Spain Flashcards
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Estates in Rias Baixas are called what?
A
Pazos
2
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What are the five DO’s of Galicia?
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Rias Baixas, Ribiero, Ribiero Sacra, Valdeorras, Monterrei
3
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How many DO’s does the Canary Islands contain?
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10
4
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Tempranillo is known as what in Ribera del Duero?
A
Tinto Fino, Tinta del País
5
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Wines labeled Albariño must contain how much of the grape?
A
100%
6
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Vega Sicilia and Pingus are located in what DO
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Ribera del Duero
7
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Which the coolest and wettest of the 5 Rias Baixas sub-zones?
A
Val do Salnés
8
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What are the primary white grapes of Bierzo?
A
Godello, Dona Branca
9
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What is Manto Negro?
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A traditional red grape of the Belearic Islands
10
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What is xabre?
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Sha-Bre, decomposed granite found in Rias Baixas
11
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What is the most important grape of Valdeorras?
A
Godello
12
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Gran vino de Rueda must come from vines that are how old?
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At least 30 years
13
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What is the most important grape of Ribeiro?
A
Treixadura
14
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What is the warmest DO of Galicia?
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Monterrei
15
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What white grape is most popular in the Canary Islands?
A
Listán Blanco (Palomino)
16
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What is Txakoli?
A
Wines of Basque country usually lightly spritz’d and low alcohol
17
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Where are the canary islands located?
A
Off the Moroccan coast, south of Maderia
18
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What are the grapes of Pingus?
A
100% Tempranillo, first vintage 1995
19
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When were the first DO’s established in Spain?
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1932
20
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What is the primary red DO of Galicia?
A
Ribeiro Sacra
21
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Vino de Pago’s was established in what year?
A
2003
22
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What is País Vasco?
A
Basque Country in Spain
23
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Ribera del Duero produces white wine: True or False?
A
True
Albillo Mayor
24
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In what Autonomous community is Toro located?
A
Castilla y León, west of Ribera del Duero
25
Rueda white wines must be composed of what grapes?
Minimum 50% Sauvignon Blanc and Verdejo
26
What is the most famous grape of Lanzarote?
Malvasia Volcanica
27
The best vineyards of Bierzo are typically planted on what soils?
Slate and Qaurtz
28
What is Hondarabbi Zuri?
Basque Country’s indigenous white grape
29
What are hoyos?
Traditional ash pits dug on the Lanzarote to shield vines from harsh winds, often with stone walls around them
30
Which Rioja winery brought new attention to Rueda?
Marques de Riscal, with Bordeaux consultant Emile Peynaud
31
What are the grapes of Vega Sicilia’s “Unico”?
80% Tempranillo, with Bordeaux varieties making the rest
32
What is the only white grape permitted in Ribera del Duero?
Albillo Mayor
33
What is Pálido?
A term referencing biologically aged and fortified wines from Rueda
34
What are the two Canary Islands with the most plantings?
Tenerife
Lanzarote
35
What is Fondillón?
A sweet wine made from Monastrell in a solera system un-fortified from Alicante DO
36
What does Joven indicate in Spain?
“young” wine with minimal to no oak influence
37
Jumilla Do is known for the production of what grape?
Monastrall aka Mouvedre
38
What is the DO furthest inland in Galicia?
Valdorras
39
Which of the sub-zones of Rias Baixas is not allowed to labeled?
Soutomaoir
40
Which of the Canary Islands holds the most DO’s?
Tenerife, 5 of the 10
41
Ribera del Duero, Bierzo, Rueda and Toro are all located in what autonomia?
Castilla y León
42
Basque country is known for what other alcoholic beverage?
Hard cider
43
Tempranillo must make up what percent of Ribera del Duero's wines?
75%
44
O Rosal and Condado do Tea both lie on what river?
Miño River
45
Pasquera was known for types of wine?
Mono varietal Tempranillo wines from Ribera del Duero
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Ribera Sacra red wines are typically based on what grape?
Mencia
47
What river does Toro lie on?
Duero River
48
What is Summum?
A rare labelling term found in Ribeira Sacra indicating at least 65% mencia for reds and 100% principal varieties for whites
49
Which 2 Rias Baixas sub-zones border Portugal?
O Rosal
Condado do Tea
50
What is the local name for Tempranillo in Toro?
Tinta de Toro
51
Which Autonomous community has the highest concentration of Vino’s de Pago’s?
