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1
Q

What are the aging requirements for Blanco and Rosado wines in Rioja?
Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva.

A

Crianza: 18 months
Reserva: 2 years
Gran Reserva: 4 years.
ALL must spend 6 months in oak.

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What is the only white grape allowed in Ribera del Duero?

A

Abillo Mayor

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3
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What are the lees aging requirements for Cava

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9 Months.
18 months for reserva.
30 months for gran reserva.

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4
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What is En Espatilera

A

Trellis training system.

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5
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What are the major grapes of the following regions?
1. Rias Baixas
2. Ribero
3. Riberio Sacra
4. Valdeorras
5. Monterrei

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  1. Albarino
  2. Treixadura
  3. Mencia (90% of plantings)
  4. Godello
  5. Dona Branca (Blanco) Mencia (Tinta)
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6
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What are the subregions of Rias Baixas?

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Val do Salnes
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea

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7
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What are the DOs of Catalunya?

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Terra Alta
Terragona
Montsant
Priorat
Costers del Segre
Conca de Barbera
Penedes
Alella

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8
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What are the DOs of Aragon?

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

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9
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Where is Arlanza DO?

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Castilla-y-Leon
North of Ribera del Duero

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10
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In which region is Pingus made?
What is the grape?
When was the first vintage?

A

Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo
1995

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11
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What is Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero?

A

Tinta del Pais
Tinta Fino

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12
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What are the islands of Balearic Islands?

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(East to West)
Ibiza
Formentera
Mallorca
Menorca

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13
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Who makes Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial?
What is the grape?

A

Marques de Murrieta
Termpranillo dominant blend w/ Mazuelo.

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14
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In Rioja, what white varietals cannot be trained using double guyot?

A

Viura
Malvasia
Garnacha Blanc

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15
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What are the subzones of Txalolina?

A

Getariako
Bizkaiko
Arabako

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16
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What producer started Clos Magador?

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Alvaro Palacios.

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17
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What are the provinces of Ribera del Duero?

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Valladolid
Burgos
Soria
Sergovia

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18
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What are the alcohol ranges for Priorat Blanco, Rosado, and Tinto?

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Blanco/Rosado: 11-15%
Tinto: 12-15%

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19
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Name two producers from Valencia

A

Bodegas Volver
Bodegas Murviedro (in Alicante)
Bodegas Primitico Quiles (Fondillon)

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20
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Name a red wine producer from Rias Baixas.

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Forjas del Salnes
Red blend w/ Espadeiro, Loureiro Tinta, Caino Tinta, and Finca Genovena.

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21
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What is the minimum ABV for white and red wines from Rioja?

A

Blanco: 10.5%
Tinto: 11%

22
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  1. Joven
  2. Roble
  3. Noble
  4. Anejo
  5. Viejo
A
  1. Young with little to no oak.
  2. Also young with little or no oak.
  3. Minimum 18 months in oak.
  4. 2 years total in oak or bottle.
  5. Minimum 3 years in oak w/ marked oxidative characteristics.
23
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What is Rioja’s highest elevation vineyard?
Which subzone is it in?

A

Labastida
Rioja Alavesa

24
Q

What is Vino Palido?

A

Biologically aged wine made in Rueda.
Made with Palomino Fino
Minimum 3 years in wood.

25
Q

Where is Argonda?

A

Subzone of Madrid.
- Largest subzone in Madrid.
-Mostly Tempranillo

26
Q

What is the average annual rainfall for:
Rias Baixas?
Valdeorras

A

Rias Baixas: 70-75 inches (1786-1918 mm)
Valdeorras: 33-39 inches (850-1000 mm)

27
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Where are Amandi and Chantada?

A

Ribiera Sacra

28
Q

What is Fondillon?

A

Late-harvest Monastrell.
Made is Alicante DO- Valencia.

29
Q

What is En Vaso?

A

Bush vine training.

30
Q

Where are Haro and Lograno?

A

Rioja

31
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Where are Haro and Lograno?

A

Rioja Alta

32
Q

What is the main river of Rioja?

A

The Ebro

33
Q

What are permitted vine training techniques of Rioja?

A

Single cordon
Double Cordon
Bush Vine (En Vaso)
Stick and Thumb (Vara y Pulgar)
Double Guyot

34
Q

What is the current release for Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto?

A

2018

35
Q

What is sobremadre?

A

“With the mother”
Mostly found in Madrid DO
25% of solids remain in the wine after fermentation.
Wines are then bottled directly from the vessel w/o filtration.

36
Q

Where is Granada DO?

A

Andalucia- DO furthest east along the coast.

37
Q

What are the DOs of Galicia?

A

Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Ribeira Sacra
Valdeorras
Monterrei

38
Q

Where are Binissalem and Pla L Llevent?

A

Mallorca- Balearic Islands

39
Q

What are the common vine training techniques used in Ribera del Duero?

A

Bush and Goblet

40
Q

Where is Somontano?

A

Aragon

41
Q

What region is Rioja makes use of carbonic maceration?

A

Rioja Alavesa

42
Q

What size casks are used for Noble and Anejo wines?

A

600 Liter

43
Q

Where is Alicante DO?
What is the prominent varietal?

A

Valencia-
Monastrell

44
Q

What are the red grapes of Rioja?

A

Tempranillo
Garnacha
Mazuelo
Graciano
Maturana Tinta

45
Q

What are the DOs of Valencia?

A

Alicante
Utiel-Requera
Valencia

46
Q

What is Samso?

A

Carignan in Priorat

47
Q

What is the average rainfall in Priorat?

A

20 inches per year

48
Q

What is the varietal composition of a white wine from Ribera del Duero?

A

75% Abillo Mayor

49
Q

Who and where are Unico and Pintia produced?

A

Unico: Ribera del Duero
Pintia: Toro

50
Q

What is soleo?

A

Leaving clusters of grapes to dry in the sun on mats in a field

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