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What are the 5 levels of quality indication in Spain

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VT (Vino de la Tierra)
VC (Vino de Calidad de Origen Calificada)
DO (Denominacion de Origen)
DOCa (Denominacion de Origen Calificada)
VP (Vinos de Pago)

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What are the 2 DOCa in Spain

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Rioja
Priorat

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Crianza Red aging requirements (Spain excluding Rioja/Ribero del Duero)

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2 years
6 months in oak

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Crianza White/Rose aging requirements

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18 months
6 months in oak

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Reserva Red aging requirments (Spain - excluding Rioja/Ribero)

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3 years
1 year in oak

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Reserva White/Rose aging requirements (Spain excluding Rioja/Ribero del Duero)

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2 years
6 months in oak

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Gran Reserva Red aging requirements

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5 years
18 months in oak

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Gran Reserva White/Rose aging requirements

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4 years
6 months in oak

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Spain: DOP Noble

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18 months in cask of less than 600L or in the bottle

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Spain: DOP Anejo

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24 months in a cask of less than 600L or in the bottle

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Spain: DOP Viejo

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36 months in a cask of less than 600 L, must be oxidized

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Vinos di Pago

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DO given to single estates that showcase high-quality winemaking.

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Joven

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young, unaged wine usually, released the year after their vintage

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Viñas Viejas

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Old vines

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What are the main red grapes of North Central Spain (2)

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Tempranillo
Garnacha

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What are the main white grapes of North Central Spain (3)

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Viura
Verdejo
Chardonnay

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Rioja major bodies of water (2)

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Ebro River and its tributary the Oja

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North Central Spain climate

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Continental with Atlantic and Mediterranean influences

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Soils of Rioja and Navarro

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calcareous and ferrous clay soils

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Soils of Aragon (2)

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Alluvial and limestone

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When did Luciano Murietta (Marqués de Murietta) establish the first commercial bodega in Rioja

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1852

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When did Navarra and Rioja receive DOC status

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1933

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When did Rioja receive DOCa status

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1991

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What is Vino Espumoso de Calidad

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Sparkling wine made in the traditional method

