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What are the aging requirements for Crianza wines in Spain?

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2 years (6 months in cask) Red, 18 months (6 months in cask) White

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What are the aging requirements for Reserva wines in Spain?

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3 years (1 year in cask) Red, 2 years (6 months in cask) White

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What are the aging requirements for Gran Reserva wines in Spain?

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5 years (18 months in cask) Red, 4 years (6 months in cask) Whites

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What aging requirements do the following stand for?

Noble, Anejo, Viejo

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18 months in cask of 600L or less or bottle,
24 months in cask of 600L or less or bottle,
36 months, marked oxidative character

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What was the first region in Spain to be given DOC status

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Rioja, 1991, it is Spain’s premier Red wine region and long history of making wineh

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What is the main red grape of Rioja and its traditional blending partners

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Tempranillo, blended with Mazuelo (Carignan), Graciano, Garnacha- must be 85% of the blend, or 95% if destemmed

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What is the main white grape of Rioja

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Viura (Macabeo), followed by Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia Riojano and Maturana Blanca

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What are Rioja’s aging requirements for red wines

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Crianza- 2 years, 1 year in oak
Reserva-3 years, 1 year in oak
Gran Reserva-5 years, 2 in oak, 3 in bottle

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What are Rioja’s aging requirements for white wines

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Crianza and Reserva 2 years, Gran Reserva 4 years, all require minimum 6 months in cask

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What is the main soil structure of Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa

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Very chalky soils with a high proportion of calcareous clay (lightest Tempranillo with finesse Alavesa in its high altitude), (most structured Tempranillo in clay and moderate altitude)

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What is the main soil structure of Rioja Baja

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Alluvial soils and ferrous clay (Garnacha performs best here), warmer

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What was Navarra traditionally known for

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Rosados, now only a quarter of production

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What are the main grapes of Navarra

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Tempranillo and Garnacha Red, Viura White

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Five subzones of Navarra

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Valdizarbe, Baja Montana, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja

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Where is Aragon and what are its 4 DOs

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East of Rioja and Navarra, Campo de Borja, Calatayud, Carinena, Somontano

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What is special about Carinena

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Ancestral home of Carignan, one of oldest delimited zones in Spain (1932)

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What are the five DOs of Galicia

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Rias Biaxas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei

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What are the five subzones of Rias Biaxas

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Val do Salnes (most important), Ribeira do Ulla, Soutomaior, O Rosal, Condado do Tea

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What is the main grape of Rias Biaxas

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Albarino, mostly pure varietal Albarino, if it is labeled with the subzone instead of “Rias Biaxas Albarino”, it must be minimum 70% Albarino

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What are the main grapes of Ribeiro DO

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On the Mino River just to the East of Rias Biaxas, Treixadura for whites, Caino for Reds

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What are the main grapes of Ribeira Sacra DO

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Just east of Ribeiro DO, on steeply terraced slate terrraces above Sil and Mino Rivers, Mencia Reds and Treixadura and Godello Whites

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What is Bierzo DO known for

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Mencia reds (The Palacios of Priorat made it famous) , due to slate terraces and not usual clay. makes up a minimum 70% of reds, though many of the best are pure varietal bottlings

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Valdeorras DL

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Galicia’s easternmost zone, known for Godello Whites

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Pais Vasco main grapes

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Ondarrabi Zuri Whites, Ondarrabi Beltza Reds

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What is Corullon

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Biodynamic wine made from extracted, old vine Mencia based wines in Bierzo by the Palacios’

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Vega Sicilia

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Longtime flagship estate of Ribera del Duero DO (in Castilla y Leon) , Unico is the benchmark wine

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Unico

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Vega Sicilia’s benchmark wine, made of Tinto del Pais (Tempranillo), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

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True or False: White wines are not allowed in Ribera del Duero

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True

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Main grapes of Ribera del Duero DO

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Tempranillo (Tinto del Pais or Tinto Fino), small amounts of Garnacha, Cab Sauv and Merlot also planted, same aging requirements as Rioja

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What year did Ribera del Duero receive its DO

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1982

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When did Rueda receive its DO

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1980, in Castilla y Leon

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What are the main grapes of Rueda DO

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Verdejo (whites), blended often with Viura in Rueda labeled whites, Reds Tempranillo

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What are the main grapes of Toro DO

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Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo), Reds require a minimum 75% Tinta de Toro, often are 100%, Whites Verdejo or Malvasia, Rosados Saignee blends of Tinto de Toro and Garnacha

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Traditional varieties of Priorat

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Carinena most widely planted, also Garnacha

35
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Famous soil of Priorat

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Llicorella, mix of black slate and quartzite

36
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Rene Barbier

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Famous Priorat winemaker

37
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What DO surrounds Priorat

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Montsant DO, like Priorat, Garnacha and Carinena are dominant

