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1
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What are the 5 levels of quality indication in Spain

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VT (Vino de la Tierra)
VC (Vino de Calidad de Origen Calificada)
DO (Denominacion de Origen)
DOCa (Denominacion de Origen Calificada)
VP (Vinos de Pago)

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What are the 2 DOCa in Spain

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Rioja
Priorat

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Crianza Red aging requirements (Spain excluding Rioja/Ribero del Duero)

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2 years
6 months in oak

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Crianza White/Rose aging requirements

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18 months
6 months in oak

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Reserva Red aging requirments (Spain - excluding Rioja/Ribero)

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3 years
1 year in oak

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Reserva White/Rose aging requirements (Spain excluding Rioja/Ribero del Duero)

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2 years
6 months in oak

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Gran Reserva Red aging requirements

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5 years
18 months in oak

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Gran Reserva White/Rose aging requirements

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4 years
6 months in oak

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9
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Spain: DOP Noble

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18 months in cask of less than 600L or in the bottle

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Spain: DOP Anejo

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24 months in a cask of less than 600L or in the bottle

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Spain: DOP Viejo

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36 months in a cask of less than 600 L, must be oxidized

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12
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Vinos di Pago

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DO given to single estates that showcase high-quality winemaking.

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13
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Joven

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young, unaged wine usually, released the year after their vintage

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Viñas Viejas

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Old vines

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15
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What are the main red grapes of North Central Spain (2)

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Tempranillo
Garnacha

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16
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What are the main white grapes of North Central Spain (3)

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Viura
Verdejo
Chardonnay

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17
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Rioja major bodies of water (2)

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Ebro River and its tributary the Oja

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North Central Spain climate

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Continental with Atlantic and Mediterranean influences

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Soils of Rioja and Navarro

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calcareous and ferrous clay soils

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Soils of Aragon (2)

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Alluvial and limestone

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21
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When did Luciano Murietta (Marqués de Murietta) establish the first commercial bodega in Rioja

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1852

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22
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When did Navarra and Rioja receive DOC status

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1933

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23
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When did Rioja receive DOCa status

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1991

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24
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What is Vino Espumoso de Calidad

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Sparkling wine made in the traditional method

white or rosado

from any of the approved varieties

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25
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Rioja wine styles (4)

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Dry white
rosado
red
Vino Espumoso de Calidad

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26
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Rioja subzones (3)

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental

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27
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Wine styles of Navarra (4)

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Dry white
rosado
red
Vino di Licor (fortified sweet wine) from Moscatel

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28
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What does Roble mean in Navarra

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minimum 90 days in oak

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29
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Calatayud wine styles (5)
Aragon

A

Dry to sweet white
rosado
red
sparkling
vino de licor

Whites: Macabeo,Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel de Alejandria, international varieties

Reds: Bobal,Garnacha, Tempranillo, Mazuelo, international varieties

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30
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Campo de Borja wine styles (5)
Aragon

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Dry to sweet white
rosado
red
sparkling
vino de licor

Whites:Macabeo, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel de Alejandria, Moscatel de Grano Menudo,international varieties

Reds: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Mazuelo, international varieties

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Carinena wine styles (6)
Aragon

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Dry to sweet white
rosado
red
sparkling
sweet wine
vino de licor

Whites:Chardonnay, Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca

Reds: Cariñena (Mazuela), Garnacha Tinta,Tempranillo, international varieties

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32
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Somotano DO wine styles (5)
Aragon

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Dry to sweet white
rosado
red
sparkling
sweet wine

Whites: Chardonnay,Gewürztraminer, Garnacha Blanca, Alcañón

Reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo,Syrah, Garnacha Tinta, Parraleta

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33
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Major villages of Rioja (3)

A

Haro
Logroño
Alfaro

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34
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Major village of Navarra

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Pamplona

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35
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Main red varieties in Castilla y León (2)

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Tempranillo
Garnacha

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36
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Main white varieties in Castilla y León (3)

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Verdejo
Viura
Sauvignon Blanc

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37
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Castilla y León location

A

On the northern Portuguese border

450 miles west of Barcelona

120 miles northwest of Madrid

38
Q

Castilla y León major body of water

A

Duero River

39
Q

Castilla y León surrounding mountains (2)

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Cantabrian (north)
Sistema Central (south)

40
Q

Castilla y León climate

A

Continental with some maritime influences

41
Q

Castilla y León soils

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Mountains: granite and stony

river valley: alluvial

plains: brown limestone, clay, and loam

42
Q

When was the first vintage of Único by Vega Sicilia

43
Q

Ribero del Duero wine styles (3)

A

Dry white
rosado
red

44
Q

Ribero del Duero main grapes (1 white, 5 red)

A

WHITE
Albillo mayor

RED
Tinta del País (Tempranillo)
Garnacha
Malbec
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

45
Q

Rueda wine styles (5)

A

White
rosado
red
sparkling in the traditional method
fortified

Whites:Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc

reds: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

46
Q

Toro wine styles (3)

A

White
rosado
red wines

Whites: Verdejo, Malvasía “Castellana”;

reds: Tinta deToro or Garnacha

47
Q

Additional DO’s for white, rosado, and reds in Castilla y León (6)

A

Arlanza
Arribes
Bierzo
Cigales
Léon
Terra del Vino de Zamora

48
Q

Major villages of Castilla y León (6)

A

Valladolid (major)
León
Soria
Ávila
Toro
Rueda

49
Q

Main white varieties of Catalonia (3)

A

Macabéo
Parellada
Xarel-lo

50
Q

Main red varieties of Catalonia (3)

A

Garnacha
Monastrel
Tempranillo (Ulle de Llebre)

51
Q

Location of Catalonia

A

Continuation of Rousillon

Barcelona (at the center)

Stretches from the border of France to Tortosa to the south.