white or rosado

from any of the approved varieties

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Rioja wine styles (4)
Dry white rosado red Vino Espumoso de Calidad
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Rioja subzones (3)
Rioja Alta Rioja Alavesa Rioja Oriental
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Wine styles of Navarra (4)
Dry white rosado red Vino di Licor (fortified sweet wine) from Moscatel
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What does Roble mean in Navarra
minimum 90 days in oak
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Calatayud wine styles (5) Aragon
Dry to sweet white rosado red sparkling vino de licor Whites: Macabeo,Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel de Alejandria, international varieties Reds: Bobal,Garnacha, Tempranillo, Mazuelo, international varieties
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Campo de Borja wine styles (5) Aragon
Dry to sweet white rosado red sparkling vino de licor Whites:Macabeo, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel de Alejandria, Moscatel de Grano Menudo,international varieties Reds: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Mazuelo, international varieties
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Carinena wine styles (6) Aragon
Dry to sweet white rosado red sparkling sweet wine vino de licor Whites:Chardonnay, Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca Reds: Cariñena (Mazuela), Garnacha Tinta,Tempranillo, international varieties
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Somotano DO wine styles (5) Aragon
Dry to sweet white rosado red sparkling sweet wine Whites: Chardonnay,Gewürztraminer, Garnacha Blanca, Alcañón Reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo,Syrah, Garnacha Tinta, Parraleta
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Major villages of Rioja (3)
Haro Logroño Alfaro
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Major village of Navarra
Pamplona
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Main red varieties in Castilla y León (2)
Tempranillo Garnacha
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Main white varieties in Castilla y León (3)
Verdejo Viura Sauvignon Blanc
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Castilla y León location
On the northern Portuguese border 450 miles west of Barcelona 120 miles northwest of Madrid
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Castilla y León major body of water
Duero River
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Castilla y León surrounding mountains (2)
Cantabrian (north) Sistema Central (south)
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Castilla y León climate
Continental with some maritime influences
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Castilla y León soils
Mountains: granite and stony river valley: alluvial plains: brown limestone, clay, and loam
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When was the first vintage of Único by Vega Sicilia
1915
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Ribero del Duero wine styles (3)
Dry white rosado red
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Ribero del Duero main grapes (1 white, 5 red)
WHITE Albillo mayor RED Tinta del País (Tempranillo) Garnacha Malbec Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
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Rueda wine styles (5)
White rosado red sparkling in the traditional method fortified Whites:Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc reds: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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Toro wine styles (3)
White rosado red wines Whites: Verdejo, Malvasía "Castellana"; reds: Tinta deToro or Garnacha
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Additional DO's for white, rosado, and reds in Castilla y León (6)
Arlanza Arribes Bierzo Cigales Léon Terra del Vino de Zamora
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Major villages of Castilla y León (6)
Valladolid (major) León Soria Ávila Toro Rueda
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Main white varieties of Catalonia (3)
Macabéo Parellada Xarel-lo
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Main red varieties of Catalonia (3)
Garnacha Monastrel Tempranillo (Ulle de Llebre)
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Location of Catalonia
Continuation of Rousillon Barcelona (at the center) Stretches from the border of France to Tortosa to the south. To the west is Aragón
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Mountain range to the north of Catalonia
Pyrenees
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Major bodies of water that influence Catalonia (3)
Ebro Sègre Mediterranean sea
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Climate of Catalonia
Mediterranean with some mountain influence
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Soils of Priorat
llicorela (black slate and quartzite
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Good soils for cava
mix of sand and clay
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Cava wine styles (2)
white and rosé sparkling made in the traditional method. Can be labeled as Reserva, Gran Reserva, and Cava de Paratge Qualificat (Single Vineyard)
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What is the basic level of Cava
Cava de Guarda
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Main varieties for Cava (9)
WHITE Parellada Macabeu Xarel-lo Chardonnay Malvasía RED Pinot Noir Monastrel Garnatxa Negre Trepat (only for rosé)
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Cava / Cava de Guarda aging requirements
9 months on the lees
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Cava Reserva aging requirements
18 months on the lees
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Cava de Guarda Superior aging requirements
18 months on the lees
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Cava Gran Reserva aging requirements
30 months on the lees
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Cava de Paraje Calificado aging requirements
36 months on the lees
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Priorat wine styles (5)
White rosado red oxidized wine Vino Dulce Naturale whites: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, and international varieties reds: Garnatxa Negre, Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan), Cabernet Sauvignon, CabernetFranc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir
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Priorat Velles Vinyes
Vineyards planted prior to 1945
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Catalonia DO's for white, rosado, red, fortified, and sparkling (3)
Costers del Segre Empordà Monstant
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Penedès wine styles (6)
White rosado red sparkling from the traditional or ancestral method sweet wine Whites: Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Parellada, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), andinternational varieties reds: Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Garnatxa Negre, Carignan,Monastrell, and international varieties.
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Major villages of Catalonia (4)
Barcelona Tarragona Begur Cadaqués
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Galicia location
farthest western coast of Spain right above Portugal
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Galicia climate
Maritime
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Body of water that separates Portugal from Spain
Minho River
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3 DO's for Txakol in País Vasco
Getariako Txakolina Bizkaiko Txakolina Arabako Tkakolina
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Subzones of Rías Baixas (5)
Val do Salnés Ribeira do Ulla Soutomaior O Rosal Condado do Tea
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Rías Baixas wine styles (3)
Still white Still Red Sparkling
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Additional DO's in Galicia and Basque Country (4)
Ribeiro Ribeira Sacra Monterrei Valdorras
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DO's in Murcia (3)
Jumilla Yeclas Bullas
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DO's in Valencia (3)
Alicante (solera-style, oxidative dessert wine called Fondillón) Valencia ( white wines from Merseguera) Utiel-Requena (rich red wines from Bobal)
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Main grapes of Castilla la Mancha (4)
WHITE Airén Macabeo RED Tempranillo Garnacha
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Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO varieties (4) Andalucia
Palomino Fino Palomino de Jerez Pedro Ximénez Moscatel
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Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO soils
albariza (limestone) barros(clay) arenas (sand)
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Fino style
Biological aging Dry 15-17% abv
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Amontillado style
Dry biological aging Refortified Oxidative aging 16-22% abv
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Olorosso style
Dry Oxidative aging 17-22% abv
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Palo Cortado style
Dry Fino, redirected toward oxidative aging during the second classification 17-22% abv
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Pale Cream Sherry
produced from Fino sweet 15.5-22%
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Cream Sherry
Produced from Oloroso sweet 15.5-22%
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Medium cream sherry
Produced from Amontillado Sweet 15-22% abv
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What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Reserva (red and white/rosado)
Reserva Red: 3 years with 1 year in wood Reserva White/Rosado: 2 years with 6 months in wood
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What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Crianza (red and white/rosado)
Crianza Red: 2 years with 1 year in oak Crianza White/Rosado: 18 months with 6 months in oak
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What are the aging requirements in Rioja for Gran Reserva (red and white/rosado)
Red: 60 months with 24 months in oak and 24 months in bottle White/Rosado:4 years with 6 months in oak

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