SPAIN Flashcards
What are the sub-zones of Rioja?
1) Rioja Alta
2) Rioja-Oriental (Baja) (Navarra)
3) Rioja Alavesa (País Vasco)

What is the “DO” that surrounds Priorat DO?
Montsant DO
What are the main red grapes of Priorat DO?
Garnacha Cariñena
What is the main white grape of Priorat DO?
Pedro Gimenez
What is the soil of Priorat?
Licorella
Where is the centre of Cava Production?
San Sandurní d’Anoia
What is the most red planted grape in Navarra?
Garnacha Tinta
What is the most white planted grape in Navarra?
Viura
What are the five districts of Navarra?
1) Ribeira Alta
2) Ribeira Baja
3) Baja Montaña
4) Tierra Estella
5) Valdizarbe

What are the synonyms of Tempranillo?
-Tinto Fino -Tinta Roriz (Douro) -Tinto Riojano -Tinta de Toro -Tinta del País -Ulle de Llebre (Penedés) -Cencibel (Castilla la Mancha) -Valdepeñas -Aragones (Alentejo)
What are the “mountain ranges” that creates rain shadows in Rioja?
1) The Pyrenees (North-East) 2) Cantabrian Mountains (North-West)
What are the original five Clos of Priorat?
1) Clos Mogador 2) Clos Dofi 3) Clos Erasmus 4) Clos de L’Obac 5) Clos Martinet
What is the principal white grape of Rioja?
Viura
What is the ageing requirement for Red Crianza in Rioja?
min. 24 months, 12 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for White/Rosé Crianza wine in Rioja?
min. 12 months, 6 months (oak/still/bottle)
What is the ageing requirement for Red Crianza in Spain?
min. 24 months, 6 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for White/Rosé Crianza wine in Spain?
min. 18 months, 6 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for Red Reserva wine in Rioja?
min. 36 months, 12 months (oak), 6 months (bottle)
What is the ageing requirement for White/Rosé Reserva wine in Rioja?
min. 24 months, 6 months (oak/still/botlle)
What is the ageing requirement for Red Reserva in Spain?
min.36 months, 12 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for White/Rosé Reserve in Spain?
min. 24 months, 6 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for Red Gran Reserva in Rioja?
min. 60 months, 24 months (oak), 24 months (bottle)
What is the ageing requirement for White/Rosé Gran Reserva in Rioja?
min. 48 months, 6 months (oak/still/bottle)
What is the ageing requirement of Red Gran Reserva in Spain?
min. 60 months, 18 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement of White/Rosé Gran Reserva in Spain?
min. 48 months, 6 months (oak)
What is the ageing requirement for Noble wine?
18 months in casks (max.600L)/bottle
What is the ageing requirement for Anejo wines?
24 months in casks (max.600L)/Bottle
What is the ageing requirements for Viejo wines?
36 months, min 12 months in casks (max.600L) -must show oxidative character
Which Spain regions that produces “Cava”?
- Aragón
- Euskadi (Basque Country)
- Catalunya -Extremadura
- La Rioja
- Navarra
- Valencia
What is the sparkling wine method used in Cava production?
- Método Tradicional
What are the ageing requirements of Cava?
- Cava: 9 months on lees
- Reserva: 15 months on lees
- Gran Reserva: 30 months on lees
- Cava de Paratje: 36 months on lees
What are the permitted red grapes in Cava production?
- Pinot Noir
- Monastrell
- Garnatxa Negre
- Trepat
What is the proncipal red grape in Rioja?
- Tempranillo usually blended with (garnacha, graciano, mazuelo)
What are the permitted white grapes for Cava Production?
- Xarel-lo
- Parellada
- Macabeo
What are the sub-zones of Rias-Baixas?
- Ribeira do Ulla
- Val do Salnés
- Soutomaior
- Condado do Tea
- O Rosal
What are the Rivers thats runs through Rioja?
- Ebro and Oja Rivers
What are the two DOCa’s of Spain?
- Rioja (1991)
- Priorat
What are the five quality tiers of Spain wine Classification?
- VP (Vino de Pago) is a single-estate classification for high-end wineries unable to claim a DO title for their wines.
- DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada) is the highest level of Spanish wine classification.
- DO (Denominación de Origen) indicates the geographical origin and the style of a wine.
- VC (Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica) means literally ‘wine of quality with a geographical indication’.
- VT (Vino de la Tierra) means literally ‘wine of the land’, and focuses on the origins of the wine, rather than its quality or style.
What is the principal grape of Jumilla DO?
- Monastrell
Rioja wines age in which type of vessels?
- Oak barrels – typically American or a mix of French/American
Name some notable producers of Rioja Alta:
- Bodegas Muga
- Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta
- La Rioja Alta
- Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres
Name some notable producers of Rioja Alavesa:
- Marqués de Riscal
- Bodegas Palacios Remondo
- Remelluri
Name some notable producers of Rioja Oriental:
- Bodegas Palacios Remondo
What is the largest region of Spain?
- Castilla La Mancha
What is the best know grape variety of Valdepeñas?
- Cencibel (Tempranillo)
What is the main grape of Rueda?
- Verdejo