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1
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Somontano DO is the only region of Spain that grows the variety…

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Moristel

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Name the three types of soil we come across in Jerez.

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Albariza
Barros
Arenas

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Which grape variety covers more than 60% of Sierra de Salamanca DO?

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Rufete

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4
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Where does the Phylloxera Festival take place?

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San Sadurni d’Anoia

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Spanish and Portuguese term for a fortified wine.

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Generoso

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6
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Name the only Galician region which is specialising in red wines from the Mencia grape.

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Ribeira Sacra

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Large earthenware vessel, occasionally used to ferment and store wine in Central and Southern Spain and Southern Chile.

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Tinaja

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Syrup used for sweetening wine in Spain, especially Sherry, made by boiling down and thus concentrating unfermented grape juice.

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Arrope

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“Raw” sherry category, whereby unlike mass-market brands, it is only very lightly clarified before being bottle and sold.

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En Rama

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Rioja synonym for Trousseau.

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Maturana Tinta

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Famous synonym of Mazuelo.

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Carignan

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What are the two winds that influence Sherry DO?

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Poniente

Levante

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13
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Name the municipalities of Ribera del Duero.

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Burgos
Soria
Segovia
Valladolid

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14
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Which grape variety represents over 80% of the vineyards of Jumilla DO?

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Monastrell (Mourvedre)

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First two red wine estates in Castile-la-Mancha to receive Denominacion De Pago status.

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Finca Elez

Dominio De Valdepusa

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16
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Name the five districts of Navarra.

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Baja Montana
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Tierra Estrella
Valdizarbe
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17
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Catalan synonym of Carinena.

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Samso

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Name the two main white grape varieties used in Toro.

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Malvasia

Verdejo

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19
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Name of Spanish DO that borders Roussillon.

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Emporda

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20
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Name the DOs of Andalucia.

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Jerez
Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda
Malaga
Sierras de Malaga
Montilla-Moriles
Condado de Huelva
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Binissalem’s dominant red and white grapes.

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Manto Negro (red)
Moll (white)
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22
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Name the principal grape variety of Condado de Huelva DO.

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Zalema

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23
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Name the DOs of Galicia.

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
Valdeorras
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24
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Maximum permitted yields (kg/ha) for Rioja wines (red and white).

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White: 9000 kg/ha
Red: 6500 kg/ha

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25
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When did Rioja became the first DOCa?

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1991

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26
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When was new varieties approved for Rioja, for the first time since 1925?

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2007

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27
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Name the two latest vintages that have been rated as excellent by the Regulatory Council in Rioja.

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2011

2010

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28
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Which type of training is the traditional one used in Rioja?

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Bush training (Goblet)

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29
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Which is the maximum elevation for the vineyards of Rioja?

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700 m.

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30
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Where is the Consejo Regulator of Rioja based?

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Logrono

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Name the four distinct categories of classification for the bodegas in Rioja.

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Winegrowers
Co-operatives
Wine keepers
Ageing Bodegas (to be classified as such, it must have minimum fifty 225lt. oak casks and 22500lt. of wine in stock)

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32
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Rioja Baja acconts for ….% of Rioja’s wine production.

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40%

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33
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In which region of Spain do we come across, almost exclusively, the grape Parraleta?

A

Somontano

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34
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Legal minimum of criaderas in a solera.

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2 (plus a solera)

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35
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Special tulip-shaped glass in which Sherry is customarily served in Spain.

A

Copita

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Spanish term for vineyard, used particularly in Jerez and Castilla Y Leon.

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Pago

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37
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Extremelly rare white variety of Ribera del Duero.

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Albillo

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38
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What is Fondillon?

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Alicante non-fortified wine made from overripe Monastrell grape, with minimum permitted alcohol 16% and minimum allowed ageing 10 years

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39
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Smallest subregion of Rias Baixas.

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Soutomaior

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40
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Name the five subregions of Rias-Baixas DO (from north to south).

A 
Ribeira Do Ulla
Val Do Salnes
Soutomaior
Condado Do tea
O Rosal
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41
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In which part of Spain do we come across the rare but outstanding white grape Marmajuelo (Bermejuela)?

A

Canary Islands

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42
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Southern Spanish region, producing both fortified and unfortified wines in the style of Sherry.

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Montilla-Moriles

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43
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When did Rioja achieve DO status? Name the red grape varieties allowed for use.

A

1925

Tempranillo / Garnacha / Graciano / Mazuelo / Maturana Tinta

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44
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When did Priorat became the second DOCa (DOQ) of Spain?

