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Spain & others 4 Apr Flashcards

1
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What are the two mountain ranges that separate France from Spain in the North?

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Pyrenees (directly north)

Cantabrian (northwest)

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Who are some of the top Rioja wineries that received their start in the late 1800s?

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Marqués de Riscal
Marqués de Murrieta
López de Heredia
CVNE
La Rioja Alta
Bereceo
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3
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What do the additional DOP terms Noble, Añejo and Viejo mean?

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Noble - 18 months aging in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Añejo - 24 months aging in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Viejo - 36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character

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4
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What are the three autonomias of North Central Spain?

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Navarra
La Rioja
Aragón

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5
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What are the aging requirements for Rioja?

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Red
Crianza - Two years total, one of which in oak
Reserva - Three years total, one of which in oak
Gran Reserva - Five years total - two years in oak, three years in bottle

White/Rosado
Crianza - Two years, 6 months in cask
Reserva - Two years, 6 months in cask
Gran Reserva - Four years, 6 months in cask

Whereas producers may age white and rosado crianza wines in a non-oxidative environment like stainless steel, reserva wines must remain in oak or bottle for the the minimum period of aging.

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6
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What are the 5 subzones of Navarra?

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Valdizarbe - higher altitude
Baja Montaña - north
Tierra Estella - north
Ribera Alta - center
Ribera Baja - south
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What are the four DOs of Aragon?

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Campo de Borja (hot - Garnacha) red and rosado made from Garnacha and Tempranillo. Whites - Viura
Calatayud - Garnacha
Cariñena - Garnacha.
Somontano

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What varietals and wines are produced in Campo de Borja?

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Garnacha dominates
Red and Rosado wines made from Garnacha and Tempranillo
White wines are Viura

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What varietals and wines are produced in Calatayud?

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Garnacha dominates

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10
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What varietals and wines are produced in Cariñena?

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Garnacha dominates
Also one of Spain’s longstanding delimited zones (dating to 1932) is the ancestral home of the Carignan/Mazuelo grape, but today the grape is a secondary player in the region’s blends.

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What varietals and wines are produced in Somontano?

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Local grapes such as the white Alcañón and red Parralleta

“Beneath the mountain” lies in the foothills of the Pyrenees near Catalaonia

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12
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What autonomias within Green Spain?

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Galicia

Asturias
Cantabria
Pais Vasco (Basque Country)

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13
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What are the blends stipulated in the southern sub zones of O Rosal and Condado do Tea

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Must contain a minimum 70% Albariño as well as either Loureira or Treixadura - the favored white grapes in Portugal’s neighboring Vinho Verde - in any combination

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14
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What are the five subregions of Ribera Sacra DO? The “Sacred Bank”

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Riberas do Sil
Riberas do Miño
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15
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Name 3 top estate in Bierzo?

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Dominio de Tares
Pittacum
Descendent de J Palacios

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16
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What is Dorado?

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Wine from Rueda - dry fortified, oxidized wine

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17
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Name the DO’s of Balearic islands

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Binissalem

Pla I Levant

18
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What are the DO Pagos in Utiel Requena (Valencia)

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El Terrerazzo

Los Balagueses

19
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In which region is DO pago Dominio de Valdepusa located

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Castilla La Mancha (within Mentrida DO boundries)

20
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What are the 3 subzones of Vinos de Madrid

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Arganda
Naval Carnero
San martin de Valde Iglesias

21
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What is Sobre Madre

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Long maceration, upto 180 days on skin

22
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Famous hams jamon Serrano and Jamon Ibericos are speciality of which region in Spain

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Ribera del Guardiana

23
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What is Condado Palido

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Biologically aged fortified wines from Condado do Huelva. Min 3 years on Solera

24
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What is Malaga Vino Maestro

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Fresh grape juice from Malaga, fortified pre fermentation, like Mistella

25
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What is the main white grape of Alella DO

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Xerello - known here as Pansa Blanca

26
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Name the important subregions of Uco Valley

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Tupungato
Tunuyan
San Carlos

27
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Which US/French grape variety is known as Bonarda from Argentina

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Charbono

Corbeau in France (Savoie)

28
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Wine from which DO uses grape varieties from Torres lost vines experiment

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Conca de Barbera

29
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Where are Puento Alto and Pirque sub regions located

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Valle del Maipo

30
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What are the DOP’s of Acores

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Pico
Biscoitos
Graciosa

31
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Name the subzones of Alentejo

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Portalegre
Moura
Evora
Borba
Redondo
Granja Amareleja
Vidiguera
Raguengos
32
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What are the sub GI’s of Okanagan valley

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Golden Mile
Okanagan Falls
Naramata bench
Skaha bench

33
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What is Diethylene Glycol famous for

A

Antifreeze added to Austrian wines in 1985

34
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What is the KMW required for Kabinett in Austria

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17 degrees KMW

35
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How is Austrian Sekt be differentiated from Austrian Sekt with PDO

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Austrian sekt with PDO will carry official seal on the capsule with words Geschutzer Ursprung, gerpruft qualitat

36
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Which winemaker produced first vintage of Penfolds Grange

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Max Scubert

37
Q

Which is the northernmost GI is Australia

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South Burnett in Queensland

38
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What is the max permitted yield for Grosses gawachs wines

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50 hl/ha

39
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What are the must weights required for Spatlese in germany

A

76 - 95 Oechsle

40
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Which vineyard in Bernkastel escaped the minimum 5 ha rule for minimum size

A

Doctor vineyard

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