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1
Q

DO in Aragon

A

Calatayud,
Carinena,
Campo de Borja,
Somotano.

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DO in Galicia

A

Monterrei,
Ribera Sacra,
Ribeiro,
Rias Baixas,
Valdeorras.

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3
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DO in Castilla y Leon

A

Arlanza,
Arribes,
Bierzo,
Leon,
Cigales,
Ribera del Duero,
Tierra del Vino de Zamora,
Toro,
Rueda.

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4
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DO Valencia

A

Alicante,
Valencia,
Utiel-Requena

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5
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DO in Extremadura

A

Ribera del Guadiana

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6
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DO in Madrid

A

Vinos de Madrid

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7
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DO in Basque

A

Arabako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Getariako Txakolina

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8
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DO in Andalucia

A

Condado de Huelva,
Granada,
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry,
Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda,
Montilla-Moriles,
Malaga,
Sierras de Malaga.

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9
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DO in Balearic Islands

A

Binissalem,
Pla i Llevant.

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10
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DO in Catalonia

A

Alella,
Terra Alta,
Conca de Barbera,
Emporda,
Costers del Segre,
Pla de Bages,
Cava,
Catalunya,
Montsant,
Priorat,
Tarragona,
Penedes.

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11
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DO in La Mancha

A

Almansa,
La Mancha,
Manchuela,
Mondejar,
Mentrida,
Ribera del Jucar,
Uncles,
Valdepenas.

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12
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DO in Murcia

A

Bullas,
Jumilla,
Yecla.

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13
Q

River go through Rioja

A

Ebro (Oja)

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14
Q

Authorized Varieties for Rioja Tinto

A

Tempranillo,
Garnacha,
Mazuelo,
Graciano,
Maturana Tinta.

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15
Q

Tempranillo in La Mancha

A

Cencibel

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16
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Main red grapes in Rias Baixas

A

Mencia,
Souson,
Loureira Tinta,
Caino,
Espadeiro,
Brancellao.

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17
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Soils in Sherry

A

Albariza: white limestone, silica, clay.
Barros: clay.
Arenas: sand.

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18
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Grape percentage for Rioja Rosado

A

Min 25% red grapes

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19
Q

Rioja Barrel size

A

225L

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20
Q

Montsant used to be

A

Subzone of Tarragona, called Falset

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21
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Original Clos in Priorat

A

Clos Mogador,
Clos Dofi,
Clos Erasmus,
Clos de L’Orbac,
Clos Martinet.

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22
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Red grapes for Cava

A

Pinot Noir,
Monastrell,
Garnatxa Negre,
Trepat.

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23
Q

Carignan in Rioja

A

Mazuelo

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24
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What is Mazuelo

A

Carignan in Rioja

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25
Q

What is Samso

A

Carignan in Catalonia

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26
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What is Tempranillo in Duero

A

Tinto Fino,
Tinta del Pais.

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27
Q

Ageing for Rioja Crianza white and rose

A

18 month, 6 month oak/bottle.

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28
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Ageing for Rioja Reserva white and rose

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24 months, 6 month oak/bottle.

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29
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Ageing for Rioja Grand Reserva white and rose

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48 months, 6 month oak/bottle.

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30
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Ageing for Rioja Crianza red

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24 months, 12 months oak.

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31
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Ageing for Rioja Reserva red

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36 months, 12 months oak, 6 month bottle.

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32
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Ageing for Rioja Grand Reserva red

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60 months, 24 month oak, 24 month bottle.

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33
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Ageing for Rioja Vino Espumoso de Calidad

A

15 month lees.

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34
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Ageing for Rioja Vino Espumoso de Calidad Reserva

A

24 month lees.

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35
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Ageing for Rioja Vino Espumoso de Calidad Gran Añada

A

36 month lees.

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36
Q

Palomino in Jerez

A

Listan

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37
Q

What is Tempranillo in Catalonia

A

Ull de Llebre

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38
Q

What is Tempranillo in Toro

A

Tinta do Toro

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39
Q

Cava original village

A

Sant Sadurni d’Anoia 1872

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40
Q

What is Vino Tostado

A

Dry grape sweet wine in Ribero

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41
Q

Ageing for Cava Guarda

A

9 month lees

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42
Q

Ageing for Cava Reserva

A

18 month lees.

