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1
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Autonomia of green Spain

A

Galicia
Pias vasco
Cantabria
Asturias

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2
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Climate of Galicia

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Maritime

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DO of Galicia

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Riax baixas 
Ribiero 
Ribiero sarca 
Valdeorras 
Monteirrie
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4
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Sub zones of Rias Baixas

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Val do salnes 
Ribeira de ulla 
Soutomair 
O Rosal 
Condado de tea
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5
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Grape components on wine of Val do salnes and Ribiero de Ulla

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Min 70% of Albarino Louriero triexadura Caino blanco

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6
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Grape component of Condado de tea

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Min 70% albarino and rest Triexadura

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7
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Grape component of O Rosal

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Min 70% albarino and rest Louriero

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8
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Red grape of Rias baixas

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Ciano
Espadiero
Mencia

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9
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Which river is there in Ribiero DO

A

Mino river

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Red and white grape variety of Ribiero DO

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Red - Ciano

White - Triexadura

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11
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Dried wine speciality of Ribiero DO

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Vino tostado

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Ribeira sarca Sub region

A 
Amandi 
Chantada 
Ribeira do sil 
Ribeira do mino 
Quiroga Bibei
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13
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Red and white grape permitted in Ribiera sarca

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White - Triexadura and godello

Red - Mencia

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14
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White grape variety of Valdeorras

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Godello

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15
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DO zones of pias vasco

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Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txokolina
Arabako Txakolina

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Red and white grape variety of Pias vasco

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Red - Ondarrabi beltza

White - Ondarrabi zuri

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17
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Rare rose wine of Pias vasco

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Oja de gallo made by blend of red and white

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18
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PGI wine of Spain know as

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Vino de la Tierra

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19
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PDO wines of Spain

A 
VCIG 
DO 
DOCa
Vino de Pago 
Vino de Pago calificada
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20
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Crianza | Reserva | Gran Reserva agieng of red wine in Spain

A

Crianza - Min 2 year with min 6 months in oak
Reserva - Min 3 year with min 1 year in oak
Gran Reserva- Min 5 year with min 18 months in oak

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21
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Crianza | Reserva | Gran Reserva agieng for white and rose in Spain

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Crianza - min 18 months with min 6 months In oak
Reserva - Min 2 year with min 6 months in oak
Gran Reserva -Min 4 year with min 6 months in oak

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22
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Largest autonomia of Spain

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Castilla y leon

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23
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In castilla y leon river duero passes through which all DO

A 
Ribiera del duero 
Toro 
Rueda 
Tierra del vino de zamora 
Arribes
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24
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Name all DO of Castilla y leon

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Ribiera del duero 
Toro 
Rueda 
Tierra del vino de zamora 
Arribes
Arlanza 
Cigales 
Bierzo 
Tierra de leon
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25
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Grape variety used by Bierzo DO in red rose and white

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Red -Min 70% mencia
Rose - Min 50 % mencia
White - Godello and Dona blanca

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26
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Red grape variety used by Leon DO

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Mencia and Prieto picudo

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27
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Vega sicilia is founded by

A

Don eloy lecanda y chaves

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28
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White grape variety used by Ribiera del duero

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Min 75% albillo mayer

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29
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Red grape variety of Ribiera del duero an min requirement

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Tempranillo min 75%

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30
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Tempranillo is also know as in Ribiera del duero

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Tinto del pais

Tinto fino

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31
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Agieng requirement of Ribiera del duero

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Crianza - 2 yr (1 yr in oak ) 
Reserva-3 yr (1 yr in oak ) 
Gran reserva - 5 yr (2 yr in oak ) 
Roble - min 3 months in oak 
Joven - less than 3 months in oak
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32
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Which producer rejuvenated verdejo in Reuda DO

A

Marques de riscal

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33
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Grape used for White wine in Reuda

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Min 50% verdejo or Sauvignon blanc often blended with Viura, Chardonnay or viognier

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34
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Red authorized grape variety for Reuda DO

A

Tempranillo

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35
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Min % of red grape to be used in rosado of Reuda

A

Min 50% authorised red grape

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36
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White grape used sparkling wine reuda

A

Min 75% white grape verdejo or sauvignon blanc

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37
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Red grape requirement of Toro DO

