Spain Flashcards
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Somontano DO is the only region of Spain that grows the variety…
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Moristel
2
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Name the three types of soil we come across in Jerez.
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Albariza
Barros
Arenas
3
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Which grape variety covers more than 60% of Sierra de Salamanca DO?
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Rufete
4
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Where does the Phylloxera Festival take place?
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San Sadurni d’Anoia
5
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Spanish and Portuguese term for a fortified wine.
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Generoso
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
7
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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
8
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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
9
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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
10
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Rioja synonym for Trousseau.
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Maturana Tinta
11
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Famous synonym of Mazuelo.
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Carignan
12
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What are the two winds that influence Sherry DO?
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Poniente
Levante
13
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Name the municipalities of Ribera del Duero.
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Burgos
Soria
Segovia
Valladolid
14
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Which grape variety represents over 80% of the vineyards of Jumilla DO?
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Monastrell (Mourvedre)
15
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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
16
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Name the five districts of Navarra.
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Baja Montana Ribera Alta Ribera Baja Tierra Estrella Valdizarbe
17
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Catalan synonym of Carinena.
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Samso
18
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Name the two main white grape varieties used in Toro.
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Malvasia
Verdejo
19
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Name of Spanish DO that borders Roussillon.
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Emporda
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
21
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Binissalem’s dominant red and white grapes.
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Manto Negro (red) Moll (white)
22
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Name the principal grape variety of Condado de Huelva DO.
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Zalema
23
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Name the DOs of Galicia.
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Rias Baixas Ribeiro Ribeira Sacra Monterrei Valdeorras
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
25
When did Rioja became the first DOCa?
1991
26
When was new varieties approved for Rioja, for the first time since 1925?
2007
27
Name the two latest vintages that have been rated as excellent by the Regulatory Council in Rioja.
2011
| 2010
28
Which type of training is the traditional one used in Rioja?
Bush training (Goblet)
29
Which is the maximum elevation for the vineyards of Rioja?
700 m.
30
Where is the Consejo Regulator of Rioja based?
Logrono
31
Name the four distinct categories of classification for the bodegas in Rioja.
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)
32
Rioja Baja acconts for ....% of Rioja's wine production.
40%
33
In which region of Spain do we come across, almost exclusively, the grape Parraleta?
Somontano
34
Legal minimum of criaderas in a solera.
2 (plus a solera)
35
Special tulip-shaped glass in which Sherry is customarily served in Spain.
Copita
36
Spanish term for vineyard, used particularly in Jerez and Castilla Y Leon.
Pago
37
Extremelly rare white variety of Ribera del Duero.
Albillo
38
What is Fondillon?
Alicante non-fortified wine made from overripe Monastrell grape, with minimum permitted alcohol 16% and minimum allowed ageing 10 years
39
Smallest subregion of Rias Baixas.
Soutomaior
40
Name the five subregions of Rias-Baixas DO (from north to south).
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Ribeira Do Ulla
Val Do Salnes
Soutomaior
Condado Do tea
O Rosal
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41
In which part of Spain do we come across the rare but outstanding white grape Marmajuelo (Bermejuela)?
Canary Islands
42
Southern Spanish region, producing both fortified and unfortified wines in the style of Sherry.
Montilla-Moriles
43
When did Rioja achieve DO status? Name the red grape varieties allowed for use.
1925
| Tempranillo / Garnacha / Graciano / Mazuelo / Maturana Tinta
44
When did Priorat became the second DOCa (DOQ) of Spain?
2009
45
Most important and largest subzone of Vinos de Madrid DO.
Arganda (del Rey)
46
Sanlucar de Barrameda's equivalent to Amontillado.
Manzanilla Olorosa or Manzanilla Pasada
47
Old Spanish term for Table Wines.
Vino de Mesa
48
Main grape variety used in Bullas DO.
Monastrell
49
What is the minimum % of Albarino that goes into a bottle labeled Val do Salnes or Ribeira do Ulla?
70% minimum
50
What is Malvasia de Sitges?
Sweet passito wine produced in Penedes
51
What is the synonym for Mission on the Canary Islands?
Listan Prieto
52
Ribera del Júcar DO was a sub-zone to which region until 2005?
La Mancha
53
What is Macabeo known as in Rioja?
Viura
54
What ring-shaped DO surrounds Priorat?
Montsant
55
What is Europe's largest single demarcated wine region?
La Mancha DO
56
What red grapes are authorized for Cava production?
Pinot Noir
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trepat (for rosé use only)
57
Where does Jerez get most of it's Pedro Ximénez?
Montilla-Moriles
| it has dispensation to import PX must from here to compensate for the declining acreage in Jerez
58
What is the principal grape of Montilla-Moriles?
Pedro Ximénez
59
Where is DO Pago Finca Élez? When was it promoted?
La Mancha
| 2003
60
What is the Rioja Crianza ageing requirement?
Red - 2 years (1 year in oak)
| White - 2 years (6 months in oak)
61
Where is the Pla i Llevant DO? What are the two main varieties?
The Balearic Islands
| Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)
62
What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas O Rosal?
Minimum 70% Albariño and Loureira combined
63
What is the minimum % of Albariño from Rías Baixas Val do Salnés or Ribeira do Ulla?
Minimum 70% Albariño
64
What DO resisted phylloxera until the 1980s?
Jumilla, sandy soils (nearly 100 yrs after the louse hit Spain)
65
What does "noble" mean on a Spanish label?
18 months ageing in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
66
What five iconic producers are located in Haro?
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López de Heredia
La Rioja Alta
Bodegas Muga
Bodegas Roda
CVNE
```
67
Where is the Binissalem Mallorca DO? What are the main varieties?
