Spain - General

Question 1

What is DO

Answer 1

Denominacion de Origen. Equivalent to the EUs DOP

Question 2

What is DOCa

Answer 2

Denominacion de Origen Calificada. Equivalent to the EUs DOP

Question 3

What is VCIG?

Answer 3

Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica. Once considered a stepping stone to DO, is also considered a DOP in the new European appellation scheme

Question 4

What is VdIT?

Answer 4

Vino de la Tierra. The lowest level of quality wine falls within the Eu’s IGP which is slowly replacing it.

Question 5

What is DO Pago, name 3.

Answer 5

Vinos de Pago represents a theoretically superior appellation to the basic DO. An estate with an existing DO must surpass the basic DO requirements in DO Pago legislation typically through lowered yields and other measure of suggestive quality wine making. International praise and a decades worth of quality production

Navarra (Navarra:) Otazu
Castilla-La Mancha (Mentrida:) Domino De Valdepusa
Valencia (Utiel Requena:) Los Balagueses

Question 6

What are the ageing requirements for Crianza wines in Spain

Answer 6

Red: 2 years and 1 in oak
White: Total of 2 years minimum ageing with a minimum 6 months in barrel and the rest in either bottle, barrel, or steel.

Question 7

What are the ageing requirements for Reserva wines in Spain

Answer 7

Red: Total of 3 years minimum ageing with a minimum 1 year in barrel and 6mo in bottle
White/Rose: 2 years with 6mo in oak and the remainder in either oak or bottle.

Question 8

What are the ageing requirements for Gran Reserva red and white wines in Spain?

Answer 8

Red: Total of 5 years minimum ageing with a minimum 24 months in barrel and 24 in bottle
White/Rose: 4 years with 6 mo in oak and the remainder in oak or bottle.

Question 9

What does the term Noble mean on a Spanish wine label?

Answer 9

18 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle

Question 10

What does the term Anejo mean on a Spanish wine label?

Answer 10

24 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle

Question 11

What does the term Viejo mean on a Spanish wine label?

Answer 11

36 months aging. Demonstrates marked oxidative character coming from light, heat or oxygen.

Question 12

When was Spain ruled by Franco?

Answer 12

late 1930’s until 1975

Question 13

define arrope and pantomime?

Answer 13

Arrope: Concentrated grape must heated and reduced to one-third of its original volume.
Pantomima: Concentrated grape must heated and reduced to 50% of its original volume.

Question 14

IGP of the sherry zone?

Answer 14

Cadiz

Question 15

How many DO’S are in Spain? Pagos?

Answer 15

68 and 17

Question 16

Define Vi de Vila.

Answer 16

a Burgundian style classification that may label sub-regions or vineyards as opposed to just riserva, gran riserva, etc.