A

Min 75% tinta de toro

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38
Q

White grape permitted by Toro DO

A

Verdejo or Malvasia

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39
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Grape variety permitted by Toro for rose wine

A

Tinta de toro and Garnacha

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40
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Producers of Toro DO

A

Farina
Numanthia Termes
Bodega Pintia

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41
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Second region in spain to recieve DOCa

A

Priorat

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42
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Soil of Priorat

A

Llicorrella (mix of black slate and quartzite)

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43
Q

Original 5 clos founded by Rene barbier

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Clos magador 
Clos dofi 
Clos erasmus 
Clos del obac 
Clos martinet
44
Q

Village category of Priorat know as

A

Vi de Vila or Vino de pueblo

45
Q

Name all DO of catalunya

A 
Priorat 
Monstant 
Tarragon 
Penedes 
Conca barbera 
Alella 
Costers del segre 
Cava DO 
Catalunya 
Emporada 
Pla de Bages
46
Q

Name the village from Priorat

A 
Gratallops 
La morera de monstant 
Bellmunt de priorat 
Escaladei 
Porrera 
Poboleda 
La viella Baixa 
La viella Alta 
El Lloar 
Falset 
Tarroja del priorat 
Solanes
47
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Major Red grape of priorat

A

Garnacha and Carignan

48
Q

What does Vi de Guardia means on the label of Priorat DOCa

A

Min 12 months in oak

49
Q

Sub zones of Costers del Segre

A 
Pallars Jussa 
Raimat 
Artesa de segre 
Valls du Riucorb 
Segria 
Garrigues 
Urgell
50
Q

Raimat estate is owned by

A

Manuel Raventos

51
Q

Sub zones of Penedes

A

Baixa Penedes
Medio Penedes
Alt Penedes

52
Q

Synonym of tempranillo in penedes

A

Ull de lebre

53
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Birth place of Cava

A

San sadurni d Anoia

54
Q

In which DO xarello is known as Pansa Blanca

55
Q

DO of Balearic Island

A

Pla i lLevant

Binissalem Mallorca

56
Q

Grape variety of Balearic Island

A

Manto Negro

Moll (Prensal Blanc)

57
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Regions of Cava DO

A 
Aragon 
Catalunya 
Basque 
La rioja 
Navarra 
Valencia 
Extremadura
58
Q

Grape variety permitted by Cava

A

white - Parella macabeo xarello chardonnay malvasia

Red - Pinot noir monastrell garnacha trepat

59
Q

Which grape variety is only used for rose in Cava

60
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Different agieng requirement for Cava

A

Cava - Min 9 months
Reserva - Min 18 months
Gran reserva - Min 30 months on lees (extra brut, brut, brut nature )
Cava de Paraje calificado - Min 36 months on lees

61
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Minimum requirement for Cava de Paratje calificado

A 
Single vineyard 
Hand harvested 
Vines must be 10 year old 
Min 36 months on lees 
Vintage dated 
Brut nature brut extra brut
62
Q

Autonomia of North central Spain

A

Navarra
La rioja
Aragon

63
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Which mountains protect in northeastern in north central Spain

64
Q

Which mountain protects the north central in northwest

A

Cantabrian mountains

65
Q

Which river passes through the Rioja

66
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Which is the first region in Spain to be given the status of Denomincion de Origen calificada and the year

A

1991 - Rioja

67
Q

Red grape permitted in rioja

A 
Tempranillo 
Mazuelo 
Garnacha 
Graciano 
Maturana Tinta
68
Q

Carignan synonym in rioja

69
Q

White grape permitted in Rioja

A 
Viura
Garnacha blanca 
Malvasia riojano 
Maturana blanca 
Chardonnay 
Tempranillo blanco 
Sauvignon blanc 
Verdejo
70
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Agieng for red in Rioja

A

Crianza - 2 year ( min 1 year in oak )
Reserva -3 year (min 1 year in oak )
Gran Reserva-5 year (min 2 year in oak )

71
Q

Agieng of white and rose wines of Rioja

A

Crianza - 18 months
Reserva - 24 months
Gran Reserva - 4 year

Oak ageing for all 6 months (crianza can be aged in stainless steel )