The Balearic Islands
| Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)
68
What village did Rene Barbier originally plant vines in Priorat?
Gratallops
69
Name Galicia's easternmost region.
Valdeorras DO
70
Who is the only producer of Cava in southwestern Spain?
Bodegas Inviosa
71
Ribera del Jucar DO was a subzone of which region until 2005?
La Mancha DO
72
What is the main grape and the required % of Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO red?
Minimum 75% Tempranillo
73
Name the three main red grapes of Rias Baixas.
Caino
Espadeiro
Mencia
74
What soil characterizes the best sites of Priorat?
Llicorella
75
Name Spain's largest autonomia.
Castilla y Leon
76
What DO was a subregion of Tarragona until 2002?
Montsant DO
77
What soil is principally suited for Moscatel in Jerez?
Arenas
78
Where is Finca Allende producer located?
Briones, Rioja Alta
79
What kind of mats are the grapes dried on in Malaga?
Esparto grass mats
80
What are the principal grapes of La Mancha DO?
Airen
| Cencibel (Tempranillo)
81
Where is DO Pago Calzadilla?
La Mancha (promoted in 2011)
82
When did Sherry receive DO status?
1933
83
What DO's traditional style is dople pasta?
Utiel-Requena DO
84
Name the four iconic Rioja producers that got started in the latter half of the 19th century.
Lopez de Heredia
CVNE (Compana Vinicola del Norte de Espana)
La Rioja Alta
Berceo
85
What two Bordeaux trained winemakers helped introduce new techniques in the 1850's in Rioja?
Marques de Riscal
| Marques de Murrieta
86
When did Ribera del Duero receive DO status?
1982 (there were only 9 wineries at the time)
87
What is Palomino known as in Jerez?
Listan
88
What is the minimum % for Toro DO red?
Minimum 75% Tinta de Toro
89
Who founded Vega Sicilia and when?
Don Eloy Lacanda y Chaves
| 1864
90
What is the Rioja Reserva ageing requirements?
Red - 3 years (1 year in oak)
| White - 2 years (6 months in cask)
91
What are the ageing requirements for Cava?
Basic - 9 months on lees
Reserva - 15 months on lees
Gran Reserva - 30 months on lees
92
Name the styles of wine authorized by the Rueda DO.
White (minimum 50% Verdejo)
Red (dominated by Tempranillo)
Rosado (minimum 50% Tempranillo)
93
Name two iconic producers that are in Logrono, Rioja Alta.
Marques de Murrieta
| Artadi
94
What is the southernmost DO in Galicia?
Monterrei DO
95
What is the scientific name of American oak?
Quercus Alba
96
What is Rueda DO Dorado?
Dry, fortified, oxidized wine
97
Name the two DOs of the Balearic Islands.
Pla i Llevant
| Binissalem
98
Name the three subzones of Penedes.
Baix-Penedes
Medio-Penedes
Alt-Penedes
99
What region is Rioja Baja shared with?
Navarra
100
Name the authorized grapes of Bierzo DO.
Red: Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera
White: Dona Blanca, Godello, Malvasia, Palomino
101
Where is Dominio de Pingus?
Ribera del Duero
102
What is the principal variety of Almansa DO?
Monastrell
103
What variety is perfectly suited for Alt-Penedes?
Parellada
104
Who introduced stainless steel fermentation in the 1960s to Spain and where?
Miguel Torres
| Catalonia
105
What autonomia of Spain never has had Phylloxera?
Canary Islands
106
What are the levels of quality for Spain?
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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)
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107
What iconic producer is located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta?
Marques de Caceres
108
World's largest sparkling wine producer.
Henkell (has bought Freixenet's 50,67% shares)
109
What is Negra de Madrid?
A local synonym for Garnacha in Vinos de Madrid
110
Where is Pittacum?
Bierzo DO
111
Where is the DO Pago Bodegas Otazu?
Valdizarbe, Navarra
112
What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas Condado do Tea?
Minimum 70% Albariño and Treixadura combined
113
What are the five authorized white varieties for Cava?
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Parellada
Macabeo (Macabeu)
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
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114
What grapes may be varietally labeled from the Rueda DO?
Verdejo
Sauvignon Blanc
(both minimum 85%)
115
When did Rueda receive its DO status?
1980
116
What DO of Spain is said to be the ancestral home for Mazuelo? What is this grape called in France?
Cariñena
| Carignan
117
What are the three DOs for Txakolina?
Bizkaiko
Arabako
Getariako
118
What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Penedès?
Ull de Llebre
119
What white grape is used to produce Txakoli? Red grape? What is the rosado style known as?
White: Ondarrabi Zuri
Red: Ondarrabi Beltza
Ojo de Gallo: rose style
120
What does Rías Baixas mean?
Low estuaries
121
What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Castilla-La Mancha?
Cencibel
122
What symbol is always present on the cork of Cava?
Four-pointed star
123
What indigenous grapes are mainly used to produce white and red wines in Somonatano?
Alcanon (white)
| Parraleta (red)
124
What is the star white grape of Valdeorras?
Godello
125
What are the three DOs of Murcia?
Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas
126
What are the four estate vineyards that Lopez de Heredia produces its wines?
Tondonia
Bosconia
Gravonia
Cubillo
127
What does Somontano mean?
Beneath the mountain
128
What are the two main grapes of Malaga?
Moscatel
Pedro Ximenez (PX)
(usually subjected to soleo process for 20 days)
129
Term for a Sherry stockholder who sells wine to shippers.
Almacenista (marketing term used by Lustau)
130
Largest Sherry producer.
Gonzalez Byass
