencia?

Answer 2

Alicante DO and Utiel-Requena DO

Question 3

What style of wine is Alicante DO known for?

Answer 3

A dessert wine called Fondillón. A solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes aged for a minimum of ten years.

Question 4

What style wine does Utiel-Requena DO make?

Answer 4

Red wines, Bobal grape as doble pasta is a traditional style.

Question 5

What is doble pasta?

Answer 5

Doble Pasta red wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp. Normally used for strengthening weaker blends.

Question 6

In what region is Utiel-Requena DO located?

Answer 6

Valencia

Question 7

What kind of wine is produced in the Valencia DO?

Answer 7

Dry, whites from the grape Meseguera

Question 8

What are the three DO zones of Valencia?

Answer 8

Utiel-Requena DO
Valencia DO
Alicante DO

Question 9

What kind of soils does Scala Dei have in Priorat?

Answer 9

Schist soils

Question 10

What are the (8) DO regions of Castilla-La Mancha?

Answer 10

Mentrida DO
Vinos de Madrid DO
Mondejar DO
La Mancha DO
Valdepenas DO
Ribera de Jucar DO
Manchuela DO
Almansa DO

Question 11

What is tempranillo called in Castilla-La Mancha?

Answer 11

Cencibel

Question 12

What is special about the demarcated region of Castilla-La Mancha?

Answer 12

It is the largest demarcated wine region in Europe.

Question 13

What kind of grape is important to the region of Alma’s DO?

Answer 13

Granacha Tintorera

Question 14

What is the prominent grape in Manchuela DO?

Answer 14

Bobal

Question 15

Where else does one find Bobal grown besides in Manchuela DO?

Answer 15

Utiel-Requena DO

Question 16

What is the wine culture like in Mentrida DO?

Answer 16

Famous producers, pioneer Marqués de Griñon using international grape varietals. Declassified their wines in order to use irrigation in the hot, desert-like region. Vino de Mesa. Received DO Pago status.

Question 17

Name the current DO Pagos in Mentrida DO.

Answer 17

(2003) Marques de Griñon an estate appellation: DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa. filmmaker Manuel Manzaneque received its own appellation, DO Pago Finca Élez.
(2005) Guijoso
(2006) Dehesa del Carrizal in
(2009) Campo de la Guardia and Pago Florentino in. Casa del Blanco and Calzadilla received DO Pago status in 2010 and 2011, respectively

Question 18

What is one of the controversial aspects of these DO classifications in Mentrida DO?

Answer 18

They are all extracted international styes that seem to speak little about terror.