72
Q

Sub zones of Rioja

A

Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Baja

73
Q

Soil of Rioja

A

Rioja alta and Alavesa - Calcereous clay

Rioja Baja - Ferrous clay and alluvial soil

74
Q

Single vineyard wine requirement in rioja

A

Winery must have 10 year working with vineyard
Lower yield than regional requirement
Vines must be 35 year old
Hand harvesting

75
Q

Agieng requirement of Sparkling wine In Rioja

A

Vino espumoso- 15 months on lees
Reserva - 24 months on lees
Gran Anada- 36 months on lees

76
Q

Which style of Espumoso needs to be vintage dated In Rioja

A

Gran anada

77
Q

Navarra sub zones

A

Higher altitude- Valdizarbe, Baja Montana, tierra Estella

Hot southern sector - Ribera alta and Ribera Baja

78
Q

DO Pago of Rioja

A

Valdizarbe- Bodega otazu

Tierra Estella - prado Irache and senorio de arinzano

79
Q

DO of Autonomia Aragon

A

Campo de borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

80
Q

White and red local grape of somantano

A

White - Alcanon

Red - Parraleta

81
Q

DO of Autonomia Valencia

A

Valencia DO
Alicante DO
Uteil Requena DO

82
Q

Local white grape of Valencia DO

A

Merseguera

83
Q

Doble pasta is a speciality of which DO

A

Uteil Requena

84
Q

What does Doble pasta means

A

Wines macerated and fermented with double the amount of skins and pulp

85
Q

DO of Autonomia murcia

A

Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas

86
Q

Europe largest demarcated wine region

A

La Mancha DO

87
Q

Red and white grape variety of La Mancha DO

A

Red cencibel

White - Airen

88
Q

Tempranillo is also know as in La Mancha DO

89
Q

DO Pago from mentrida DO

A

DO Pago Domino de Valdepusa

90
Q

In 2019 name the Estate which were awarded DO Pago

A

DO el Pago de vallegarcia
DO Pago de la Jaraba
Pagos Los Cerrilos

91
Q

DO Pago from Castilla y Mancha

A 
Domino de Valdepusa 
Finca elez 
Guijoso 
Dehesa del carrizal 
Campo de la Guardia 
Florentino 
Casa del Blanco 
Calzadilla 
Vallegarcia 
La Jaraba 
Los cerrilos 
El vicario
92
Q

DO Pago from Utiel requena

A

El terrerazo
Los balaguesses
Vera de estenas
Chozas carrascal

93
Q

DO Pago of Carinena DO

94
Q

Which DO is also know as Valley of rocks

A

Valdepenas DO

95
Q

Red and white grape variety of Valdepenas

A

Red - Cencibel

White - Airen

96
Q

Sub zones of Valdepenas

A 
Los Llanos (western) 
Las Aberturas (northern)
97
Q

Red and white grape variety of Mondejar DO

A

Red - Cencibel, Cabernet Sauvignon,

White - Malvar

98
Q

Sub zones of Vino de Madrid

A

Arganda
Navalcarnero
San Martin de Valdeiglesias

99
Q

DO of Autonomia Extremadura

A

Ribera del Guadiana DO

100
Q

Sub zones of Ribera del Guadiana

A 
Ribera Alta Guadiana 
Ribera Baja Guadiana 
Matanegra 
Canamero 
Montanchez 
Tierra de barros
101
Q

DO of canary island

A 
La Palma 
El Hierro 
Gran Canaria 
La gomera 
Lanzarote 
Abona 
Tacoronte acentejo 
Valle de Guimar 
Valle de la Orotava 
Ycoden Daute Isora
102
Q

DO of Andalusia

A 
Malaga 
Sierras de Malaga 
Montilla Moriles 
Condado de Huelva 
Jerez-xeres-Sherry 
Manzanilla sanlucar de Barrameda
103
Q

Golden triangle of Sherry

A

Jerez de la fontera
Sanlucar de barrameda
El puerto de Santa Maria

104
Q

Main grape variety of Montilla morilles

A

Pedro Ximinez

105
Q

Agieng catergory of Malaga wines

A 
Malaga Palido (max 6 months ) 
Malaga (6 months to 1 year ) 
Malaga noble (2-3 year ) 
Malaga Aneja (3-5 year) 
Malaga transanejo (min 5 year )

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