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Spain - Castilla y Leon Flashcards

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1
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What is the largest autonomía in Spain?

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Castilla y León - “ The land of Castles”

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What is the climate of Castilla y León?

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Continental

  • slightly moderate by its proximity to the Atlantic and Mediterranean but still subject to extreme highs and lows
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The Duero River run through the western part of what autonomía?

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Castilla y León

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What DO is surrounded by the towns of Aranda de Duero and Peñafiel in the Duero Valley?

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Ribera del Duero

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Tinto del Pais and Tinto Fino are the alternate names for this classical grape in Ríbera del Duero?

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Tempranillo

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Abillo in Ribera del Duero is used to make what type of wine?

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Rosado (rosè)

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What is the flagship bodega of Ribera del Duero

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Vega Sicilia

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Who founded the bodega Vega Sicilia and in what year

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Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in 1864

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What type of grape varietals were planted at Vega Sicilia

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Bordeaux varietals:

🔴 Cabernet Sauvignon

🔴 Merlot

🔴 Pinot Noir

🔴 Tinto del Pais ( Tempranillo)

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What is the benchmark wine of Vega Sicilla and who created it

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Unico by winemaker Domingo Txomin in 1917

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The Vega Sicilla Unico is a blend of what grapes

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🔴 Tinto del Pais

🔴 Cabernet Sauvignon

🔴 Merlot

  • aged for a decade or more in American and French Oak
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Ribera del Duero received DO status in what year

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1982

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True or False: You can’t produce white wines in Ribera del Duero

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True: only Vinto Tinto and Rosado wines are allowed in Ribera del Duero

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What is the premier grape of Ribera Del Duero?

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Tinto del Pais / Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)

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What are some classical grape varietals that grow in Ribera del Duero

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🔴 Granacha

🔴 Cabernet Sauvignon

🔴 Merlot

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They only white grape that is permitted to grow in Ribera Del Duero is what and why?

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Albillo and it is used for freshness in Rosados

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17
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What aging requirements do vinto Tinto follow in Ribero del Duero

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Rioja

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18
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If a Rosado and vinto Tinto don’t follow the minimum aging requirements for a Crianza what are they considered

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Vino Joven

Most commerical rosados are Vino Joven

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When did Rueda gain its DO status

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1980

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What is the main grape of Rueda

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⚪ Verdejo

  • very aromatic, rather than oxidative
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If a wine is labeled Rueda what is the requirements

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Minimum 50% Verdejo grape and often is blended with Viura (Macabeo)

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What other variety label might you find on Rueda wines

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Verdejo or Sauvignon Blanc

If labeled this way grapes must make up minimum 85% if stated on label

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23
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What is Espumoso

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Spanish for sparking wines

24
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In Toro DO what type of wines do they make

A

Vinto Tinto 🔴

Blanco ⚪

Rosado 🔴⚪️

25
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What is the grape requirement for vinto tinto in Toro DO?

A

75% Tinta de Toro ( Tempranillo) 🔴

26
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What are the white wines of Toro DO?

A

Verdejo ⚪️

Malvasia ⚪

27
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What method is used to make Rosado wines in Toro DO and what grapes are used

A

Saignèe blend of Tinto de Toro and Granacha

28
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Fariña and Numanthia - Termes are top producers from what DO

A

Toro DO

29
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Pingus - P. Sissec

Peaquera - Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez

Unico - Vega Sicilia

What do these three wines have in common

A

They are 3 of the top wines produced from Ribera del Duero

30
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What makes Tinta Fino from Ribera del Duero different from Tempranillo from Rioja

A

Ribera del Duero has a harsher, dramatic climate and the berries are smaller with tougher skin which makes the wines more powerful than Rioja.

31
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Where did Ribera del Duero get its name

A

From the Duero river which is the 3rd largest river in the Iberian peninsula

  • it flows through the Meseta Central of north central Spain, flowing into Portugal where it becomes the Douro River
32
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How many hours of sunlight to most Vines get in Ribera del Duero

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2400 hours per year

33
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How many acres of Vines are in Ribera del Duero

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52,000 acres (21,000 hectares)

34
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What is the soil type of Ribera del Duero

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Close to the Duero River - sandy sediments, Marl and ancient riverbed stones

Laderas (slopes) - above the riverbed - limestone and clay

35
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What does Tinta del país mean

A

Red wine of the land

36
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What does Tinto fino mean

A

Fine Red

37
Q

Who grows most if not all the Cabernet Sauvignon in Ribera del Duero?

A

Vega Silica

38
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What are the notes of a Crianza from Ribera del Duero

A

Easy drinking

Cherry pie

Spice

Earth

Vanilla flavor and aromas

39
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What are some dishes Ribera del Duero

A

Lechazo - baby lamp - seasoned with only salt and pepper then roasted over a hardwood fire in a brick oven til crisp on outside and melts on the inside falling off the bone

Setas - stuffed mushrooms

Morcilla - blood sausage stuffed with rice

40
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The Duero River flows westward through the center of the region and passes the DOs of

A

Ribera del Duero

Rueda

Toro

Tierra del Vino de Zamora

Arribes on its path toward Portugal

41
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Burgos - North

Segovia - South

Valladolid - West

Soria - East

These are the four districts for what DO

A

Ribera del Duero

42
Q

What is Saffron

A

Considered one of the most expensive spices in the world

  • a flower ( saffron crocus)
  • takes fifty thousand to seventy thousand flowers to make one pound
43
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The founder of Pesquera name is

A

Alejandro Fernández

44
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What is Alejandro Fernández theory on filtering wines

A

Doesn’t believe in it, after he presses his grapes, he places them in barrels to ferment and aging.

Believes that filtering damages the overall body of the wine

45
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Peter Sisseck is the owner of what famous Spanish winery

A

Dominio de Pingus

• founded in 1995

46
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What is the wine that is called the “little sister” of Pingus

A

Flor de Pingus

47
Q

When did the Moors invade Spain

A

711 AD

48
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When did the Catholic monarchs regain control of Spain

A

15th Century by the Habsburg Spain (house of Habsburg)

• Charles V was the king

49
Q

Why is N 22 highway so important in Ribera del Duero

A

Cause 5 of the most iconic estates in the DO ( Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Abadia Retuerta, Alion, and Mauro) set off this highway

50
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N22 Highway is known as what

A

Milla de Oro ( golden mile)

51
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What is the lone white grape variety in Ribera del Duero

A

⚪️ Albillo Mayor

52
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What are the characteristics of Reserva wines from Ribera del Duero

A

Fuller, fleshier texture and greater overall depth, concentration, and intensity

53
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What are the age requirements for Crianza wines from Ribera del Duero

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  • minimum two years, at least one of which be in oak barrels; the year starts October 1
54
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What are the aging requirements of Reserva from Ribera Del Duero

A

Agingva minimum of three years, at least one of which must be in oak barrels, the year starts December 1

55
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What are the aging requirements of Grand Reserva in Ribera del Duero

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A minimum 5 years, at least 2 of which must be in oak barrels; the year starts December 1

56
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What are some of the physical features of Castilla y León

A
  • Meseta Central - a huge plateau in the center of Spain

- Duero River - flows from west to east through the heart of the regions

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