Spain

Question 1

Riax baixas sub region (north to south)

Answer 1

Ribeira de ulla, val do salnes, soutomaior, contado do tea, o rosal

Question 2

Wine law hierarchy

Answer 2

Vino de la mesa
Vino de la tierra
Vino de calidad con indicacion geografica
Denominacion de origen
Doca : priorat and la rioja
Vino de pago

Question 3

Riax baixas labelling

Answer 3

Albarino riax baixas: 100% albarino
Contado do tea: min. 70% albarino and treixadura
O rosal: min. 70% albarino and loureiro

Question 4

Rueda

Answer 4

Situated in douro do
West of ribera del duero
Continetal climate
High elevation
Grape: verdejo, viura and sv.blanc
Wine must contain min. 50 verdejo or sv.blanc
rueda superior: min. 85% verdejo
Soil: limestone and gravel

Question 5

Name of tempranillo in ribera del duero

Answer 5

tinta del pais or tinto fino

Question 6

Ribera del duero

Answer 6

Extreme continental climate
soil: limestone, clay, sandy soil
Grape: tempranillo (tinta del pais), cab.sv, malbec, merlot
White: albillo mayor
Darker fruit and more austerly tannin compared to rioja
Home of vega sicilia and pingus
Red must min. 75% tempranillo

Question 7

Aeging criteria in ribera del duero

Answer 7

red
crianza: min. 2 year (one in oak)
reserva: min. 3 year (one in oak)
gran reserva: min. 5 year ( 2 in oak)
white and rosado
crianza: min. 18 months (6in oak)
reserva: min. 2 year (6 in oak)
gran reserva: min. 4 year ( 6 in oak)
Max oak of 330m l

Question 8

name of tempranillo in toro do

Answer 8

tinta de toro

Question 9

Toro do

Answer 9

duero river valley
Next to rueda
Cold continental nights and altitude balance acidity
Brown limestone
Tempranillo(tinta de toro) blended with garnacha
wine: min 75% tempranillo or 85% garnacha
Richer in flavor compared to rioja

Question 10

River of rioja

Answer 10

ebro river

Question 11

Name of vintage of rioja

Answer 11

atlantic (cooler and wetter)
mediterranean (warmer and drier)

Question 12

Rioja geographic influence

Answer 12

Sierra de cantabria mountains shade from north atlantic winds
Ebro river split the region

Question 13

zones of rioja

Answer 13

alta, alavesa and oriental

Question 14

rioja alta

Answer 14

mostly south of ebro river
Oja and najerilla river form valleys
Town of haro and logrono
Warmer climate
style: classic-ageworthy

Question 15

rioja alavesa

Answer 15

north east of ebro
Highest elevation
cooler climate
Tradition of carbonica maceration
deliver fresher style

Question 16

rioja oriental

Answer 16

south east
warmer climate
Most concentration of garnacha in the blend

Question 17

aeging criteria for rioja

Answer 17

red
crianza: 2 year ( 1 year in oak)
reserva: 3 year (12 months in oak and 6 in bottle)
gran reserva: 5 tear (2 year in oak and 2 year in bottle)
white and rosado
crianza: 18 months ( 6 in oak)
reserva: 2 year (6 months )
gran reserva: 4 year (6 months)
Oak of 225 l.

Question 18

Navarra do subzones

Answer 18

Baja montana (old vine garnacha)
tierra estella,
valdizarbe,
ribera alta,
ribera baja (moscatel de grano menudo for sweet fortified wine)

Question 19

Navarra distinction wine

Answer 19

deep colour rosado made from garnacha made from saignee method and forbidding direct pressing

Question 20

Cava principal grapes

Answer 20

parellada, macabeo, xarel-lo

Question 21

Cava aeging requirements

Answer 21

min. 12 months
reserva: 18 months
gran reserva: 30 months
Cava de paraje qualificado: single vineyard of min. 10 years old and min. 36 months

Question 22

Center of cava

Answer 22

cava can be found in catalonia, mainly in penedes around the town of sant sadurni d’anoia

Question 23

subregion of penedes

Answer 23

maritim - monastrell, garnacha, carinena, macabeo
central: tempranillo and cava
superior: cooler climate

Question 24

tempranillo in penedes

Answer 24

ull de llebre

Question 25

Priorat main grapes

Answer 25

garnacha and carinena

Question 26

priorat main soil

Answer 26

licorella made from schistose mica and quarzite

Question 27

Vi de villa in priorat

Answer 27

gratallops, la morera del montsant, bellmunt del priorat, escaladei, porrera, poboleda, la vilella baixa, la vilella alta, el lloar, masos del termes de falset, solanes del termes de elmolar, torroja del priorat

Question 28

vi de vila wines

Answer 28

min 60% garnacha and carinena or min. 50% is single variery

Question 29

old vines in priorat

Answer 29

min 75 years or planted before 1945

Question 30

montsant

Answer 30

shape around priorat
grape: garnacha and carinena characterised by less concentration
North: cooler climate and limestone
south: sandier

Question 31

Valpenedas

Answer 31

Located south of la mancha in castilla la mancha (south part of spain)
Based on airen and easy drinking tempranillo
On a plain sorrounded by mountains
Finest area: los llanos and las aberturas

Question 32

tempranillo synonimos

Answer 32

ull de llebre (catalonia)
cencibel (valdepenas)
tinto del pais or tinto fino(ribera del duero)
tinta de toro (toro)
tinta roriz/aragonez (portugal)

Question 33

galicia area

Answer 33

riax baixas - ribeiro - ribeira sacra - valdeorras - monterrei -

Question 34

duero river valley - castilla y leon

Answer 34

bierzo, rueda, ribeira del duero, arlanza, cigales, leon, toro, tierra del vino do zamora, arribes

Question 35

ebro river valley

Answer 35

rioja, navarra, aragon (cataluys, carinena, campo de borja, somontano)

Question 36

catalonia,

Answer 36

penedes, priorat, montsant, tarragona

Question 37

jumilia

Answer 37

Located in Murcia
Monastrell grape

Question 38

tarragona

Answer 38

south of penedes
Tarragona classico licoroso, a sweet red fortified wine

Question 39

rioja vinedo singular

Answer 39

single estate
vineyard min. 35 y
palacios

Question 40

espumoso de calidad de rioja

Answer 40

min aeging 15 m
24 m for reserva
36 m for gran anada