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Spain 3.21.24 Flashcards

1
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What is the most planted white grape in Spain?

A

Airen

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2
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish red wine labelled Crianza?

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2 years, 6 months oak

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3
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish red wine labelled Reserva?

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3 years, 1 year oak

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4
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish red wine labelled Gran Reserva?

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5 years, 18 mos oak

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5
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish white/rose wine labelled Crianza?

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18 mos, 6 mos oak

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6
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish white/rose wine labelled Reserva?

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2 years, 6 mos oak

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7
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What is the general aging requirement for Spanish white/rose wine labelled Gran Reserva?

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4 years, 6 mos oak

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8
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The Poniente wind blows from which direction?

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West to East

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9
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The Levante wind blows in which direction?

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East to West

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10
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What is a Tinaja?

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clay pot/amphora

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11
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San Martín de Valdeiglesias is influenced by which mountain range?

A

Sierra de Gredos?

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12
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cierzo wind

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13
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What are the most planted red and white grapes in the Canary Islands?

A

Listan Blanco
Listan Negro

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14
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What is Cordon Trenzado? Where do you find it?

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Braided vine training on Tenerife (canary islands)

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15
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Calimas Wind (Lanzarote)

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16
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What is the function of a Hoyo?

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Zanja is the alternative

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17
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Match the region with the following synonym of tempranillo

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Cencibel (Valdepenas)
Ull de Llebre (Catalunya)
Tinto del Pais (Ribera del Duero)

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18
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In mm or inches, what is the range of average annual rainfall in Rias Baixas?

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1200-1800mm (50-70)

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18
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What sort of soil is Xabre?

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Decomposed Granite

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19
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What is a Pazo?

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Individual wine estate

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20
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What is a Ria?

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A submerged river valley that opens to the sea

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21
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Which subzone of Rias Baixas is immediately north of the Ria de Pontevedra?

A

VAl do Salnes

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22
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What is the Major river of the Val do Salnes?

A

Umia River

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23
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Which subzone of Rias Baixas is along the Verdugo River?

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Soutomaior

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24
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Arrange these subzones of Rias Baixas in order of most precipitation to least: O Rosal, Condado de Tea, Val do Salnes

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Val do Salnes, O Rosal, Conadado de Tea

25
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Name three reasons growers will utilize the parral system?

A

Protects grapes from weather
maximize airflow
maximize leaf surface for photosynthesis

26
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Name 3 red grapes allowed for production in Rias Baixas

A

Recommended: Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón
Authorized: Mencía, Brancellao

27
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What is a minifundia?

A

small plot of vineyard in Rias Baixas owned by independent grower.

28
Q

The town of Ribadavia is at the confluence of which two rivers?

A

Mino, Avia

29
Q

Producers of Ribeiro

A

Luis Rodriguez
Vina Mein
Coto de Gomariz
Casal de Arman

30
Q

Arrange these subzones of Ribeira Sacra from West to East: Quiroga-Bibei, Chantada, Amandi

A

Chantada, Amandi, Quiroga-Bibei

31
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Producers of Ribeira Sacra

A

Guimaro, Bibbi, Ladeiras do Xil, Alvaredos-Hobbs

32
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Which mountain range has the largest effect on Bierzo?

A

Cantabrian Mtns

33
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The Cua River, the Sil River, and the Tremor River influence which DO?

34
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Serra dos Ancares

35
Q

Who is the producer of La Faraona?

36
Q

Which two DOs of Pais Vasco (euskadi) are most influenced by the bay of biscay?

A

Bizkaiko Txakolina, Getariako Txakolina

37
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The Pedania of Valdacañada is in which DO?

38
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What are the aging requirements for a red wine labelled Ribera del Duero Crianza?

A

24 mos, 12 in oak

39
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What are the aging requirements for a red wine labelled Ribera del Duero Reserva?

A

36 mos, 12 in oak

40
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What are the aging requirements for a red wine labelled Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva?

A

60 mos, 24 in oak

41
Q

Who is Don Eloy Lacanda y Chaves?

A

Founded Vega Sicilia in 1864, planted Bdx varieties

42
Q

Who is Domingo Garramiola Txomin?

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Conceived of Unico (1st vintage 1915)

43
Q

1st vintage of Pingus

44
Q

Rueda Dorado/Palido

45
Q

What is a cunacho?

A

Harvesting basket in Rioja

46
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What is the name of the traditional cage found on Rioja Bottles?

47
Q

Three tributaries of the Ebro River?

A

Oja, Tiron, Najerilla, Iregua, Leza, Cidacos, Alhanan

48
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Two mountain ranges impacting rioja

A

Cantabria, Demanda

49
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What is the most planted red variety of priorat>

50
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Who is the producer of Mas de la Rosa?

A

Vall Llach

51
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Original Five Priorat

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Clos Mogador - Rene Barbier
Finca Dofi - Alvaro Palacios
Clos Erasmus - Daphne Glorian
Mas Martinet - Jose Luis Perez
Clos de l’Obac - Carlos Pastrana and Mariona Jarque

52
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What is the average annual Rainfall in priorat?

A

under 500 mm (20 in)

53
Q

Which mountain range forms and ampitheater for Priorat?

A

Serra de Montsant

54
Q

In which DO would you find the Siurana River?

55
Q

Samso is a synonym for which grape variety?

56
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Subzones of Penedes

A

Conca del Riu Anoia (Anoia River Basin)
Valls de Bitlles Anoia (Valleys of the Bitlles and Anoia Rivers)
Conca del Riu Foix (Foix River Basin)
Serra d’Ancosa (The Ancosa Range)
Massís del Garraf (The Garraf Massif)
Costers d’Ordal (Slopes of Ordal)
Marina del Garraf (Garraf Shore)
Costers del Montmell (Slopes of Montmell)

57
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Anoia River, Bitlles River, and the Foix river are in which DO?

58
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3 producers of Classic Penedes

A

AT Roca, Loxarel, Clos Lentiscus

59
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Grape Varieties for Cava

A

Recommended: Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel·lo
Authorized: Chardonnay, Malvasía
Negre / Tinto: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat (Trepat may only be used for rosado)

60
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What do cava varieties bring to the blend

A

Xarel-lo - add body, aging potential, structure
Parellada - Diminished acidity so softening factor
Macabeo -

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