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What are the current “Clos” wines of Priorat?

A 
Clos Mogador (René Barbier)
Finca Dofi (Alvaro Palacios)
Clos Erasmus (Dafne Clorian)
Costers del Siurana (Carles Pastrana)
Mas Martinet (José Luis Pérez)
Vall Llach (Lluís Llach and Enric Costa)
Scala Dei
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What are the original “Clos” wines of Priorat?

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Clos Mogador (René Barbier)
Clos Dofi (Alvaro Palacios)
Clos Erasmus (Dafne Clorian)
Clos de l'Obac (Carles Pastrana)
Clos Martinet (José Luis Pérez)
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What are the three autonomías of North Central Spain?

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Navarra
Aragón
La Rioja

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What are the grapes of Sherry?

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Palomino (Listán)
Pedro Ximenez
Mosacatel (Muscat de Alexandria)

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5
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What are the DOs of Galicia?

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valderras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
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What are the three main red grapes of Rias Baixas?

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Caiño
Espadeiro
Mencia

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What are the three soils of Sherry?

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Albariza (white soil)-best for Palomino
Barros (clay)-lower lying vineyards
Arenas (sandy soils)-coastal

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Who is José Raventos?

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Of Cordorníu, in Sadurní d’Anoia in Alt-Penedès.

Introduced metodo tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain in 1872

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What does Priorat derive its name from?

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Priorat de Scala Dei, a Carthusian monastery which was founded where a boy had a vision of angels ascending to heaven

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What is a “Vi de Vila?”

Name 5

A 
Estate grown wines from 12 villages
Gratrallops
Escaladei
La Morera de Montsant
Porrera
Poboleda
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What are the DO Pagos of Navarra?

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Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe)
Prado de Irache (Tierra Estella)
Señorio de Arínzano (Tierra Estella)
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What are the DOs of Aragón?

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Calatayud
Campo de Borja
Cariñena
Somontano

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What are the subzones of Rias Baixas?

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Val do Salnés
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea
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What are the soil types of Rioja’s subzones?

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Alta: yellow calcareous clay with reddish iron-rich clay on the lower slopes of the Ebro

Alavesa: calcareous clay

Oriental (Baja): alluvial silty soils

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15
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What grapes are permitted in the production of cava?

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Macabeo (Viura)
Xarel-lo
Paralleda
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Garnacha Tinta
Monastrell
Trepat
Malvasia (Subirat)
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16
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What are the subzones of Navarra DO?

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Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe
Ribeira Alta
Ribeira Baja
Baja Montaña
17
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What are the appellations of Catalonia?

A 
Priorat DOCa
Penedès DO
Montsant DO
Tarragona DO
Terra Alta DO
Conca de Barberá
Costers del Segre DO
Alella DO
Emporda DO
18
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What is Vino Espumoso de Calidad?

A 
A category for traditional method sparkling wine
-hand-harvested
-must be produced/bottled at the same facility
-brut nature, extra brut, brut styles
-15 months sur lees
  24 reserve
  36 gran reserve
-Min. 11-13% ABV for finished wine
19
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What is the minimum alcohol of Navarra?

A

blanco: 10.5%
rosado: 11%
tinto: 11.5%
vino de licor: 15% (max 18%)

20
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Fondillón

A

A solera-style, dessert wine produced in Alicante DO from overripe Monastrell grapes and aged for a minimum of 10 years

21
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What are the aging requirements for Cava?

A

basic bottlings: 9 months sur lie
reserva: 15 months
gran reserva: 30 months

22
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Who are the major producers of Rioja?

A 
Bodegas Lópes de Herédia (Alta)
Bodegas Faustino (Alavesa)
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta (Alta)
CVNE (Alta)
Ysios (Alavesa)
23
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What are the DO zones of Pais Vaisco?

A

Getrariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

24
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What are the DOs of Castilla y León?

A 
Arlanza
Arribes
Bierzo
Cigales
Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Tierra de Leon
Tierra del Vino de Zamora
Toro
25
Q

What are the subregions of Ribeira Sacra?

A 
Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Riberas do Sil
Riberas do Miño
26
Q

What is the tier of Spanish wine appellations?

A 
Vino de Mesa
Vino de la Tierra
Vino de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica
Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen Calificada
27
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What are the autonomías of Spain?

A 
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Pais Vasco
Canary Islands
Castilla y León
Castilla la Mancha
Catalonia
Cantabria
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarra
Valencia
28
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What is the minimum alcohol of Rioja without subzone designation?

A

blanco/rosado: 10.5% (11% for res./g.res.)

tinto: 11.5% (12% for res./g.res.)

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What is the minimum alcohol of Rioja with subzone designation?

A 
blanco alta/alav.: 11%
blanco baja: 11.5%
rosado alta/alav.: 10.5%
rosado baja: 11%
tinto alta/alav. 11.5%
tinto baja: 12%
30
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What are the red grapes of Rioja?

A 
Tempranillo
Mazuelo (Carignan)
Graciano
Garnacha
Cabernet Sauvignon
Matura Tinta

*Must make up 85% of the blend, 95% if destemmed

31
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What are the crianza, reserva, gran reserva requirements for Spain?

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crianza: 2 years, 6 months must be in barrel
reserva: 3 years, 1 year must be in barrel
gran reserva: 5 years, 18 months must be in barrel

32
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What are the crianza, reserva, gran reserva requirements for Rioja?

A

crianza: 2 years, 1 year must be in barrel
reserva: 3 years, 1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle
gran reserva: 5 years, 2 years must be in barrel, and 2 years in bottle

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What are the crianza, reserva, gran reserva requirements for Ribera del Duero?

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crianza: 2 years, 1 year must be in barrel
reserva: 3 years, 1 year must be in barrel
gran reserva: 5 years, 2 years must be in barrel, and 3 years in bottle

34
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What are some synonyms for Tempranillo?

A 
Cencibel (Valdepeñas)
Tinto del País (Ribera del Duero)
Tinta de Toro (Toro)
Tinto Fino (Ribera del Duero)
Tinto Roriz/Aragonez (Portugal)
Ull de Llebre (Catalonia)

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