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Spain - Castilla y Leon Flashcards

1
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What is Spain’s largest autonomia?

A

Castilla y Leon

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2
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What dies Castilla y Leon mean?

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Old Castle

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What is the climate of Castilla y Leon

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Continental

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Which river flows thrught the center of Castlla y Leon?

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Duero

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5
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Name the DOs of Castilla y Leon?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro
Tierra del Vino de Zamora
Arribes
Arlanza
Cigales
Tierra de Leon
Bierzo
Sierra De Salamanca
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Which autonomia is the Ribera del Duero DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Rueda DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Toro DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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9
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Which autonomia is the Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Arribes DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Arlanza DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Cigales DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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13
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Which autonomia is the Tierra de Leon DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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Which autonomia is the Bierzo DO located in?

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Castilla y Leon

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15
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What is the main river in the Bierzo DO?

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Sil River

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16
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What DO in Galicia does Bierzo border?

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Valdeorras DO

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17
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Who was Vega Sicilia founded by?

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Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves

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18
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When did Ribera del Duero acheive DO status?

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1982

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19
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What are some other names for Tempranillo in the Ribera del Duero?

A

Tinta del Pais

Tinto FIno

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20
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Describe the style of Vega Sicilia’s Unico?

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A blend of Tinta del Pais, (tempranillo), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot the wine goes though long periods of sometimes more than 10 years of oxidative ageing in French and American oak barrels

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21
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Who is the winemaker of Pingus?

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Peter Sisseck

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22
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Why is the 1995 vintage of Pingus significant?

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It was the first vintage of the wine. Robert Parker declared it one of the greatest and most exciting wines he had ever tasted.
In November 1997 a ship transporting 75 cases disappeared somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean. This has a dramatic reaction in the US market and prices rose significantly`

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23
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What is the second wine of Pingus?

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Flor de Pingus

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24
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What is the name of the project founded by Pingus in conjunction with local producers to make an old vine tempranillo called?

A

PSI

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25
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What is the assemblage of Pingus?

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100% Tinto Fino

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26
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What is the assemblage of Pesquera?

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100% Tempranillo

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27
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Where else in the world does Pingus make wine?

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Chateau Rocheyron in St. Emilion

Clos d’Agon in Catalonia

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28
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Where else in the world does Vega Sicilia make wine?

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Pintia in Toro
Alion in Ribero del duero
Oremus in Tokaji

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29
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What are the principal white grapes of Bierzo DO

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Dona Blanca
Godello
Palomino

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30
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What is the minimum amount of Mencia allowed for red wines in the Bierzo DO?

31
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When was Descendants de J Palacios founded? Who founded it?

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1999 by Alvaro Palacios with his nephew Ricardo Palacios

32
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What are the 2 main towns of the Ribera del Duero DO?

A

Penanel

Aranda de Duero

33
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When did Vega Sicilias’s Unico first receive international acclaim and who was the winemaker?

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First received acclaim at the Barcelona wine fair for it’s 1917 and 1918 vintages. Domingo Txomin was the winemaker

34
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What wine styles are allowed in the Ribera del Duero?

A

Rosado

Tinto

35
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What are the ageing requirements for Crianza wines in Ribera del Duero?

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2 years minimum ageing with minimum 1 year in oak

36
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What are the ageing requirements for Reserva wines in the Ribera Del Duero?

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3 years minimum ageing with a minimum 1 year in oak

37
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What are the ageing requirements for Gran Reserva wines in the Ribera del Duero?

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5 years minimum ageing with a minimum 2 years oak and a minimum 3 years in bottle

38
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What are the authorised red grape varieties in the Ribera del Duero?

A

Recommended: Tinta del Pais/Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)
Authorised: Garnarcha, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Albillo Mayor

39
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What is the minimum amount of Tempranillo allowed in red wines from the Ribera del Duero?

40
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Who makes Pesquera?

A

Alejandro Fernandez

41
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What is the name of the white grape permitted in the Ribera Del Duero for freshness in Rosado wines?

42
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What does the term vin joven mean?

A

Young wine

43
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Who rejuvenated the Verdejo grape in Rueda?

A

Marques de Riscal

44
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What are the white grapes permitted in the Rueda DO?

A

Recommended: Verdejp
Authorised: Sauvignon Blanc, Viura, Palomino Fino

45
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What is the minimum amount of Verdejo required in white wines from Rueda DO?

46
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What is Vino Espumoso mean in Rueda DO?

A

Traditional method sparkling wines from the Rueda DO that must be aged for 9 months on lees. Made principally from the Verdejo grape.

47
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What are the red grape varieties of Rueda DO?

A

Tempranillo, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Garnarcha

48
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What is the minimum amount of Verdejo allowed in Vino Espumoso wines from Rueda DO?

49
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What is Rueda Dorado?

A

A dry fortified wine from Rueda DO. A dying style not often encountered outside of Spain

50
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What is Tinta de Toro?

A

A local strain of the Tempranillo grape

51
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What are the white grapes permitted in the Toro DO?

A

Malvasia and Verdejo

52
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What are the red grapes permitted in Toro DO

A

Tinta de Toro and Garnarcha

53
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What is the minimum amount of Tinta de Toro permitted in the red wines of Toro DO?

54
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Name dome key producers in the Toro DO

A

Vega Sicilia’s Bodegas Pintia
Farina
Numanthia Termes

55
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What wine styles are permitted in Tierra de Vino de Zamora DO?

A

Blanco
Clarete
Rosado
Tinto

56
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Describe the wine style Clarete wines of the Ribeira del Duero

A

A lighter style of wine blended from red and white grapes

57
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Which well known wine maker from the Ribera del Duero has an estate in the Tierra de Vino de Zamora DO?

A

Pesquera’s Alejandro Fernandez owns the Dehesa la Granja Estate

58
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Who owns the Dehesa la Granja Estate and where is it>

A

Alejandro Fernandez

Tierra de Vino de Zamora DO.

59
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What is the minimum amount of tempranillo permitted in red wines from Tierra de Vino de Zamora?

60
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What are the main white grapes of Arribes DO?

A

Malvasia
Verdejo
Albilla

61
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What are the main red grapes of Arribes DO?

A

Juan Garcia
Rufete
Tempranillo

62
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What wine style is Cigales DO particularly well know for?

A

Rosado and nuevo rosado production

63
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What is the main white grape of Cigales DO?

64
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What are the main red grapes of Cigales DO?

A

Tinta del Pais
Garnarcha Tinta
Garnarcha Gris

65
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When was Arlanza given DO status?

66
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When did Tierra de Leon gain DO status?

67
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Which 2 DOs of Castilla y Leon are located in the mountainous north west corner of the autnomia?

A

Bierzo DO

Tierra de Leon

68
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What is the flagship grape of Sierra De Salamanca DO? Color?

A

Rufete (Red) & Rufete Blanco (white)

69
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First Do of Castilla Y Leon?

A

Rueda, 1980

70
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Min aging for Dorado

A

4 years, min 2 in wood.

71
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Main communes of production for Ribera del Duero?

A

Valladolid, Burgos, Segovia, Soria

72
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name 2 DO’s the communal boundaries of Valladolid expand across?

A

Ribera del Duero

Rueda

73
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Name the most recent DO.

A

Sierra De Salamanca (2010)

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