To the west is Aragón

52
Q

Mountain range to the north of Catalonia

53
Q

Major bodies of water that influence Catalonia (3)

A

Ebro
Sègre
Mediterranean sea

54
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Climate of Catalonia

A

Mediterranean with some mountain influence

55
Q

Soils of Priorat

A

llicorela (black slate and quartzite

56
Q

Good soils for cava

A

mix of sand and clay

57
Q

Cava wine styles (2)

A

white and rosé sparkling made in the traditional method.

Can be labeled as Reserva, Gran Reserva, and Cava de Paratge Qualificat (Single Vineyard)

58
Q

What is the basic level of Cava

A

Cava de Guarda

59
Q

Main varieties for Cava (9)

A

WHITE
Parellada
Macabeu
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Malvasía

RED
Pinot Noir
Monastrel
Garnatxa Negre
Trepat (only for rosé)

60
Q

Cava / Cava de Guarda aging requirements

A

9 months on the lees

61
Q

Cava Reserva aging requirements

A

18 months on the lees

62
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Cava de Guarda Superior aging requirements

A

18 months on the lees

63
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Cava Gran Reserva aging requirements

A

30 months on the lees

64
Q

Cava de Paraje Calificado aging requirements

A

36 months on the lees

65
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Priorat wine styles (5)

A

White
rosado
red
oxidized wine
Vino Dulce Naturale

whites: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, and international varieties

reds: Garnatxa Negre, Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan), Cabernet Sauvignon, CabernetFranc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir

66
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Priorat Velles Vinyes

A

Vineyards planted prior to 1945

67
Q

Catalonia DO’s for white, rosado, red, fortified, and sparkling (3)

A

Costers del Segre
Empordà
Monstant

68
Q

Penedès wine styles (6)

A

White
rosado
red
sparkling from the traditional or ancestral method
sweet wine

Whites: Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Parellada, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), andinternational varieties

reds: Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Garnatxa Negre, Carignan,Monastrell, and international varieties.

69
Q

Major villages of Catalonia (4)

A

Barcelona
Tarragona
Begur
Cadaqués

70
Q

Galicia location

A

farthest western coast of Spain

right above Portugal

71
Q

Galicia climate

72
Q

Body of water that separates Portugal from Spain

A

Minho River

73
Q

3 DO’s for Txakol in País Vasco

A

Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Tkakolina

74
Q

Subzones of Rías Baixas (5)

A

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

75
Q

Rías Baixas wine styles (3)

A

Still white
Still Red
Sparkling

76
Q

Additional DO’s in Galicia and Basque Country (4)

A

Ribeiro
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
Valdorras

77
Q

DO’s in Murcia (3)

A

Jumilla
Yeclas
Bullas

78
Q

DO’s in Valencia (3)

A

Alicante (solera-style, oxidative dessert wine called Fondillón)

Valencia ( white wines from Merseguera)

Utiel-Requena (rich red wines from Bobal)

79
Q

Main grapes of Castilla la Mancha (4)

A

WHITE
Airén
Macabeo

RED
Tempranillo
Garnacha

80
Q

Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO varieties (4)
Andalucia

A

Palomino Fino
Palomino de Jerez
Pedro Ximénez
Moscatel

81
Q

Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO soils

A

albariza (limestone)
barros(clay)
arenas (sand)

82
Q

Fino style

A

Biological aging
Dry
15-17% abv

83
Q

Amontillado style

A

Dry
biological aging
Refortified
Oxidative aging
16-22% abv

84
Q

Olorosso style

A

Dry
Oxidative aging
17-22% abv

85
Q

Palo Cortado style

A

Dry
Fino, redirected toward oxidative aging during the second classification
17-22% abv

86
Q

Pale Cream Sherry

A

produced from Fino
sweet
15.5-22%

87
Q

Cream Sherry

A

Produced from Oloroso
sweet
15.5-22%

88
Q

Medium cream sherry

A

Produced from Amontillado
Sweet
15-22% abv

89
Q

What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Reserva (red and white/rosado)

A

Reserva Red: 3 years with 1 year in wood

Reserva White/Rosado: 2 years with 6 months in wood

90
Q

What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Crianza (red and white/rosado)

A

Crianza Red: 2 years with 1 year in oak

Crianza White/Rosado: 18 months with 6 months in oak

91
Q

What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Gran Reserva (red and white/rosado)

A

Red: 60 months with 24 months in oak and 24 months in bottle

White/Rosado:4 years with 6 months in oak

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