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Tarragona DO

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West of Penedes, East of Montsant, historically made fortified wines, rancio or mistela, Spanish vin de liqueur

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What is Penedes DO famous for

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Cava, 3 zones (Baix, Medio and Alt Penedes)

40
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What are the four main grapes of Cava

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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Chardonnay

41
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Ull de Llebre

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Tempranillo in Penedes, best in Medio-Penedes

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Malvasia de Sitges

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historic Penedes specialty

43
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San Sadurni d’Anoia

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birthplace of Cava, in the Alt-Penedes (one of Europe’s highest altitude winegrowing regions) and perfectly suited to Parellada grape

44
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Approved grapes for Cava DO wines

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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeu, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Trepat, Malvasia

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Aging requirements for Cava

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9 months, 15 months for reserva, 30 months for gran reserva

46
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What is special about Cava DO

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It is the only Spanish DO that covers a style, not a region

47
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What is Alicante DO known for

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In Valencia autonomia, Fondillon, solera style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Mourvedre (Monastrell) aged for minimum ten years, unlike Sherry it is not fortified

48
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What are the three DO zones of Murcia

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South of Valencia, Jumilla, Yecla and Bullas

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La Mancha DO

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Lies in Castilla-La Mancha autonomia and is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region

50
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Main grapes of La Mancha

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Cencibel (Tempranillo) and Airen

51
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Airen

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most acreage planted of any white grape in the world

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Marques de Grinon Estate

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Founded in 1973, example of new international styles and new region trying to become well known quickly, in La Mancha, hired Rolland and Peynaud as consultants

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Valdepenas DO

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“valley of rocks” Surrounded by La Mancha, 1932 got its DO status, Airen most planted, followed by Cencibel (Tempranillo), chalk bedrock soils

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Ucles DO

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Newer DO, NW of La Mancha, more international varieties, all three types and colors of wine produced

55
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What are the DO zones for Sherry

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Jerez-Xeres-Sherry and Sanlucar de Barrameda

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What are the three towns that produce Sherry and what are they known as

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Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria, the “golden triangle” All sherry wines must be shipped from one of the three

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What are the three authorized grapes for sherry

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Palomino, Pedro Ximinez, Moscatel

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Albariza

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Best, chalk white soils of Jerez for Palomino grape

59
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Pagos

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vineyards

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Barros

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clay, in more lower-lying vineyards

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Arenas

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sandy soils, suitable for Moscatel grapes

62
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Montilla-Moriles DO

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Where amontillado style got its name, NE of Jerez, Pedro Ximenez (PX) is its main grape

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Specialties of Malaga

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Fortified and sweet wines made from Moscatel or PX grapes, soleo process(dried for 20 days on esparto grass mats), solera aging in American Oak

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Five age categories for Malaga

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Malaga Palido, Malaga, Malaga Noble, Malaga Anejo, Malaga Transanejo

65
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How many DO zones does the Canary Islands have

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10, five on Tenerife, other five each cover a whole island; La Palma, El Hierro, Gran Canaria, La Gomera and Lanzarote

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Sherry aging requirements

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All wines must be aged in solera for a min. 2 years prior to release

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Main soils of Sherry region

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albariza (limestone), barros (clay), arenas (sand)

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What are the DOCa’s of Spain

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Rioja and Priorat (In Catalan a DOCa is called a DOQ)

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Principal grapes of Rioja

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Viura (white) and Tempranillo (Red)

70
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Priorat aging requirements

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Crianza:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 18 months, including at least 6 months in oak
Red, min 2 years, including at least 6 months in oak

Reserva:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 24 months, including at least 6 months in oak
Tinto: min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak

Gran Reserva:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 4 years, including at least 6 months in oak
Tinto: min. 2 years in oak and 3 years in bottle

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Synonym for Mazuelo

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Carignan

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Synonyms for Tempranillo

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Tinto del Pais-Ribera de Duero
Cencibel-Valdepenas
Tinto Fino-Ribera del Duero
Tinto de Toro-Toro
Ull de Llebre/Ojo de Liebre- Catalonia
Tinto Madrid, Grenache de Logrono-Rioja
Aragonez (Alentejo)
Tinto Roriz (Douro Valley)
Tinto de Santiago (Península de Setúbal)

Argentina: Tempranilla

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What is Mencia known as in Portugal?

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Jaen

74
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What are two synonyms for Mourvedre

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Mataro and Monastrell

75
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Synonyms for Malbec

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Pressac, Cot, Auxerrois, Breton

76
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What is Garnacha Tinta known as in Portugal

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Alicante-Bouschet

77
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What is Maturana Tinto known as in Portugal

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Bastardo

78
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What are the grape varieties of white port

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Viosinho, Gouveio, Malvasia, Rabigato

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