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1
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Allowable grapes for O Rosal & Contado do Tea

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Albarino (min. 70%)
Loureira
Treixadura

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5 subzones of Rias Baixas

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Val do Salnes
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Contado do Tea
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5 DOs of Galicia

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
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4
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3 red grapes of Rias Baixas

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Caino
Espadeiro
Mencia

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5
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5 subs of Ribeira Sacra

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Riberas do Sil
Riberas do Mino
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6
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Name the most southern DO of Galicia

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Monterrei

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7
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3 principal DO zones of Pais Vasco

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Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

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8
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White grape of Pais Vasco

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Ondarrabi Zuni

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9
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Preferred red grape of Pais Vasco

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Ondarrabi Beltza

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10
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What is Ojo de Gallo?

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Rare rosado wines, Bizkaiko Txakolina

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11
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3 autonomias of North-Central Spain

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Navarra
La Rioja
Aragon

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12
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2 mountain ranges dividing Spain and France

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Pyrenees

Cantabrian

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13
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When did Rioja receive DOC status?

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1991, also the first

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14
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4 major red grapes of Rioja

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Tempranillo
Mazuelo (Carignan)
Graciano
Garnacha
*min. 85% of blend, 95% if destemmed
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15
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4 major white grapes of Rioja

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Viura (Macabeo)
Garnacha Blanca
Malvasia Riojano
Maturana Blanca

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16
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3 subzones of Rioja

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa (smallest and northernmost)
Rioja Baja

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17
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5 subs of Navarra

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Valdizarbe
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
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18
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3 DO Pagos of Navarra

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Senorio de Arinzano
Prado Iranche
Bodegas Otazu

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19
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4 DOs of Aragon

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

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20
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Name Spain’s largest autonomia

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Castilla y Leon

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21
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Which 5 DOs of Castilla y Leon lie on the Duero River?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro
Tierra del Vino Zamora
Arribes
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22
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Which 4 DOs of Castilla y Leon do not lie on the Duero River?

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Arlanza
Cigales
Tierra de Leon
Bierzo

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23
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Name the major river of Bierzo

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Sil River

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24
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Minimum Mencia for Bierzo tinto & rosado wines

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Rosado - min. 50%

Tinto - min. 70%

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Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero

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Tinto del Pais

26
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4 subs of Ribera del Duero

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Valladolid
Burgos
Soria
Segovia

27
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Main white grape of Rueda

A

Verdejo

28
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Tempranillo in Toro

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Tinta de Toro

29
Q

Name Vega Sicilia’s Toro winery

A

Bodegas Pintia

30
Q

What is Rueda Dorado?

A

Vino de Licor

31
Q

Famous soil of Priorat

A

Llicorella

32
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5 original “Clos” of Priorat

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Clos Mogador
Clos Dofi
Clos Erasmus
Clos de l'Obac
Clos Martinet
33
Q

12 Vi de la Vila of Priorat

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La Morera de Montsant
Gratallops
Bellmunt de Priorat
Escaladei
Porrera
Poboleda
La Vilella Baixa
LaVilella Alta
El Lloar
Masos del Terme de Falset
Torroja del Priorat
34
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Which DO surrounds Priorat

A

Montsant

35
Q

2 types of fortified wines in Tarragona

A

Rancio

Mistela

36
Q

3 zones of Penedes

A

Baix-Penedes
Medio-Penedes
Alt-Penedes

37
Q

4 main white Cava grapes of Penedes

A

Parellada
Xarel-lo
Macabeo (macabeu)
Chardonnay

38
Q

What is Ull de Llebre

A

Tempranillo in Penedes

39
Q

What is Subirat Parent?

A

Malvasia

40
Q

7 regions of Cava DO

A 
Aragon
Basque Country
Catalonia (Catalunya)
Extremadura
La Rioja
Navarra
Valencia
41
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What is Pansa Blanca?

A

Xarel-lo in Alella DO

42
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2 Balearic Island DOs

A

Pla i Llevant

Binissalem Mallorca

43
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3 DOs of Valencia

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Alicante
Utiel-Requena
Valencia

44
Q

Dessert wine of Alicante

A

Fondillon - solera-style, oxidative dessert wine, made from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre). Min. 10 years age

45
Q

What is Doble Pasta?

A

Wines made from Bobal in Utiel0Requena, using twice the normal skins and pulp

46
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3 DOs of Murcia

A

Bullas
Jumilla
Yecla

47
Q

Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region

A

La Mancha

48
Q

What is Cencibel?

A

Tempranillo in La Mancha

49
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8 DOs of Castilla - La Mancha

A 
Almansa
La Mancha
Manchuela
Mentrida
Mondejar
Ribera de Jucar
Ucles
Valdepenas
50
Q

Principal red grape of Almansa

A

Monastrell

51
Q

3 subzones of Vinos de Madrid

A

Arganda
Navalcarnero
San Martin de Valdeiglesias

52
Q

What is Sobremadre?

A

Traditional wines produced by long maceration, skin contact up to 180 days

53
Q

Only DO of Extremadura

A

Ribera del Guadiana

54
Q

6 subs of Rubera del Guadiana

A 
Tuerra de Varros
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Montachez
Matanegra
Canamero
55
Q

6 DOs of Andalucia

A 
Condado de Huelva
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda
Malaga
Montilla-Moriles
Sierras de Malaga
56
Q

3 towns of Sherry production

A

Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlucar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria

57
Q

5 age categories for Malaga

A 
Malaga Palido - less than 6 months
Malaga - 6-24 months
Malaga Noble - 24-36 months
Malaga Anejo - 36-60 months
Malaga Transanejo - min. 60 months
58
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5 DOs on Tenerife

A 
Abona
Tacoronte-Acentejo
Valle de Guimar
Valle de la Orotava
Ycoden - Daute Isora
59
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5 whole island DOs of the Canary Islands

A 
La Palma
El Hierro
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
Lanzarote
60
Q

Mission grape in the Canary Islands

A

Listan Prieto

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