Spain

Question 1

Grapes

Mourvedre

Spanish Name

Answer 1

Monastrell

Question 2

Grapes

Other names for Tempranillo

Answer 2

1. Tinto del Pais
2. Tinto Fino
3. Cencibel
4. Tinta de Toro

Question 3

Grapes

Carignan

Spanish Name

Answer 3

Mazuela (or Mazuelo)

Question 4

What are the white grapes of Cava?

Answer 4

1. Macabeo (Viura)
2. Parellada
3. Xarel·lo

ALSO ALLOWED:
1. Chardonnay
2. Malvasia

Question 5

What are the red grapes of Cava?

Answer 5

1. Garnatxa Negre (Grenache / Garnacha)
2. Monastrell (Mourvedre)
3. Pinot Noir

FOR ROSE ONLY
1. Trepat

Question 6

What is Cava de Guarda?

Answer 6

The youngest of the Cava range.
* 9 months min aging in bottle

Question 7

What are the levels of Cava de Guarda Superior?

Answer 7

1. Reserve - 18 Months aging in bottle
2. Grand Reserve - 30 Months aging in bottle
3. Cava de Paraje Calificado - Single vineyard wine + 36 months aging in bottle

• All vines must be at least 10+ yrs old and grown organically

Question 8

What does the “Elaborador Integral” stamp mean on a bottle of Cava?

Answer 8

“Integral Producer”. This stamp enables the customer to identify more easily those wineries of the D.O. Cava that carry out the entire Cava production process, from vinification to bottling, on their own estate

Question 9

What are the zones of Cava?

Answer 9

1. Comtats de Barcelona
2. Ebro Valley
3. Vinedos de Almendralejo
4. Levante Zone

Question 10

What are the sub-zones of Cava’s “Comtats de Barcelona”

Answer 10

1. Valls d’Aanoia-Foix
2. Serra de Mar
3. Conca del Gaia
4. Serra de Prades
5. Pla de Ponent

Question 11

What are the sub-zones of Cava’s “Ebro Valley”

Answer 11

1. Alto Ebro
2. Valle de Cierzo