Southern Spain (Valencia and Murcia)

Question 1

What is the climate of Valencia DO?

Answer 1

A warm Mediterranean climate with cooling influences from altitude or proximity to the coast

Question 2

What is the elevation of the Alto Turia sub-zone of Valencia?

Answer 2

700-1110m
foothills of Sistema Iberico - upper valley of Turia River

Question 3

What are the notable varieties of the Alto Turia?

Answer 3

Moscatel de Alejandria and Merseguera

Question 4

What is the Vino de Pago of Valencia?

Answer 4

El Terrarazo

Question 5

What are the notable varieties of the Valentino sub-zone?

Answer 5

Red/Rosato
Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet)
Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Monastrell

White
Merseguera and Macabeo

Question 6

What is the cliamte of Utiel-Requena?

Answer 6

A continental climate, high altitude at 750m

Hot summers, very cold winters.

Rainfall is low at around 450 mm

Question 7

What is the most planted variety of Utiel-Requena?

Answer 7

Bobal, 70% of planting

Question 8

What are the characteristics of Bobal?

Answer 8

mid- to late budding
very drought tolerant
high acidity
vigorous and high yielding

Question 9

What is the climate of Alicante?

Answer 9

A Mediterranean climate, extremely dry

Question 10

What is the main production area of Alicante?

Answer 10

Vinalopo

Question 11

Which zone of Alicante makes Moscatel de Alejandria?

Answer 11

Marina Alta

Question 12

What is the most planted variety in Alicante?

Answer 12

Monastrell

Question 13

What % of Monastrell Alicante red wines require?

Answer 13

min 80%

Question 14

Where do you find Fondillon wines?

Answer 14

Alicante

Question 15

What is Fondillon?

Answer 15

a historic wine style, medium-sweet red wine
- a max of 40 g/l residual sugar, made from late-harvested Monastrell.
- min alcohol 16%
- matured for a min of 10 years in oak

Question 16

What is the climate of Jumilla?

Answer 16

a warm continental climate with hot summers and cold winters

Question 17

What are the altitude ranges of Jumilla?

Answer 17

400-800m, providing a cooling influences and large diurnal range

Question 18

What is the most planted grapes of Jumilla?

Answer 18

Monastrell

Question 19

What is the largest DO in Spain?

Answer 19

La Mancha

Question 20

What is the altitude of mesata in La Mancha?

Answer 20

500-700m

Question 21

What is the climate of La Mancha DO?

Answer 21

Continental with extremely hot summers and max temperatures up to 45C. Winters are very cold

Question 22

What are the soils of La Mancha?

Answer 22

limestone and Chalk within soils

Question 23

What grape variety has the largest vineyard area?

Answer 23

Airen, 90,000ha

Question 24

What is La Mancha synonym of Tempranillo?

Answer 24

Cencibel

Question 25

Who is the largest co-op in La Mancha?

Answer 25

Virgen de las Vians in Tomelloso 2000 members, 20,000ha!

Question 26

Where is Vino de Pago **Dominio de Valdepusa** located?

Answer 26

Castilla-La Mancha -> Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot

Question 27

What is the climate of Txakoli DO?

Answer 27

a moderate, maritime climate. Rainfall can be 1600 mm per annum

Question 28

What is the white variety of Txakoli DO?

Answer 28

Hondarrabi Zuri

Question 29

What are the DOs of Sierra de Gredos?

Answer 29

Vinos de Madrid DO Mantrida DO Cebreros DO Castilla y Leon VT

Question 30

What are the altitude of Sierra de Gredos?

Answer 30

600-1200m

Question 31

What are the most planted red grapes in Sierra de Gredos?

Answer 31

old vine Garnacha

Question 32

What are the most planted white grapes in Sierra de Gredos?

Answer 32

Albillo Real

Question 33

What are the islands of the Balearic Islands?

Answer 33

Mallorca Menorca Ibiza Formentara

Question 34

What is the key local grapes of the Balearic Islands?

Answer 34

Manto Negro Callet

Question 35

What are the characteristics of Manto Negro?

Answer 35

light colored high alcohol red fruit flavors

Question 36

What are the characteristics of Callet?

Answer 36

- Medium to medium (+) acidity - medium alcohol - red fruit flavors

Question 37

What is the climate of the Canary Islands?

Answer 37

a tropical influence

Question 38

What is the altitude of the most of the vineyards in the Canary Islands?

Answer 38

up to 1500 m

Question 39

Are the Canary Islands phylloxera free?

Answer 39

Yes

Question 40

What is the largest islands of the Canary Islands?

Answer 40

Tenerfife

Question 41

What are the most planted grapes in the Tenerife Islands?

Answer 41

Listan Negro Malvasia Listan Blanco (Palomino)

Question 42

What are the characteristics of Listan Negro?

Answer 42

- Light to medium body - medium tannins - flavors of raspberry and plum - Carbonic maceration is often used

Question 43

What is the soils of the Lanzarote Island? What styles of wine is mostly produced here? How?

Answer 43

relatively flat with dark volcanic soils dry and sweet, low density, low yielding, Malvasia vines planted in craters, surrounded by stone -> protect from wind, capture moisture.