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1
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What are the only two DOCas of Spain?

A

Rioja and Priorat

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What is the climate in Rias Baixas like?

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Maritime and humid

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What is the most planted grape in Rias Baixas?

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Albarino (must be 100% if labeled with the variety)

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4
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Where in Spain are Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Toro located?

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North Central Spain

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Which are the three sub-regions of Rioja?

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Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Baja

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What is the name of the river that flows through Rioja?

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Ebro

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What are the two mountains that protect Rioja?

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Pyrenees Mountains to the northeast and the Cantabrian Mountains to the northwest

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Which other grapes is tempranillo usually blended with in Rioja?

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Garnacha, Graciano and Mozuelo (Carignan)

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9
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What are the aging requirements for Rioja red wines?

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Crianza: 2 years of age, at least 1 in oak
Reserva: 3 years of age, at least 1 in oak
Gran Reserva: 2 years in oak and 3 years in bottle

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10
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Name a few of the top Rioja producers

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Lopez de Heredia (classic / american oak), Muga (french and american oak), Marques de Caceres (french and american oak), Marques de Murrieta (french oak)

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Where are the highest elevation vineyards in Spain?

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In the Ribera del Duero “mesetas” (2,500 feet)

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12
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How is Tempranillo locally known in Ribera del Duero?

A

Tinto del Pais or Tinto Fino

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In which autonomia is Ribera del Duero located?

A

Castilla y Leon

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In which autonomia is Rias Baixas located?

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Galicia

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In which Castilla y Leon DO is Mencia the main red grape?

A

Bierzo DO

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In which autonomia are Rueda DO and Toro DO located?

A

Castilla y Leon

17
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What are the two main white grapes of Rueda?

A

Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc

18
Q

What are the two main red grapes of Priorat DOCa?

A

Garnacha and Cariñena (Carignan)

19
Q

What is the main soil type of Priorat known as?

A

Llicorella (mix of black slate and quartz)

20
Q

95% of Cava is produced within which region?

A

Penedes

21
Q

Cava DO is a designation to a style of wine rather than a delimited region.

True or False

A

True

22
Q

What are the five grapes allowed in Cava?

A

Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Chardonnay and Malvasia

23
Q

How is Mourvedre known as in Spain?

A

Monastrell

24
Q

What are the two DOs dedicated to the production of sherry?

A

Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

25
Q

In which autonomia is Sherry produced?

A

Andalucia

26
Q

What are the two winds that form the “flor” in Jerez?

A

Levante wind (hot, dry) and the Poniente (humid)

27
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What are the main soil types of Jerez?

A

Albariza (chalky, limestone-rich soil - best soil for sherry production), barros and arenas

28
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Which are the three white grapes allowed for Sherry production?

A

Palomino (most important by far), Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel

29
Q

The must destined for Sherry production is divided in which three categories?

A

70 liters can be pressed out of 100kg of grapes which aredivided in:

Primera yema (first 60% - 70% of the pressed juice), segunda yema and mosto prensa.

These are all fermented separately

30
Q

How is Sherry wine classified just after the fermentation process?

A

Palo (will produce Fino or Manzanilla styles) or Gordura (will produce Oloroso)

31
Q

Flor will form in Oloroso sherry production but not in Fino or Manzanilla production.

True or False

A

False.

It is the other way around

32
Q

What is the difference between the aging process of Fino, Manzanilla and Oloroso sherry?

A

Fino and Manzanilla aging type is biological (develops under flor)

Oloroso aging type is oxidative (flor cannot grow at this higher alcohol content environment)

33
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Fino, Manzanilla and Oloroso are produced from which yema?

A

Fino and Manzanilla from the primera yema and Oloroso from the segunda yema

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