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43
Q

Ageing for Cava Grand Reserva

A

30 month lees

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44
Q

Ageing for Cava Paraje Califivado

A

36 month lees

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45
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Grape for Utiel-Requena

A

Bobal

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46
Q

Ageing for Malaga Vino de Licor Malaga Palido

A

No oak ageing

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47
Q

Ageing for Malaga Vino de Licor Malaga

A

6 month oak

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48
Q

Ageing for Malaga Vino de Licor Malaga Noble

A

2-3 years oak

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49
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Ageing for Malaga Vino de Licor Malaga Anejo

A

3-5 years oak

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50
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Ageing for Malaga Vino de Licor Malaga Trasanejo

A

Min 5 years oak

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51
Q

Oak size for Malaga

A

600L

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52
Q

White grape in Basque

A

Hondarribi Zuri

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53
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Red grape in Basque

A

Hondarribi Beltza

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54
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What is Ojo de Gallo

A

Rose from Bizkaiko Txakolina, min 50% Hondarribi Beltza.

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55
Q

Cépages for Zamora Clarete

A

Min 30% Tempranillo

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56
Q

Priorat get DO in

A

1954

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57
Q

Priorat got DOQ in

A

2000

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58
Q

Priorat got DOCa in

A

2009

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59
Q

Subzones Rioja

A

Rioja Alta( shared with Leon),
Rioja Oriental/Baja(shared with Navarra),
Rioja Alavesa(shared with Basque).

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60
Q

Blanco in Duero

A

75% Albillo Mayor

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61
Q

Subzones of Rias Baixas ( north to south)

A

Ribera do Ulla,
Val do Salnes,
Soutomaior,
Condado do Tea,
O Rosal.

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62
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Name five village in Priorat

A

Escaladei,
El Lloar,
La Vilella Baixa,
La Vilella Alta,
Porrera.

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63
Q

Classification in Priorat

A

Vi de Vila,
Vi de Finca,
Vi de Parage (single zone),
Vi de Vinya Classificada,
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada,
Velles Vinyes ( 75 years)

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64
Q

Pago in Aragon

A

Ayles

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65
Q

Where is Pago Ayles

A

Aragon

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66
Q

Pago in Valencia

A

El Terrerazo,
Los Balagueses,
Vera de Estenas,
Chozas Carrascal,
Tharsys.

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67
Q

Where is El Terrerazo

A

Valencia

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68
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Where is Los Balagueses

69
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Where is Vera de Estenas

70
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Where is Chozas Carrascal

71
Q

Name three Pago in La Mancha

A

Dominio de Valdepusa,
Pago Florentino,
Casa del Blanco.

72
Q

Pago in Leon

A

Urunena,
Dehesa Penalba,
Abadia-Retuerta.

73
Q

Where is Urunena

74
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Where is Dehesa Penalba

75
Q

Where is Abadia-Retuerta

76
Q

Pago in Navarra

A

Arinzano,
Prado de Iranche,
Oatazu,
Bolandin.

77
Q

Where is Arinzano

78
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Where is Prado de Iranche

79
Q

Where is Otazu

80
Q

Where is Bolandin

81
Q

Main white grapes for Rioja

A

Viura,
Garnacha Blanca,
Malvasia Riojano,
Maturana Blanca.

82
Q

Pioneer of Priorat

A

Rene Barbier

83
Q

What is famous in Alicante

84
Q

What is Fondillon

A

Solera style unfortified sweet wine in Alicante, use Monastrell aged min 10 years.

85
Q

What’s the traditional wine making technique in Utiel-Requena

A

Double pasta

86
Q

What is Cosechero

A

A traditional red in Rioja like a Nouveau style

87
Q

From when Rioja can produce sparkling not under Cava name?

88
Q

What is Corpinnat

A

Sparkling with organic or biodynamic grapes in Penedès

89
Q

How long should Corpinnat be aged

A

Min 18 months ageing

90
Q

Name one producer for Corpinnat

91
Q

Name three Cava producers

A

Agustí Torelló Mata,
Mestres,
Freixenet.

