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Spain has the largest planted acreage of any wine producing country, but is _____ in global production.

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Third, behind Italy and France

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Spain Location

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Eastern majority of the Iberian Peninsula. with Portugal on it’s western border. The Atlantic ocean is to the north and northwest. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south and east.

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Spain Climate

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A variety of climates depending on the location, from cool maritime in the north to arid warm in the center of the country and to the south.

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Spain Topography

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Very mountainous with an interior, raised plateau called the Meseta

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Spain Grape varieties

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Tempranillo is the best known grape variety

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What is vino?

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Wines without geographic indication

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What is IGP?

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Vino de la Tierra (VdIT) Noting a specific location yet with few requirements in terms of grape variety, yields or aging.

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What is VCIG?

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Vino de calidad con Indicación Geográfica - This catagory is used as a gateway for current VdIT regions to gain DO status.

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What is DO?

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Denominación de Origen - Each DO has a regulatory body that is responsible for creating and defining wine law and regulations for it

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What is DOCa?

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Denominación de Origen Calificada - A step above the DO category recognizing the top quality wine regions in Spain.

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What are the two DOCa wine regions?

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Rioja

Priorat

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What is Vinos de Pagos?

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A single estate wine designation that can be situated outside of the DO system. The wine from a DO Pago must be made and bottled at that domain or estate.

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Rías Baixas DO Location

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Borders Portugal in the northwest corner of Spain. The area is called “Green Spain” because of it’s relatively high rainfall and lush vegetation.

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Rías Baixas DO Climate

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Due to the proximity to the Atlantic and the numerous rivers that flow through the region, the climate is humid and maritime

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Rías Baixas DO Soil

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Granite, alluvial and slate

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Rías Baixas DO Grape Varieties

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Albariño represents 90% of plantings in this area. Wines must be 100% Albariño if labeled with a grape variety.

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Rías Baixas DO Vinification

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Stainless-steel fermentation

Dry, crisp, aromatic white wine

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Rioja DOCa Location

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North-central Spain protected by the Pyrenees Mountains to the northeast and the Cantabrian Mountains to the northwest

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Rioja DOCa Climate

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Continental in a rain shadow

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What are the three sub-regions of Rioja?

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Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Alta
Rioja Baja

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Rioja DOCa Grape Varieties

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Viura (White)
Tempranillo (Red)
Garnacha (Red)

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Rioja DOCa vinification

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American oak traditionally but modern producers are using more French oak as well.

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What is the aging requirement for Crianza?

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Two years total aging

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What is the aging requirement for Reserva?

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Three years total with one year in oak

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What is the aging requirement for Gran Reserva?

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At least two years in oak and three years in the bottle

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What are the regions of the Duero River Valley?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro

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Ribera del Duero DO Climate

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Continental with a challenging climate of very hot summers and cold winters with extreme diurnal shifts

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Ribera del Duero DO Topography

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On the high central plateau (Meseta) at 2,500 feet these are the highest elevation vineyards in Spain

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Ribera del Duero Grape Variety

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Tempranillo Known locally as “Tinto Fino”

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Ribera del Duero Viticulture

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The high elevation and intense diurnal shifts allow the grapes to get very ripe while preserving natural acidity in spite of the hot summers

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Ribera del Duero Vinification

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Red wines only with a small production of rosé

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Toro DO Climate

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Continental with extremely hot and dry summers

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Toro DO Grape Varieties

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Tempranillo - Known locally as “Tinto de Toro”

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Toro DO Vinification

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Toro is known for rich, intense red wines

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Rueda DO Climate

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Continental

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Rueda DO Grape Varieties

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Verdejo (White)

Sauvignon Blanc

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Rueda DO Vinification

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Rueda is best known for crisp, dry white wines

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What are the regions of Northeastern Spain?

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Penedès DO/Cava DO

Priorat DO

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Penedès DO/Cava DO Location

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Near Barcelona reaching up into the Pyrenees Mountain at the French border

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Penedès DO/Cava DO Climate

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Meditterranean

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Penedès DO/Cava DO Grape Varieties

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Macabeo (White)
Xarel-lo (White)
Parellada (White)

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Penedès DO/Cava DO Vinification

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Sparkling wines made by the traditional method

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Priorat DOCa Location

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A very rugged area just a few miles from the Mediterranean Sea but completely isolated and surrounded by mountains

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Priorat DOCa Climate

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Hot and dry

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Priorat DOCa Soil

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Stony schist soils, with the best vineyards situated on llicorella, a mix of black slate and quartzite

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Priorat DOCa Grape Varieties

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Garnacha (Grenache)

Cariñena (Carignan)

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Priorat DOCa Viticulture

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Low yields due to the climate. Vines must dig deep for the water due to the nature of the soil

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Priorat DOCa Vinification

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Intense, concentrated, dry red wines

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In which DO will you find the wines made from the Albariño grape?

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Rías Baixas

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