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Name the 2 DOCa in Spain

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Priorat (2003)
Rioja (1991)

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What is the most planted grape in Spain?

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Tempranillo

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What are the 3 subzones in Rioja

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental

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What is the big river that flows from Cantabrian mountains through Rioja to Mediterranean sea?

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Ebro River

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How is the Aging Criteria for DO & DOCa?

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Red
Joven : No or less aging then Crianza
Crianza : 2 yrs, 6mth in oak
Reserva : 3 yrs, 12mths in oak
Gran Reserva : 5 yrs, 18mths in oak

White
Joven : No or less aging then Crianza
Crianza : 18mths, 6mths in oak
Reserva : 2yrs, 6mths in oak
Gran Reserva : 4yrs, 6mths in oak

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Explain below
Noble
Añejo
Viejo

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Noble : 18mths in oak or bottle
Añejo : 24mths in oak or bottle
Viejo : 36mths in oak or bottle, must have oxidative character

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What are the Aging requirements for Rioja Tinto wines?

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Crianza Tinto : 2yrs, 1yr in oak
Reserva Tinto : 3yrs, 1yr in oak & 6mth in bottle
Gran Reserva Tinto : 5rs, 2yrs in oak & 2yars in bottle

*Oak must be 225L (Barrique size)

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What is the red grape that only Somontano grows in the world?

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Moristel (Red grape)

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9
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Where those below DO Pago from?
Bodegas Otazu
Señorío de Arínzano
Prado Irache
Bolandín

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Navarra DO

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What is the dominent grape in Rías Baixas DO?

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Albariño

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In which subzone in Rías Baixas DO produces the most?

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Val do Salnés

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What is the dominent grape in Ribeira Sacra DO?

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Mencía

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What is the climate in Casilla y León?

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Continental Climate

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Where is the home of Mencía grape?

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Bierzo DO in Castilla y León

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When did Ribera del Duero achieve DO status?

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1982

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What are the white grapes for Rueda DO?

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Verdejo, Viura (Macabéo), Sauvginon Blanc (Min 50%)

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What is the main red grape for Rueda DO?

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Tempranillo

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What are the 2 white and 2red main grapes for Toro DO?

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White : Verdejo, Malvasia
Red : Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) - min 75%
Garnacha - min 85%

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19
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Where those below DO Pagos located in?
Abadía-Retuerta
Dehesa Peñalba

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Castilla y León

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Name the 4 synonyms of Tempranillo

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Tinto del País
Tinto Fino
Tinto de Toro
Cencibel

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What are the red and white grape for Ribera del Duero DO?

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White : min 75% Albillo Mayor
Red : min 75% Tinta del País / Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)

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What is the red and white grape for Rueda DO?

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White : Min 50% Verdejo/Sauvignon Blanc
Red : Tempranillo

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How is the aging requirement for Ruedo Dorado?

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Min 4 years, 2 years of which in oak
It is a dry fortified wine with oxidative character

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24
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What is Gran Vino de Rueda

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Is a wine that is made from at least 30 years old vine

