Spain - Galicia and Basque Country

Question 1

Name the 5 DOs within the autonomia of Galicia

Answer 1

Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

Question 2

What autonomia is Rias Baixas DO in?

Answer 2

Galicia

Question 3

What autonomia is Ribeiro DO in?

Answer 3

Galicia

Question 4

What autonomia is Valdeorras in?

Answer 4

Galicia

Question 5

What autonomia is Ribeira Sacra in?

Answer 5

Galicia

Question 6

What autonomia is Monterrei in?

Answer 6

Galicia

Question 7

What does the name Rias Baixas mean?

Answer 7

The name means low estuaries and refers to the four estuaries located on the south west coast of Galicia Spain

Question 8

Name the 5 subzones of Rias Baixas

Answer 8

Val do Salnes
Condado do tea
O Rosal 
Ribiera do Ulla
Soutomaior

Question 9

Name the 2 Northern subzones of Rias Baixas

Answer 9

Val do Salnes

Ribeira do Ulla

Question 10

What are the permitted white varieties of Rias Baixas

Answer 10

Recommended: Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura, Caina blanca
Authorised: Torrontes, Godello

Question 11

What are the permitted red varieties of Rias Baixas

Answer 11

Recommended: Caino Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Souson
Authorised: Mencia, Brancellao

Question 12

Which 2 subregions of Rias Baixas border Portuga?

Answer 12

O Rosal and Condado do tea

Question 13

True or False a wine labelled Rias Baixas Albarino will not contain any blending grapes?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is the minimum amount of Albarino required in the wines from O Rosal and Condado do tea?

Answer 14

70% Albarino combines with Loureira or Treixadura

Question 15

Name the 4 estuaries in Rias Baixas

Answer 15

Ría de Muros y Noia
Ría de Arousa
Ría de Pontevedra
Ría de Vigo

Question 16

What river is the Ribeiro DO located on?

Answer 16

Mino

Question 17

What is the favoured white grape of the Ribeiro DO?

Answer 17

Treixadura

Question 18

What is the preferred red variety of the Ribeiro DO?

Answer 18

Caino

Question 19

What is the name of the dried grape wine that is local specialty in the Ribeiro DO?

Answer 19

Vino Tostado

Question 20

Name the 5 sub regions of Ribeira Sacra DO?

Answer 20

Amandi
Chantada 
Quiroga-Bibei 
Riberas do Sil
Riberas do Miño

Question 21

Amandi is a sub region of which DO?

Answer 21

Ribeira Sacra

Question 22

Chantada is a sub region of which DO?

Answer 22

Ribeira Sacra

Question 23

Quiroga-Bibei is a sub region of which DO?

Answer 23

Ribeira Sacra

Question 24

Riberas do Sil is a sub region of which DO?

Answer 24

Ribeira Sacra

Question 25

Riberas do Mino is a sub region of which DO?

Answer 25

Ribeira Sacra

Question 26

What are the best red wines of Ribeira Sacra based on?

Answer 26

Mencia

Question 27

What are the best white wines of Ribera Sacra based on?

Answer 27

Treixadura and Godellp

Question 28

What is Galicias’s eastern most DO?

Answer 28

Valdeorras DO

Question 29

What are the best wines of the Valdeorras DO?

Answer 29

White wines made from Godello, though all 3 colours are made

Question 30

Name the 3 principal DO zones of the Pais Vasco autonomia

Answer 30

Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

Question 31

What is the main grape of Txakoli wines?

Answer 31

Hondarrabi Zuri

Question 32

Getariako Txakolina is in which autonomia?

Answer 32

Pais Vasco

Question 33

Bizkaiko Txakolina is in which autonomia?

Answer 33

Pais Vasco

Question 34

Arabako Txakolina is in which autonomia?

Answer 34

Pais Vasco

Question 35

What are the rare Txakoli rosado wines known as?

Answer 35

Ojo de Gallo