Castilla-La Mancha
52
What is the river that flows through Ribera del Duero?
Duero, Douro River across the border of Portugal
53
Where are the Balearic Islands located?
In the Mediterranean off the coast of Catalonia
54
Which of the Rias Baixas sub-zones is the warmest and driest?
Condado do Tea
55
What is the traditional vine training method of the Canary Islands called?
Trenzado
56
What red grape is known for best quality wines of the Canary Islands?
Listán Negro
57
Rueda red wines are typically based on what grape?
Tempranillo, blended with Cab Sauv, Merlot, Garnacha, Syrah
58
What does a wine labeled añejo in Spain indicate?
Minimum of 2 years in in oak OR bottle, oak must be max 600L
59
Ribera de Duero is known for what grape?
Tempranillo
60
What was the first commercial winery of Rias Baixas?
Palacios de Fefiñanes
61
What does a wine labeled viejo in Spain indicate?
Minimum 3 years in oak, 600L max, demonstrates rancio characteristics
62
Crianza aging Ribera del Duero:
2 years total
1 year in barrel
63
What are the advantages to the Pergola system in Rias Baixas?
Vines are trained higher off the ground, allowing airflow to combat disease pressure, canopy has maximized sunlight exposure to aid ripening, and may protect grapes from sunburn. traditionally other crops were grown beneath the vines
64
What is Bobal?
3rd most planted grape in Spain behind Airén and Tempranillo
Found in Valencia
65
What is the translation of Txakoli?
Farm Wine
66
What does a wine labeled Noble in Spain indicate?
Minimum 18 months in oak OR bottle, oak must be max 600L
67
Bierzo lies on what river?
Sil River
68
Ribeiro Sacra lies on what two rivers?
Rivers Sil and Miño
69
Riserva aging requirements Ribera del Duero:
3 years total
1 year in barrel
70
What are Vino de Pago’s?
A quality classification that is outside the DO system. Wines must be estate grown, produced and bottled
71
Gran Reserva aging requirements Ribera del Duero:
5 years total
2 years in barrel
72
How many DO’s do the Balearic Islands contain?
Binnisalem DO
Pla I Llevant
73
What is vientos alisios?
Harsh winds of Lanzarote
74
What is the dominant grape of Calatayud DO?
Garnacha, 2/3 of vineyards
75
Wines labeled Viñas Viejas in Calatayud must be made from vines how old?
Min 35 years old
76
Calatayud Superior indicated what on a bottle?
min 85% Garnacha from vines that are older than 50 years
77
Vinos de Pagos must make wine for how many years before applying for the designation?
10 years
78
Name 3 Vino's de Pagos:
Finca Elez
Los Cerillos
Guijoso
79
Spain crianza tinto aging requirements:
2 years total
6 months in barrel
80
Spain Crianza blanco aging requirements:
18 months total
6 months in barrel
81
Spain reserva tinto aging requirements:
3 years total
1 year in barrel
82
Spain reserva blanco aging requirements:
2 years total
6 months in barrel
83
Spain gran reserva tinto aging requirements:
5 years total
18 months in barrel
84
Spain gran reserva blanco aging requirements:
4 years total
6 months in barrel
85
Spanish wines labeled with a age designation must be aged in a barrel of max what size?
330L
86
Rioja reserva wines must spend how long in bottle?
6 months
87
Rioja gran reserva tinto wines must spend how long in bottle?
2 years
88
What is the difference in Rioja and Ribeiro del Deuro aging?
Rioja adds time in bottle
89
Listan Negro is originally from where?
Canary Islands
90
What is another name for the mission grape?
Listan Prieto
91
What is mazuelo?
cariñena
92
What are mallas?
Wire cages used in Rioja to certify authenticity when fraud was an issue
93
What year did Rioja gain DOCa status?
1991
94
Michel Roland was hired by what bodega in Rioja in 1987? What was the name of the wine he created?
Bodegas Palacio,
Cosme Palacio y Hermanos Reserva Especial, aged for a shorter time in French barrique
95
Rioja spans what 4 autonomous communities?
La Rioja
Navarra
Basque Country
Castilla y Leon
96
What is the river of Rioja?
Ebro
97
What is mountain range to the north of Rioja?
Cantabrian
98
What are the 2 rivers of Rioja Alta?
Oja and Najerilla
tribituaries of the Ebro
99
Who makes Castillo y Gay Gran Reserva Rioja?
Marques de Murrietta
100
What are the mountains that many Rioja Baja vineyards are on?
