Spain - North Central

Question 1

When was Rioja DOCa Status?

Answer 1

1991

Question 2

How long has Rioja been a viable wine producing area?

Answer 2

Over 2000 years

Question 3

What river is Rioja named after?

Answer 3

The Oja, a smaller tributary of the Ebro

Question 4

What is the name of the main river that flows through Rioja?

Answer 4

The Ebro

Question 5

Name the subzones of Rioja

Answer 5

Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental

Question 6

What is Vino Espumoso de Calidad?

Answer 6

a designation for traditional method sparkling wines in Rioja added in 2018

Question 7

What are the requirements for Vino Espumoso Calidad?

Answer 7

• Grapes must be hand harvested
• Entire wine making process must take place at the same facility
• Brut Nature, Brut and Extra Brut styles are allowed
• 15 months Lees ageing

Question 8

What are the lees ageing requirements for Vino Espumoso Calidad Reserve?

Answer 8

24 months

Question 9

What are the lees ageing requirements for Vino Espumoso Calidad Gran Reserve?

Answer 9

36 months

Question 10

What are the ageing requirements for White/Rose Rioja Crianza?

Answer 10

Minimum 2 years ageing with a minimum 6 months in oak (remainder may be in bottle oak or stainless steel)

Question 11

What are the ageing requirements for White/Rose Rioja Reserva?

Answer 11

Minimum 2 years ageing with a minimum 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)

Question 12

What are the ageing requirements for White/Rose Rioja Gran Reserva?

Answer 12

Minimum 4 years ageing including at least 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)

Question 13

What are the ageing requirements for red Rioja Crianza?

Answer 13

Minimum 2 years ageing with at least 1 year in Oak

Question 14

What are the minimum ageing requirements for Red Rioja Reserva?

Answer 14

Minimum 3 years ageing with at least 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle

Question 15

What are the minimum ageing requirements for Red Rioja Gran Reserva?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Name the 4 principal white grapes of Rioja?

Answer 16

Viura
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Verdejo

Question 17

How much of the blend must the primary white grapes make up in Rioja?

Answer 17

50% of the blend

Question 18

Name the 5 authorised red grapes of Rioja

Answer 18

Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta

Question 19

How much of the blend must the authorised red grapes of Rioja make up?

Answer 19

Up to 95% of the blend if destemmed and 85% if whole clusters. The remainder can be made up of experimental varieties such as Cab Sauv

Question 20

What is the name of the mountain range to the west of Rioja?

Answer 20

Cantabrian Mountains

Question 21

What is the grape Mazuelo also known as?

Answer 21

Carignan

Question 22

What is the grape Viura also known as?

Answer 22

Macabeo

Question 23

What size must a Rioja cask be?

Answer 23

225 liters

Question 24

What is the hottest sub region of Rioja?

Answer 24

Rioja Oriental

Question 25

What is the smallest sub region of Rioja?

Answer 25

Rioja Alavesa

Question 26

Which sub region of Rioja does Ysios produce it’s wines?

Answer 26

Rioja Alavesa

Question 27

What is the oldest winery in Haro?

Answer 27

Lopez de Heredia

Question 28

What year did it become legal to print single vineyard names on the labels in Rioja?

Answer 28

2018

Question 29

What does Vinedos Singulares mean on a wine label in Rioja>

Answer 29

Single vineyard

Question 30

What are the requirements for printing a single vineyard on a wine label in Rioja?

Answer 30

• The vineyards soil must be assessed.
• The vines must be at least 35 years old
• The estate must have proof that it has been working with the vines for at least 10 years
• The wines must pass a tasting panel
• Grapes must be hand harvested at at least 20 hectolitres per hectares less than for regional wines

Question 31

Where is Lopez de Heredia located?

Answer 31

Haro in Rioja Alta

Question 32

When was Lopez de Heredia founded?

Answer 32

1877

Question 33

What wine styles are made by Lopez de Heredia from the Vineyard Vina Tondonia?

Answer 33

White
Rose
Red

Question 34

What wine styles are made from Bosconia?

Answer 34

Red

Question 35

Name the 5 subzones of Navarra?

Answer 35

Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe

Question 36

What wine styles are allowed in Navarra DO?

Answer 36

Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Vino de Licor

Question 37

What are the major red grape varieties of Navarra?

Answer 37

Garnacha and Tempranillo

Question 38

What is the most prominent white grape of Navarra?

Answer 38

Chardonnay

Question 39

Name the 3 estates in the Navarra DO that recently received DO Pago status

Answer 39

Senorio de Arinzano (Tierra Estella)
Prado Irache (Tierra Estella )
Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe)

Question 40

Name the DOs of Aragon

Answer 40

Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

Question 41

In which autonomia is the Campo de Borja DO?

Answer 41

Aragon

Question 42

In which automonia is the Calatayud DO?

Answer 42

Aragon

Question 43

In which automonia is Carinena DO?

Answer 43

Aragon

Question 44

In which automonia Somontano DO?

Answer 44

Aragon

Question 45

The Carinena DO is the ancestral home of which grape variety?

Answer 45

Carignan/Mazuelo grape

Question 46

Who produces Castilla y Gay?

Answer 46

Marques de Murrieta