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What are the white and red grapes for Toro DO?
White : Verdejo, Malvasía Red : Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo), Garnacha
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What are the 2 red grapes for Cigales DO
Garnacha Tinta Tinto del País
27
Where is Priorat DOCa located in?
Catalonia (Catalunya)
28
Who introduces stainless steel fermentation to Spain in 1960s?
Miguel Torres
29
What is the name and the type of the soil in Priorat?
Llicorella, a mix of black slate and quartzite
30
Name the 3 distinct altitude zones of Penedés DO
Alt-Penedés (500 - 800m) Medio-Penedés (250-500m) Baix-Penedés ( - 250m)
31
Name the birthplace of Cava
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (from Alt-Penedés)
32
Name the 2 DO that Bobal grap is thrived
Utiel-Requena DO Manchuela DO
33
What is the Europe's largest single demarcated wine region?
La Mancha DO
34
What is the main white and red grape for La Mancha DO?
White : Airén Red : Cencibel (Tempranillo)
35
What is the main grape for Montilla-Moriles DO?
Pedro Ximénez
36
What are the red grapes allowed in Bierzo DO?
Mencía Prieto Picudo
37
What are the 3 main white grapes for Bierzo Bianco?
Godello Doña Blanca Palomino
38
Which grape is most widely planted in Bierzo DO?
Mencía
39
What is the most widely planted grape in Spain?
Tempranillo
40
where is the main area of production for Cava?
Penedés DO
41
What are the 5 white and 4 red permitted grapes for Cava?
White : Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Chardonnay, Malvasía Red : Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat
42
What is the aging requirement for Cava?
Cava / Cava de Guarda : Min 9mths on the lees Cava de Guarda Superior : Min 18mths on the lees Reserva : Min 18mths on the lees Gran Reserva : Min 30mths on the lees Cava de Paraje Calificado : Min 36mths on the lees
43
What is Mazuelo?
Carignan
44
What are the subzones of Rias Baixas?
Val do Salnés Condado do Tea O Rosal Soutomaior Ribeira do Ulla
45
What are the permitted red grapes of Rias Baixas?
Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón, Mencía, Brancellao
46
What are the permitted white (4) and red (5) grapes of Rioja?
White : Viura (Macabéo) Garnacha Blanca Malvasía Riojano Maturana Blanca Red : Tempranillo Carignan (Mazuelo) Graciano Garnacha Maturana tinta
47
What is the aging requirement for Rioja Blanco
Joven : No or less aging than Crianza Crianza : min 18mths, 6 of which in oak Reserva : min 24mths, 6 of which in oak Gran Reserva : min 48mths, 6 of which in oak
48
What is the aging requirement for Rioja Tinto?
Joven : No or less than Crianza Crianza : min 24mths, 12 of which in oak Reserva : min 36mths, 12 of which in oak and 6 of which in bottle Gran Reserva : min 60mths, 24 of which in oak, 24 of which in bottle
49
What are the 5 districts of navarra?
Valdizarbe Baja Montaña Tierra Estella Ribera Alta Ribera Baja
50
What is the most planted red grape of Navarra and recommended for Rosado wines?
Garnacha Tinta (Grenache)
51
Name the 3 Pagos in Navarra?
Señorio Arinza Prado Irache Bodegas Otazu
52
Name the 2 winds of Jerez and what are their influences?
Levante : hot, dry easterly wind that intensifies the region's heat. It heats the grapes on the vine during ripening. Poniente : Cool, humid westerly wind that promotes the growth of flor
53
What is Vara y Pulgar?
A traditional training method of vine in Jerez. Growers prune alternate spurs each year ; one year's Vara (Stick) will be pruned back after harvest to become the following year's pulgar (Thumb)
54
What is VOS and VORS?
Vinum Optimum Signatum / Very Old Sherry ; solera wines with average age of 20yo Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum / Very Old Rare Sherry ; solera wines with average age of 30yo
55
What is a sherry glass called?
Copita
56
What are the different types of sherry?
Generoso -Fino -Amontillado -Palo Cortado -Oloroso Generoso Liqueur - Pale Cream - Cream - Dry Cream - Medium Cream
57
Where can Manzanilla be found?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
58
Name the 3 towns that make the Sherry triangle
Jerez de la Frontera El Puerto de Santa María Sanlúcar de Barrameda
59
Where can you get PX for sherry usage that is not from Xeres or Sanlucar de Barrameda?
Montilla-Moriles
60
Name the 4 DOs of Aragon autonomía
Somontano Cariñena Calatayud Campo de Barja
61
Name the 5 DOs of Galicia
Rías Baixas Riberio Valdeorras Ribeira Sacra Monterrei
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Name the 5 sub-regions of Ribeira Sacra DO
Amandi Chantada Quiroga-Bibei Ribeiras do sil Ribeiras do Miño
63
Name the white and red grapes for Rías Baixas
White : Albariño Loureira Treixadura Caiño Blanco Torrontés Godello Red: Caiño Tinto Espadeiro Loureira Tinta Sousón Mencía Brancellao
64
What is the largest Autonomia in Spain?
Andalucía
65
What are the DO of Catalunya
Priorat Montsant Tarragona Penedés
66
What are the 3 DO for Valencia?
Valencia Alicante Utiel Requena
67
What is Fondillon?
Red wine produced in an oxidative style from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre) grapes from Alicante DO, in Valencia. Semi-sweet.
68
2 main region for sherry wine
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
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What are the grapes for sherry wine?
Palomino (Listán) Mocastel (Muscat of Alexandria) Pedro Ximénez (PX)

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