92
Q

Subzone of Navarra

A

Ribera Alta,
Ribera Baja,
Baja Montaña,
Tierra Estella,
Valdizarbe

93
Q

What style produced from Navarra

A

Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Vino de Licor

94
Q

Cépage for Navarra Vino de Licor

A

Min 85% Moscatel

95
Q

Major red and white varieties for Navarra

A

White: Garnacha Blanca, Viura, Malvasía, Moscatel de grano menudo, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

Red: Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Graciano, Mazuelo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir

96
Q

Aging for Navarra Vino de Licor

A

Min 24 months, 18 months oak

97
Q

Subzones of Navarra

A

Ribera Alta,
Ribera Baja,
Baja Montaña,
Tierra Estella,
Valdizarbe.

98
Q

Where is Valdizarbe

99
Q

Where is Tierra Estella

100
Q

Where is Baja Montaña

101
Q

Where is Ribera Alta

102
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Where is Ribera Baja

103
Q

What style produced from Toro

A

Blanco, Rosado, Tinto

104
Q

Cépage for Toro red

A

Min 75% Tinta de Toro or Min 85% Garnacha

105
Q

Cépage for Ribera del Duero Clarete

A

Min 50% authorized red varieties
(Garnacha, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon)

106
Q

Cépage for Ribera del Duero Tinto

A

Min 75% Tempranillo

107
Q

What is Classic Penedès

A

Sparkling made by traditional or ancestral method from organic grapes. Min 3.5 bar pressure.

108
Q

Major soil in Priorat

A

llicorella

109
Q

Principal white and red varieties in Rueda

A

White: Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc

Red: Tempranillo

110
Q

Styles produced from Rueda

A

Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Espumoso, Licor

111
Q

Cépage for Rueda Licor

A

100% Palomino Fini or/and Verdejo

112
Q

How is Rueda Espumoso made

A

Must be traditional method, mainly with Verdejo , Sauvignon Blanc and Tempranillo

113
Q

Aging for Rueda Espumoso

A

9 month lees,

36 month for Gran Añada.

114
Q

Styles produced from Valdepeñas

A

Dry to sweet Blanco, Rosado, Tinto.
Espumoso.

115
Q

Major varieties in Valdepeñas

A

White: Airén, Macabeo, Verdejo, Chardonnay, SB, Moscatel

Red: Tempranillo, CS, Grenache, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah.

116
Q

Subzones of Penedès (unofficial yet)

A

Garraf,
Ordal,
Alt Penedès,
Central Valley A,
Central Valley B.

117
Q

What is Vino de Pueblo

A

The new name for Rioja’s labeling specification of origin

118
Q

Styles produced from Bierzo

A

Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Clarete

119
Q

White grapes of Bierzo

A

Doña Blanca, Godello, Malvasía Riojana, Palomino

120
Q

The new Vino de Pago in Valencia

121
Q

How long will take VCIG to apply for DO status

122
Q

3 tiers aging system for VDLT

A

Noble 18 month,

Añejo 24 month,

Viejo 36 month must be oxidative character due to heat, light or oxygen.

123
Q

Two main towns in Valdeorras

A

O Barco,

A Rua.

124
Q

Where is O Barco

A

A town in Valdeorras

125
Q

Where is A Rua

A

A town in Valdeorras

126
Q

River go through Valdeorras

127
Q

Who produce Louro, where is it from

A

Bodegas Rafael Palacios, Godello from Valdeorras

128
Q

Who produce As Sortes, where is it from

A

Bodegas Rafael Palacios, Godello from Valdeorras

129
Q

Sub zones of Bierzo

A

Bierzo Alto,

Bierzo Baja.

130
Q

Who produce La Faraona, where is it from

A

Descendientes de J.Palacios, Bierzo

131
Q

Who produce Petalos, where is it from

A

Descendientes de J.Palacios, Bierzo

132
Q

Cépages for Rioja white

A

Min 51% Viura

133
Q

Best sub zone of Navarra

A

Valdizarbe

134
Q

Soil in Montsant

A

Chalk over slate

135
Q

What style can be produced from Montsant

A

Red, white, rose, Rancio.