A

2009

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45
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Most important and largest subzone of Vinos de Madrid DO.

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Arganda (del Rey)

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46
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Sanlucar de Barrameda’s equivalent to Amontillado.

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Manzanilla Olorosa or Manzanilla Pasada

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47
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Old Spanish term for Table Wines.

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Vino de Mesa

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48
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Main grape variety used in Bullas DO.

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Monastrell

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49
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What is the minimum % of Albarino that goes into a bottle labeled Val do Salnes or Ribeira do Ulla?

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70% minimum

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50
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What is Malvasia de Sitges?

A

Sweet passito wine produced in Penedes

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51
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What is the synonym for Mission on the Canary Islands?

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Listan Prieto

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52
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Ribera del Júcar DO was a sub-zone to which region until 2005?

A

La Mancha

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53
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What is Macabeo known as in Rioja?

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Viura

54
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What ring-shaped DO surrounds Priorat?

A

Montsant

55
Q

What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?

A

La Mancha DO

56
Q

What red grapes are authorized for Cava production?

A

Pinot Noir
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trepat (for rosé use only)

57
Q

Where does Jerez get most of it’s Pedro Ximénez?

A

Montilla-Moriles

it has dispensation to import PX must from here to compensate for the declining acreage in Jerez

58
Q

What is the principal grape of Montilla-Moriles?

A

Pedro Ximénez

59
Q

Where is DO Pago Finca Élez? When was it promoted?

A

La Mancha

2003

60
Q

What is the Rioja Crianza ageing requirement?

A

Red - 2 years (1 year in oak)

White - 2 years (6 months in oak)

61
Q

Where is the Pla i Llevant DO? What are the two main varieties?

A

The Balearic Islands

Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)

62
Q

What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas O Rosal?

A

Minimum 70% Albariño and Loureira combined

63
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What is the minimum % of Albariño from Rías Baixas Val do Salnés or Ribeira do Ulla?

A

Minimum 70% Albariño

64
Q

What DO resisted phylloxera until the 1980s?

A

Jumilla, sandy soils (nearly 100 yrs after the louse hit Spain)

65
Q

What does “noble” mean on a Spanish label?

A

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

66
Q

What five iconic producers are located in Haro?

A 
López de Heredia 
La Rioja Alta 
Bodegas Muga 
Bodegas Roda 
CVNE
67
Q

Where is the Binissalem Mallorca DO? What are the main varieties?

A

The Balearic Islands

Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)

68
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What village did Rene Barbier originally plant vines in Priorat?

A

Gratallops

69
Q

Name Galicia’s easternmost region.

A

Valdeorras DO

70
Q

Who is the only producer of Cava in southwestern Spain?

A

Bodegas Inviosa

71
Q

Ribera del Jucar DO was a subzone of which region until 2005?

A

La Mancha DO

72
Q

What is the main grape and the required % of Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO red?

A

Minimum 75% Tempranillo

73
Q

Name the three main red grapes of Rias Baixas.

A

Caino
Espadeiro
Mencia

74
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What soil characterizes the best sites of Priorat?

A

Llicorella

75
Q

Name Spain’s largest autonomia.

A

Castilla y Leon

76
Q

What DO was a subregion of Tarragona until 2002?

A

Montsant DO

77
Q

What soil is principally suited for Moscatel in Jerez?

A

Arenas

78
Q

Where is Finca Allende producer located?

A

Briones, Rioja Alta

79
Q

What kind of mats are the grapes dried on in Malaga?

A

Esparto grass mats

80
Q

What are the principal grapes of La Mancha DO?

A

Airen

Cencibel (Tempranillo)

81
Q

Where is DO Pago Calzadilla?

A

La Mancha (promoted in 2011)

82
Q

When did Sherry receive DO status?

A

1933

83
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What DO’s traditional style is dople pasta?

A

Utiel-Requena DO

84
Q

Name the four iconic Rioja producers that got started in the latter half of the 19th century.

A

Lopez de Heredia
CVNE (Compana Vinicola del Norte de Espana)
La Rioja Alta
Berceo

85
Q

What two Bordeaux trained winemakers helped introduce new techniques in the 1850’s in Rioja?

A

Marques de Riscal

Marques de Murrieta

86
Q

When did Ribera del Duero receive DO status?

A

1982 (there were only 9 wineries at the time)

87
Q

What is Palomino known as in Jerez?

A

Listan

88
Q

What is the minimum % for Toro DO red?

