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1
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Name a cider-producing autonomía that only produces VCIG wine.

A

Asturias

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2
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Which two producers brought barrique aging and estate bottling to Rioja from Bordeaux?

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Marques de Riscal

Marques de Murrieta

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3
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Name the traditional Rioja producers that use American Oak?

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Lopez de Heredia
CVNE
La Rioja Alta
Bercero

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4
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What city is the birthplace of Cava?

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San Sadurni d’Anoia

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5
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When were the Consejos Reguladores established for Rioja, Jerez and Malaga?

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1933

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6
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When were the DO regulations approved in Spain?

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1970

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7
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What are the 3 autonomias of North-Central Spain?

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Rioja
Navarra
Aragon

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8
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Which region, in 1991, was the first to be given status as a Denominacion de Origen Calificada?

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Rioja

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9
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What are the three subzones of Rioja?

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Baja

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10
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Where is Artadi’s “El Pison” vineyard?

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Rioja

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11
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What are the 5 Navarra Subzones?

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Valdizarbe
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
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12
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What are the DO Pagos in Navarra?

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Senorio de Arinzano (Tierra Estella)
Prado Irache (Tierra Estella)
Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe)
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13
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What are the 4 DO’s of Aragon?

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

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14
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What are the autonomias of Green Spain?

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Galicia
Pais Vasco
Asturias
Cantabria

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15
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What are the 5 DO’s of Galicia?

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
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16
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What are the 5 subzones of Rias Baixas?

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Riberia de Ulla
Val do Salnes
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado de Tea
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17
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Where is Vino Tostado made?

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A local specialty made with dried grapes made in Ribeiro DO

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18
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What are the 5 subregions of Ribeira Sacra DO?

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroya-Bibei
Riberas do Sil
Riberas de Mino
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19
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What are the 3 DO zones of Pais Vasco?

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Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

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20
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What is Ojo de Gallo and which grapes is it made from?

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A rare rosado wine made in Pais Vasco from Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza

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21
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What year was the ratification of the Spanish Constitution?

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1978

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22
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What are the DO’s of Castilla y Leon?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro
Tierra del Vino de Zamora
Arribes
Arlanza
Cigales
Tierra de Leon
Bierzo
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23
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What are “Corullon” bottlings and who is the producer?

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extracted, old-vine Mencia based wines sourced from mountainside schist soils
Alvaro Palacios

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24
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Who founded the Vega Sicilia estate?

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Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves

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25
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Name 3 high-quality producers in Ribera del Duero

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Pesquera
Dominio de Pingus
Aalto

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26
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What is Tempranillo called in Ribera del Duero?

A

Tinto del Pais

Tinto Fino

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27
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When did Ruedo receive its DO?

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1980

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28
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What are sparkling wines known as in Rueda?

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Espumoso

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29
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Where are the dry, fortified and oxidized wines known as Dorado found?

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Rueda

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30
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Name 3 high-quality producers in Toro DO?

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Farina
Numanthia-Termes
Bodegas Pintia

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31
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When did Catalonia and Roussillon split?

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17th Century

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32
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Who introduced stainless steel fermentation in the 1960s in Catalonia?

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Miguel Torres

33
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What was the name of the the priory that the Priorat DOCa was named after?

A

Priorato de Scala Dei

a Carthusian monastery

34
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Which was the 2nd region in Spain to receive the status of DOCa?

35
Q

Which city in Priorat is known for it’s llicorella soils?

A

Gratallops

36
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What are the 5 original “Clos” wines of Priorat, released initially as vino de mesa?

A 
Clos Mogador (Rene Barbier)
Clos Dofi (Alvaro Palacios)
Clos Erasmus (Daphne Glorian)
Clos de l'Obac
Clos Martinet
37
Q

Which DO forms a ring around Priorat?

A

Monsant DO, formerly a subzone of Tarragona DO until 2002

38
Q

Which autonomia are the following DO’s located?

Terra Alta DO
Conca de Barbera DO
Costers del Segre DO

39
Q

What are the non-contiguous subzones of Costers del Segre DO?

A

Raimat
Artesa
Valls de Riu Corb
Les Garrigues

40
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Which subzone of the Costers del Segre DO is the famed producer Manuel Raventos located?

