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Introductory Sommelier Exam (CMS) flashcards
1
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Name the 2 DOCa in Spain

A

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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3
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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What is the red grape that only Somontano grows in the world?

A

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

A

Navarra DO

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10
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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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12
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What is the dominent grape in Ribeira Sacra DO?

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Mencía

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13
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What is the climate in Casilla y León?

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Continental Climate

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14
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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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15
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When did Ribera del Duero achieve DO status?

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1982

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16
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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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17
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What is the main red grape for Rueda DO?

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Tempranillo

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18
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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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20
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Name the 4 synonyms of Tempranillo

A

Tinto del País
Tinto Fino
Tinto de Toro
Cencibel

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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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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25
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What are the white and red grapes for Toro DO?

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White : Verdejo, Malvasía
Red : Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo), Garnacha

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26
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What are the 2 red grapes for Cigales DO

A

Garnacha Tinta
Tinto del País

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27
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Where is Priorat DOCa located in?

A

Catalonia (Catalunya)

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28
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Who introduces stainless steel fermentation to Spain in 1960s?

A

Miguel Torres

29
Q

What is the name and the type of the soil in Priorat?

A

Llicorella, a mix of black slate and quartzite

30
Q

Name the 3 distinct altitude zones of Penedés DO

A

Alt-Penedés (500 - 800m)
Medio-Penedés (250-500m)
Baix-Penedés ( - 250m)

31
Q

Name the birthplace of Cava

A

Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (from Alt-Penedés)

32
Q

Name the 2 DO that Bobal grap is thrived

A

Utiel-Requena DO
Manchuela DO

33
Q

What is the Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?

A

La Mancha DO

34
Q

What is the main white and red grape for La Mancha DO?

A

White : Airén
Red : Cencibel (Tempranillo)

35
Q

What is the main grape for Montilla-Moriles DO?

A

Pedro Ximénez

36
Q

What are the red grapes allowed in Bierzo DO?

A

Mencía
Prieto Picudo

37
Q

What are the 3 main white grapes for Bierzo Bianco?

A

Godello
Doña Blanca
Palomino

38
Q

Which grape is most widely planted in Bierzo DO?

A

Mencía

39
Q

What is the most widely planted grape in Spain?

A

Tempranillo

40
Q

where is the main area of production for Cava?

A

Penedés DO

41
Q

What are the 5 white and 4 red permitted grapes for Cava?

A

White : Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Chardonnay, Malvasía

Red : Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat

42
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What is the aging requirement for Cava?

A

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
Q

What is Mazuelo?

A

Carignan

44
Q

What are the subzones of Rias Baixas?

A

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

45
Q

What are the permitted red grapes of Rias Baixas?

A

Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón, Mencía, Brancellao

46
Q

What are the permitted white (4) and red (5) grapes of Rioja?

A

White :
Viura (Macabéo)
Garnacha Blanca
Malvasía Riojano
Maturana Blanca

Red :
Tempranillo
Carignan (Mazuelo)
Graciano
Garnacha
Maturana tinta

47
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What is the aging requirement for Rioja Blanco

A

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
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What is the aging requirement for Rioja Tinto?

A

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
Q

What are the 5 districts of navarra?

A

Valdizarbe
Baja Montaña
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja

50
Q

What is the most planted red grape of Navarra and recommended for Rosado wines?

A

Garnacha Tinta (Grenache)

51
Q

Name the 3 Pagos in Navarra?

A

Señorio Arinza
Prado Irache
Bodegas Otazu

52
Q

Name the 2 winds of Jerez and what are their influences?

A

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
Q

What is Vara y Pulgar?

A

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
Q

What is VOS and VORS?

A

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
Q

What is a sherry glass called?

A

Copita

56
Q

What are the different types of sherry?

A

Generoso
-Fino
-Amontillado
-Palo Cortado
-Oloroso

Generoso Liqueur
- Pale Cream
- Cream
- Dry Cream
- Medium Cream

57
Q

Where can Manzanilla be found?

A

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

58
Q

Name the 3 towns that make the Sherry triangle

A

Jerez de la Frontera
El Puerto de Santa María
Sanlúcar de Barrameda

59
Q

Where can you get PX for sherry usage that is not from Xeres or Sanlucar de Barrameda?

A

Montilla-Moriles

60
Q

Name the 4 DOs of Aragon autonomía

A

Somontano
Cariñena
Calatayud
Campo de Barja

61
Q

Name the 5 DOs of Galicia

A

Rías Baixas
Riberio
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

62
Q

Name the 5 sub-regions of Ribeira Sacra DO

A

Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Ribeiras do sil
Ribeiras do Miño

63
Q

Name the white and red grapes for Rías Baixas

A

White :
Albariño
Loureira
Treixadura
Caiño Blanco
Torrontés
Godello

Red:
Caiño Tinto
Espadeiro
Loureira Tinta
Sousón
Mencía
Brancellao

64
Q

What is the largest Autonomia in Spain?

A

Andalucía

65
Q

What are the DO of Catalunya

A

Priorat
Montsant
Tarragona
Penedés

66
Q

What are the 3 DO for Valencia?

A

Valencia
Alicante
Utiel Requena

67
Q

What is Fondillon?

A

Red wine produced in an oxidative style from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre) grapes from Alicante DO, in Valencia. Semi-sweet.

68
Q

2 main region for sherry wine

A

Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

69
Q

What are the grapes for sherry wine?

A

Palomino (Listán)
Mocastel (Muscat of Alexandria)
Pedro Ximénez (PX)

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