Spain

Question 1

VdlT

VCIG

DO

VdlT

Answer 1

VdlT: Vino de la Tierra - Vin de Pays

VCIG: Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica
gateway to DO

DO Denominación de Origen

Vino de Pago - Single-estate Grand Cru

Question 2

Rias Baixas

1 wine

3 soils,

Answer 2

100% Albariño

granite, alluvial, and slate

Question 3

Rioja DOC

location
3 sub regions
3 quality levels

White wine

Red Wine

Answer 3

location: north-central Spain
3 sub regions: alavesa, alta, baja
3 quality levels:
Crianza: 2 years aging
Reserva: 3 years, 1 in oak
Gran Reserva: 5 years, 2 in oak, top sites 
White wine: Viura

Red Wine: Tempranillo, Garnacha

Question 4

Ribera del Douro

location, climate

Wines

Answer 4

location, climate: south-east of Rioja, highest vineyards in Spain, intense diurnal shifts

Wines: Tempranillo “tinto fino” reds and rosés.

Question 5

Toro

location, climate

Wines

Answer 5

location, climate: East of Rueda, desert

Wines: “Tinto de Toro” rich, intense

Question 6

Rueda

location, climate
Wines

Answer 6

location, climate: in-between toro and Ribera del duero, continental, most moderate

Wines: Verdejo and Sauv Blanc - crisp

Question 7

Penedés

location, climate
Wines

Answer 7

Penedés

location, climate: North-east coast, mediterranean

Wines: Cava - parellada, macabeo, Xarel-lo

Question 8

Priorat DOC

location, climate
Wines

Answer 8

location, climate: south of Penedés, slightly inland, ocean breezes and mountains. llicorella

Wines: Garnacha and Cariñena intense blends

Question 9

Navarra

location, climate
Wines

Answer 9

location, climate: East of Rioja, northern mountains leading to southern deserts
Wines:
White: Viura, but Chardonnay, Garnacha blanca, Malvasia and Moscatel de Gano Menudo are also permitted.

Red varieties are Graciano, Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon but Garnacha, Merlot and Mazuelo are also permitted.

Question 10

Valdepeña DO

location, climate
Wines

Answer 10

location, climate: South-central Spain, extreme continental climate

Wines: clarete, aloque - musts of red and white blended. also, use of clay pots for fermentation in clay pots “tinajas”

White: Airén, Macabeo, Chardonnay, Verdejo, Sauvignon blanc and Moscatel.

Tempranillo (or Cencibel as it is known in the area), Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Petit Verdot