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Rioja aging quality levels for red wines

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Crianza- 2 years aging, 1 minimum in oak

Reserva 3 years aging, 1 year minimum in oak

Gran Reserva- 5 years, 2 minimum in oak

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Important Spanish regions

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Rias Baixas
Rioja
Ribera del Duero
Toro
Rueda
Penedes (cava)
Priorat

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Rias Baixas location/climate

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Northwest corner of spain, borders Portugal

Humid and maritime (due to proximity to atlantic ocean/ numerous rivers)

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Albarino vinification

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Stainless steel fermentation

crisp dry aromatic white wine

Albarino is labeled by varietal, not region. unlike most other spanish wine

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Where did Rioja get its name?

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Named after the Oja, named after a small tributary of the main river Ebro

rio (river) Oja

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Rioja location/geography

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North-central spain.

Cantabrian mountains North West
Pyrenees Mountans North East

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Vino tinto-

Vino blanco-

Vino rosado

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(spanish wine)
tinto- red
blanco- white
rosado- rose

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Seco vs Dulce in spanish wine

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seco-dry

dulce-sweet

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What was Spains first DOCa

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Rioja

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What river flows through Rioja?

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Ebro

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Rioja Climate

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Dry, continental

Cantabrian and Pyrenees mountains create rain shadow from Atlantic

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3 Sub-regions of Rioja (from west to east)

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Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Baja (warmest)

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Red/White grapes of Rioja

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Tempranillo
Garnacha
Mazuelo (carignan)
Graciano

*Viura (macabeo)
malvasia
Garnacha blanca
Tempranillo blanco

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Oak use in Rioja

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Traditional-American oak, old world in style

Modern- French oak

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What is a bodega?

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Spanish winery or wine estate

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The Duero River Valley wine regions from west to east

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Toro> Rueda> Ribera del Duero

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Ribera del Duero Climate

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Continental.

Hot summers, cold winters, and extreme diurnal shifts

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Local names for Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero

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Tinto Fino

Tinto del Pias

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What wines are made in Ribera del Duero?

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Red wines only, small production of rose

20
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Where is Vega-Sicilia located?

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Ribera del Duero

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Toro Climate

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Continental, extremely hot, dry summers

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Toro Grape

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Tempranillo (known as Tinto de Toro)

Toro is known for rich, intense red wines

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Rueda climate

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continental

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What wines are made in Rueda?

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Crisp dry whites

Verdejo
sauvignon blanc

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Cava location/ climate

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Northeast spain. Overlaps penedes and several other DO appelations

mediterranean climate

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Cava vinification

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Metodo tradicional (champagne method)

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Cava grapes

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all white

Xarel-lo
macabeo
parellada

some chardonnay

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Priorat DOCa location/climate

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NE spain, few miles from mediterranean

Hot and dry

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What is llicorella?

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Best soil in priorat, a mix of black slate and quartzite

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Priorat grape varietes

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Garnaca
Cariñena (Carignan)

intense, concentrated dry reds

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