Yerga Mountains
101
What is Maturana Tinta?
Trousseau
Bastardo
Merenzao
102
Rioja sparkling wines must be aged on the lee's how long?
15 months
103
What is Viñedo Singular?
Single vineyard designation of Rioja,
vines must be at least 35 years old
104
Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja "Crianza" aging:
15 months on the lee's
105
Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja "Reserva" aging:
24 months on the lee's
106
Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja "gran añada" aging:
36 months on lee's
107
what year was Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja introduced?
2017
108
What techniques would traditional Rioja producers use?
Blending from multiple sub regions and grapes
American Oak
Aging classification
open top ferments
109
Modern Rioja producers might use what techniques?
Mono Varietal Tempranillo wines
French Barrique
Shorter aging
no aging classification
cold soaking
temp control ferments
110
Navarra DO mandates rosé wines to be made in what method?
Saignee only, no direct pressing
111
Navarra crianza reds must be aged how long in barrel?
9 months
the rest are the same as Spain requirements
112
What are the 4 DO's of Aragon?
Calatayud
Cariñena
Campo de Borja
Somontano
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what is the name of the river that flows through Calatayud?
Jalón River
114
What is the most planted grape of Campo de Borja?
Garnacha
115
What does Cava mean?
Cellar
116
Freixenet and Codorníu Raventós are what?
Large Cava producers
117
Name the Autonomous communities allowed to produce cava:
Catalonia
La Rioja
Navarra
Valencia
Aragon
Basque Country
Extremadura
118
Basic cava must spend how long on the lee's?
9 months
119
Reserva Cava must be aged on the lee's how long?
18 months
120
Gran Reserva Cava must be aged on the lee's how long?
30 months
121
What is Cava de Paraje Calificado?
a new category of Cava created in 2014, first vintage on the market in 2017
36 months on lee's minimum
minimum vine age of 10 years
122
Cava de Paraje must be aged on the lee's how long?
36 months
123
Corpinat wines must be aged on the lee's how long?
18 months
124
What year did Priorat gain DOQ status?
2009
125
Who makes L'Ermita
Alvaro Palacios
126
Name two producers who put Priorat back on the map:
René Barbier - Clos Magador
Alvaro Palacios - Finca Dofí
127
What year was Vi de Vila introduced to Priorat?
2009
128
Name three villages that may be labeled on a bottle of Priorat:
Gratallops
Bellmunt del Priorat
La Morera de Monstant
Escaladei
Porerra
Poboleda
La Vilella Baixa
La Vilella Alta
El Lloar
Masos del Terme del Faset
Solanes del Terme de El Molar,
Torroja del Priorat.
129
What is the famous soil of Priorat?
Llicorella- composed of schistose mica and quartzite, allows roots to stretch deep to find water, and its reflective black-red surface radiates heat back onto the vines, similar to the Mosel’s blue slate
130
Vi de Vila wines of Priorat must contain how much Garnacha and Cariñena?
60%
only 50% if only one is present
131
What is velles vinyes?
"Old vine" designation in Priorat, must be at least 75 years old
132
What DO forms a near circle around Priorat?
Monstant DO
133
Describe Fondillon wines:
From the Alicante DO, late harvest Monastrell in aged in a solera like system, but unfortified. ~20-50 g/L of r/s, wines must be at least 10 years old
134
What color is bobal?
red, full bodied with rustic tannins
135
Jumilla DO is located in what Autonomous community?
Murcia
136
Jumilla DO is located in what Autonomous community?
Murcia
137
What is marco real?
a vine training method utilized in La Mancha DO where vines are spaced 2.5m apart to lower competition for what little water is available
138
What is the name for Tempranillo in La Mancha?
Cencibel
139
What is the dominant grape of Manchuela DO?
Bobal
140
What is the only DO of Extremadura?
Ribero del Gaudiana
141
What are the two DO's of Sherry production?
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO
Montilla Moriles
142
What is Spains newest DO?
Granada, 2021
143
Name 3 DO's of the Canary Islands:
La Palma
Lanzarote
La Gomera
El Hiero
Gran Canaria
144
A sweet wine made from Monastrell in a solera system un-fortified from Alicante DO
What is Fondillón?
145
“young” wine with minimal to no oak influence
What does Joven indicate in Spain?
146
What is the name of the Mt range that cuts through the Meseta Central?
Sistema Central
147
What is the only vino de pago of Aragon?
Aylés