41
Q

What year did the Phoenicians found Gadir (modern day Cadiz)?

42
Q

What time period did the Moors control Spain?

A

711 - 1492 Anno Domini

43
Q

What years were the Spanish Civil War?

A

1936 - 1939

44
Q

Who were the first two DO Pagos (and what year)?

A

Dominio de Valdepusa (Marques de Grinon) and Finca Elez

2003

45
Q

What year was Rioja granted DOCa status?

Priorat?

46
Q

How many DO’s are in Spain?

47
Q

How many DO Pagos are in Spain?

48
Q

Give 4 synonyms for Tempranillo in Spain?

A

Cencibel
Tinta de Toro
Tinto Fino
Ull de Llebre

49
Q

What is the climate of Pais Vasco?

50
Q

What is the soil type of Pais Vasco?

A

Sandy Loam, Clay, Limestone

51
Q

What is the soil type of Rias Baixas?

A

Alluvial over granite bedrock, quartzite

52
Q

What is the warmest subzone of Rias Baixas?

Coolest?

A

Warmest - Condado de Tea

Coolest - Val do Salnes

53
Q

What are the red grapes of Rias Baixas?

A

Caino Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Souson

54
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What styles of wine does Valdeorras DO produce?

A

White
Red
Rosado

55
Q

What styles of wine does Ribeira Sacra DO produce?

56
Q

What styles of wine does Bierzo DO produce?

A

White
Red
Rosado

57
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What styles of wine does Toro DO produce?

A

White
Red
Rosado

58
Q

What is Tempranillo called in Toro?

A

Tinta de Toro

59
Q

What is the climate of Ribera Del Duero?

A

Continental

60
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What are the soils of Ribera del Duero?

A

Sandy, silt, clay with limestone, chalk and marl

61
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What styles of wine does Ribera del Duero produce?

A

Red

Rosado

62
Q

What is the climate of Rioja?

A

Continental

63
Q

What is the elevation of Rioja?

A

300m - 700m

64
Q

What are the soils of Rioja?

A

Alluvial silt, Calcareous Clay, Ferroginous Clay

65
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What styles of wine does Rioja produce?

A

White
Red
Rosado

66
Q

What is the main white grape of Rioja?

67
Q

What are the authorized grapes for Cava DO?

A 
White:
Macabeo
Parellada
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Malvasia (Subirat)

Red:
Pinot Noir
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trepat (only for Rosado)
68
Q

What is the climate of Priorat?

A

Mediterranean

69
Q

What are the soils of Priorat?

A

Llicorella

70
Q

What are the Vi de la Vila of Priorat? (10 villages and 2 zones)

A 
La Morera de Montsant
Gratallops
Bellmunt del Priorat
Escaladei
Porrera
Poboleda
La Viella Alta
La Viella Baixa
El Lloar
Masos del Terme de Falset
Solanes Terme de el Molar
Torroja del Priorat
71
Q

What styles of wine does Yecla DO produce?

A 
White
Red
Rosado
Espumoso
Vino de Licor
72
Q

What styles of wine do the Balearic Islands produce?

A 
White
Red
Rosado
Espumoso
Vino de Licor
73
Q

What are the two DOs of the Balearic Islands?

A

Binissalem

Pla i Llevant

74
Q

What are the 8 Vino de Pagos of Castilla-La Mancha?

A 
Dominio de Valdepusa (2003)
Finca Elez (2003)
Guijoso (2004)
Dehesa del Carrizal (2006)
Campo de la Guardia (2009)
Pago Florentino (2009)
Casa del Blanco (2010)
Pago Calzadilla (2011)
75
Q

What is the DO Pago of Cariñena DO?

A

Pago Ayles (2010)

76
Q

What are the 3 DO Pagos of Navarra?

A

Arinzano (2007)
Otazu (2008)
Prado de Irache (2008)

77
Q

What are the 3 DO Pagos of Valencia?

A

El Terrerrazo (2010)
Pago de Los Balagueses (2011)
Pago de Chozas Carrascal (2012)

78
Q

What is the climate of the Sherry region?

A

Subtropical - Mediterranean

79
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What are the three soils of Sherry?

A

Albariza
Barros
Arenas

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