136
Q

What is Turrentés

A

Albillo Mayor

137
Q

Synonym for Albillo Mayor

A

Turrentés

138
Q

Who build up Priorat

A

Carthusian Monks

139
Q

Requirements for Priorat Vino de Paraje

A

Single Lieu Dit,
min 15 years old vine,
Min 60% Granacha and Cariñena.

140
Q

Requirements for Priorat Vinya Classificada

A

Single vineyard ,
80% of vine min 20 years old, rest min 5 years,
Min 60% Granacha and Cariñena.

141
Q

Requirements for Priorat Gran Vinya Classificada

A

Single vineyard ,
80% of vine min 35 years old, rest min 10 years,
Min 90% Granacha and Cariñena.

142
Q

3 Gran Vinya

A

L’Ermita,

Mad de la Rosa (Torres),

Tossal d’en Bou 1902 (Mas Doix).

143
Q

What is Vina del Guarda means

144
Q

Aging for Priorat Vina del Guarda

A

18m, 6m bottle.

145
Q

Cava districts

A

Comtats de Barcelona,

Val del Ebro,

Viñedos de Almendralejo,

Levante zone (Requena).

146
Q

Sub district of Val del Ebro

A

Alto Ebro,

Valle del Clerzo.

147
Q

Sub districts of Comtats de Barcelona

A

Serra de Mar Valls d’Anoia Foix Conca de Gaia,

Serra de Prades Pla de Ponent.

148
Q

How many sites are approved for Cava Paraje Calificado

149
Q

Who produce Kripta

A

Agusti Torello Mata

150
Q

Name four vineyard for Cava Paraje Calificado

A

Vallcirera,

La Fiduera,

La Pleta,

El Trous Nous,

La Capella,

Can Bas,

Can Prats,

Can Sala.

151
Q

Districts of Penedes

A

Penedes Superior,

Penedes Central,

Penedes Maritim.

152
Q

Requirements for Vi de Mas Penedes

A

Min 10 years old vine,
Vineyard exist before 19th century (pre-phylloxera),
Up to 5 wines can be made per estate.

153
Q

Requirements for Gran Vi de Mas Penedes

A

Min 25 years old vine,
White min age 8m, red 20m.
Single wine can be made per estate.

154
Q

How should Classic Penedes Ancestral Method be aged

A

Min 15m,
Aged on lees more than 4 years can be released without disgorgement.

155
Q

Where can you find “No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat”

A

Classic Penedes Ancestral Method,
Means no disgorge.

156
Q

What is Vi Dolc del Fred (Vino Dulce de Hielo)

A

Ice wine from Penedes,
Made from Riesling, Moscatel, Gewürztraminer.

157
Q

RS and Abv for Vi Dolc del Fred (Vino Dulce de Hielo)

A

70-150g/L.

9.5-13.5% abv.

158
Q

Only producer for Vi Dolc del Fred (Vino Dulce de Hielo)

159
Q

Soil in Castillan La Mancha

A

Volcanic soil

160
Q

Can Montilla Moriles produce unfortified wine?

A

Yes, white only.

161
Q

Can Málaga produce unfortified wine

162
Q

Except Alicante where else use Double Pasta

A

Jumilla for Monastrell.

163
Q

What is Mistelas

A

VdL from Valencia made from Moscatel Romano (Alexandria)

164
Q

Sub zones of Ribera Sacra

A

Amandi,
Chantada,
Ribeiras do Miño,
Ribeiras do Sil,
Quiroga-Bibei.

165
Q

What is Sobremaduradas

A

Late harvest

166
Q

Name 2 sweet wine appellation in Andalucia

A

Montilla-Moriles,

Malaga.

167
Q

Sub zone of Montilla-Moriles

A

Montilla-Moriles Superior (higher concentration of albariza)

168
Q

Aging for Vino Tostado

A

min. 6 months in oak or cherry cask and at least 3 months in bottle

169
Q

What is Barrica means in Ribeiro

A

Wine must spend at least a portion of their maturation in casks no larger than 600 Liters

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