Spain - MA Questions 07.04.20

Question 1

Name the mountains that shelter Rioja and Navarra to the North West.

Answer 1

Cantabrian Mountains

Question 2

What is the name of Ebro’s tributary where Rioja gets its name from?

Answer 2

Oja.

Question 3

When did Rioja gain DOCa status?

Answer 3

1991.

Question 4

Which sub-region of Rioja has the lowest vineyard area in hectares?

Answer 4

Rioja Alavesa

Question 5

In which region would you find the producer Terras Gauda?

Answer 5

Rias Baixas

Question 6

What is the minimum age for vines that can be used in Viñedos Singulares bottlings?

Answer 6

Min 35 years.

Question 7

What is the minimum ageing requirement on the lees for Viño Espumoso Gran Añada?

Answer 7

Min 36 months.

Question 8

Name 2 subzones of Navarra.

Answer 8

Valdizarbe, Baja Montaña, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta and Ribera Baja.

Question 9

Name 2 Viños de Pago added in 2019.

Answer 9

Vallegarcía, La Jaraba, Los Cerillos, El Vicario (all 4 in Castilla-La Mancha) and Vera de Estenas (in Utiel-Requena, Valencia)

Question 10

What is the synonym for Carignan in Rioja?

Answer 10

Mazuelo.

Question 11

In which region would you find the white grape Alcañón and the red grape Parraleta?

Answer 11

Somontano DO, Aragón.

Question 12

What are the subzones of Rias Baixas?

Answer 12

Val do Salnés, Ribeira do Ulla, Soutomaior, O Rosal, and Condado do Tea.

Question 13

Name two other white grapes that can be blended with Albariño in Rias Baixas.

Answer 13

Loureiro and Treixadura.

Question 14

Name 2 red grapes in Rias Baixas.

Answer 14

Caiño, Espadeiro, Mencía.

Question 15

Which river runs along the Ribeiro DO?

Answer 15

Miño River.

Question 16

What is Viño Tostado?

Answer 16

A wine made from partially dried grapes, speciality of Ribeiro DO.

Question 17

Name 2 subregions of Ribeira Sacra.

Answer 17

Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Riberas do Sil and Riberas do Miño.

Question 18

Which white grape can produce crisp and clean white wines in Valdeorras DO?

Answer 18

Godello.

Question 19

Where can you find Cangas VCIG?

Answer 19

Asturias, Spain.

Question 20

Give example of 2 Txakoli wines.

Answer 20

Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Arabako Txakolina.

Question 21

What is Ojo de Gallo?

Answer 21

Rose wines from Pais Vasco, Spain obtained by blending the white Hondarrabi Zuri and the red Hondarrabi Beltza.

Question 22

What is the name of the river in the Bierzo DO?

Answer 22

The Sil river.

Question 23

In which DO can you find the local grape Prieto Picudo?

Answer 23

Tierra de León DO, Castilla y León

Question 24

In which DO can you find the producer Dominio de Tares?

Answer 24

Bierzo DO.

Question 25

Where can you find the Albillo grape?

Answer 25

White grape in Ribera del Duero used for making white and rosado wines.

Question 26

What is Dorado wine?

Answer 26

Dry, fortified and oxidized style from Rueda DO.

Question 27

In which DO can you find Bodegas Fariña?

Answer 27

Toro DO, Castilla y León.

Question 28

Which DO is associated with the red grape Rufete?

Answer 28

Arribes DO in Castilla y León.

Question 29

What type of soil is Licorella and in which DO can it be found?

Answer 29

Mix of black slate and quartzite found in Priorat, Catalunia.

Question 30

Name 3 villages that can append their names to Priorat DO.

Answer 30

Bellmunt del Priorat, Gratallops, el Lloar, la Morera de Montsant, Porrera, Poboleda, Scala Dei, Torroja del Priorat, la Vilella Alta, la Vilella Baixa, Masos de Falset and Solanes del Molar.

Question 31

Which DO surrounds almost entirely Priorat?

Answer 31

Montsant DO.

Question 32

What are the 3 zones of Penedès?

Answer 32

Baix-Pendès, Medio-Penedès, Alt-Penedès.

Question 33

In which DO would you find the grape Pansà Blanca?

Answer 33

Is a synonym for Xarel-lo in Alella DO, Catalunya.

Question 34

Name the two DO zones of the Balearic Islands.

Answer 34

Pla i Levant and Binissalem Mallorca.

Question 35

What is Fondillón?

Answer 35

Solera-style, oxidative dessert wine made from overripe Monastrell grapes in Alicante DO, Valencia. Minimum ageing is 10 years.

Question 36

What is Doble Pasta?

Answer 36

Red wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Frequently used in Utiel-Requena DO, Jumilla DO, Yecla DO and Bullas DO.

Question 37

Which DOs are associated with Bobal grape?

Answer 37

Utiel-Requena DO in Valencia and Manchuela DO in Castilla-La Mancha.

Question 38

Which famous winemakers have worked closely with Marques de Grigñon in their DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa?

Answer 38

Émile Peynaud and Michel Rolland.

Question 39

What are the main soil types found in Sherry?

Answer 39

Albariza (chalk), Barros (clay), Arenas (sandy)

Question 40

Where is Valle de la Orotava DO?

Answer 40

Tenerife, Canary Islands.