A

Minimum 75% Tinta de Toro

89
Q

Who founded Vega Sicilia and when?

A

Don Eloy Lacanda y Chaves

1864

90
Q

What is the Rioja Reserva ageing requirements?

A

Red - 3 years (1 year in oak)

White - 2 years (6 months in cask)

91
Q

What are the ageing requirements for Cava?

A

Basic - 9 months on lees
Reserva - 15 months on lees
Gran Reserva - 30 months on lees

92
Q

Name the styles of wine authorized by the Rueda DO.

A

White (minimum 50% Verdejo)
Red (dominated by Tempranillo)
Rosado (minimum 50% Tempranillo)

93
Q

Name two iconic producers that are in Logrono, Rioja Alta.

A

Marques de Murrieta

Artadi

94
Q

What is the southernmost DO in Galicia?

A

Monterrei DO

95
Q

What is the scientific name of American oak?

A

Quercus Alba

96
Q

What is Rueda DO Dorado?

A

Dry, fortified, oxidized wine

97
Q

Name the two DOs of the Balearic Islands.

A

Pla i Llevant

Binissalem

98
Q

Name the three subzones of Penedes.

A

Baix-Penedes
Medio-Penedes
Alt-Penedes

99
Q

What region is Rioja Baja shared with?

A

Navarra

100
Q

Name the authorized grapes of Bierzo DO.

A

Red: Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera
White: Dona Blanca, Godello, Malvasia, Palomino

101
Q

Where is Dominio de Pingus?

A

Ribera del Duero

102
Q

What is the principal variety of Almansa DO?

A

Monastrell

103
Q

What variety is perfectly suited for Alt-Penedes?

A

Parellada

104
Q

Who introduced stainless steel fermentation in the 1960s to Spain and where?

A

Miguel Torres

Catalonia

105
Q

What autonomia of Spain never has had Phylloxera?

A

Canary Islands

106
Q

What are the levels of quality for Spain?

A 
Vino de la Tierra (VdIT)
Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geographica (VCIG)
Denominacion de Origen (DO)
Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)
Vinos de Pago (DO Pago)
107
Q

What iconic producer is located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta?

A

Marques de Caceres

108
Q

World’s largest sparkling wine producer.

A

Henkell (has bought Freixenet’s 50,67% shares)

109
Q

What is Negra de Madrid?

A

A local synonym for Garnacha in Vinos de Madrid

110
Q

Where is Pittacum?

A

Bierzo DO

111
Q

Where is the DO Pago Bodegas Otazu?

A

Valdizarbe, Navarra

112
Q

What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas Condado do Tea?

A

Minimum 70% Albariño and Treixadura combined

113
Q

What are the five authorized white varieties for Cava?

A 
Parellada
Macabeo (Macabeu)
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
114
Q

What grapes may be varietally labeled from the Rueda DO?

A

Verdejo
Sauvignon Blanc

(both minimum 85%)

115
Q

When did Rueda receive its DO status?

A

1980

116
Q

What DO of Spain is said to be the ancestral home for Mazuelo? What is this grape called in France?

A

Cariñena

Carignan

117
Q

What are the three DOs for Txakolina?

A

Bizkaiko
Arabako
Getariako

118
Q

What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Penedès?

A

Ull de Llebre

119
Q

What white grape is used to produce Txakoli? Red grape? What is the rosado style known as?

A

White: Ondarrabi Zuri
Red: Ondarrabi Beltza
Ojo de Gallo: rose style

120
Q

What does Rías Baixas mean?

A

Low estuaries

121
Q

What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Castilla-La Mancha?

A

Cencibel

122
Q

What symbol is always present on the cork of Cava?

A

Four-pointed star

123
Q

What indigenous grapes are mainly used to produce white and red wines in Somonatano?

A

Alcanon (white)

Parraleta (red)

124
Q

What is the star white grape of Valdeorras?

A

Godello

125
Q

What are the three DOs of Murcia?

A

Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas

126
Q

What are the four estate vineyards that Lopez de Heredia produces its wines?

A

Tondonia
Bosconia
Gravonia
Cubillo

127
Q

What does Somontano mean?

A

Beneath the mountain

128
Q

What are the two main grapes of Malaga?

A

Moscatel
Pedro Ximenez (PX)
(usually subjected to soleo process for 20 days)

129
Q

Term for a Sherry stockholder who sells wine to shippers.

A

Almacenista (marketing term used by Lustau)

130
Q

Largest Sherry producer.

A

Gonzalez Byass

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