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What are the principal white grapes of Rioja?

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Viura
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Verdejo

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What are the red grapes of Rioja?

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Tempranillo
Garnacha
Mazuelo
Graciano
Maturana Tinta
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What are the aging requirements for Rioja Tinto?

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Crianza- Two years, one in barrel
Reserva- Three years, one in barrel
Gran Reserva- 60 months, 24 in barrel, 24 in bottle

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What styles of wine may be produced in Rioja?

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Red, white rose, traditional method sparkling (Vino Espumoso Calidad, blanco or rosado)

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What river passes through Rioja?

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Ebro

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What are the sub zones of Rioja?

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Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental (Previously Baja)
Rioja Alta

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What is the most widely grown grape variety in Portugal?

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Castelao

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What is the most widely planted white grape variety in Portugal?

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Fernao Pires (Known as Maria Gomez in Bairrada)

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What IGP shares exact geographical boundaries with Vinho Verde?

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Minho IGP

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What is the traditional vine training system in Vinho Verde?

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Enforcado- Vines were trained very high off the ground. Vines would grow up the trunks of trees, telephone poles and stakes, creating an overhead canopy

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What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

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Vinho Verde

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What river separates Vinho Verde from Spain?

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Minho River

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What grape is the primary component of traditional Vinho Verde blends?

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Loureiro

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What term is used for traditional method Sparkling wine in Portugal?

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Espumante

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What islands of the Azores have DOP zones?

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Pico (Branco, espumante, licoroso)
Graciosa (Unfortified, dry white table wines)
Terceira (Biscoitos DOP)

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What is the most common method to make Vinho Verde semi sparkling?

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Direct CO2 injection

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What year was Lopez de Heredia established?

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1877

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What is the traditional grape of Rueda DO?

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Verdejo

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What is the main grape of Toro DO?

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Tempranillo

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Where does Priorat derive its name?

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Priorato de Scala Dei, a Carthusian monastery

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What is the most planted white grape in the world in terms of acreage?

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Airen

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What mountain range separates Spain and France?

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Pyrenees

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What are the general aging requirements for red wine in Spain?

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Crianza- 2 years, 6 months in cask
Reserva- 3 years, one year in cask
Gran Reserva- 5 years, 18 months in cask

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In which region of Rioja is carbonic maceration most likely to be used?

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Rioja Baja

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What are the requirements to register a "Viñedo Singular" in Rioja?
Soils must be assessed Vines must be 35+ years old Estate must have proof it has worked with the vineyard for at least 10 years Must pass a tasting panel Hand harvested, 20% smaller yield than normal Rioja requirements
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What is the cepage of Torre Muga?
75% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo, 10% Graciano | 6 months in large wooden vats, then new barriques for 18 months, then one year in bottle
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Which region is Viña Ardanza in?
Rioja Baja
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What are the DOs of Aragon? (4)
Campo de Borja Calatayud Cariñena Somontano
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What are the DOs of Galicia? (5)
``` Rias Baixas Ribeiro Valdeorras Ribeira Sacra Monterrei ```
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Which two regions of Green Spain do not produce any DO wine?
Asturias | Cantabria
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What are the three principal DOs of Pais Vasco?
Getariako Txakolina Bizkaiko Txakolina Arabako Txakolina
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What are the rose wines of Pais Vasco traditionally known as?
Ojo de Gallo
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What is Spain's largest autonomia?
Castilla y León
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Where might one find the Prieto Picudo grape?
Tierra de León DO
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When did Ribera del Duero achieve DO status?
1982
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What white grape is grown in Ribera del Duero? What is it traditionally used for?
Albillo | Rose production, white wines are not allowed in the region
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What is Fondillón? Where is it produced?
A solera style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell grapes aged a minimum of 10 years Alicante DO
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What are the three DO zones of Murcia?
Jumilla Yecla Bullas
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What is Europe's largest single demarcated wine region?
La Mancha DO | In Castilla-La Mancha
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What is the principal red grape of La Mancha?
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
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Which winey owns the Pago Dominio de Valdepusa? In which DO is it located?
Marqués de Griñon | Méntrida DO
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What is the principal red grape of Almansa DO?
Garnacha Tintorera
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How many DO zones are on the Canary Islands? Where are most located?
10 | Tenerife (5)
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Which winemaker is most often credited with the rebirth and success of the wines of Priorat?
René Barbier
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What is the primary red grape of Manchuela DO?
Bobal
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The Alt-Penedès region is defined by what range of elevation?
500-850m
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What is the synonym for the Mission grape used in the Canary Islands?
Listan Prieto
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Name a cider producing autonomía that only produces VCIG wine
Asturias
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Who is the world's largest producer of sparkling wine?
Freixenet
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What are the aging requirements for Cava DO?
Cava- 9 months on lees Reserva- 15 months on lees Gran Reserva- 30 months on lees
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What Spanish DO borders Banyuls?
Empordá DO
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What DO almost entirely surrounds Priorat?
Montsant DO
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What is the only VCIG of Asturias?
Cangas VCIG
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What are the DOs of Castilla y León? (9)
``` Arlanza DO Arribes DO Bierzo DO Cigales DO Ribera del Duero DO Rueda DO Tierra de León DO Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO Toro DO ```
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What is the single DO of Extremadura?
Ribera del Guadiana DO
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What are the DOs of Valencia?
Alicante DO Uitel-Requena DO Valencia DO
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What are the DOs of the Balearic Islands? (2)
Binissalem DO | Pla i Llevant DO
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What are the DOs of Andalucía?
``` Condado de Huelva DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO Montilla-Moriles DO Málaga DO Sierras de Málaga DO ```
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What is the famous soil type of Priorat?
Llicorella | Black slate+Quartzite
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What are the 5 original "Clos" wines of Priorat?
``` Clos Mogador Clos Dofi Clos Erasmus Clos de l'Obac Clos Martinet ```
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What are the three zones of Penedès?
Baix-Penedès Alt-Penedès Medio-Penedès
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What symbol is imprinted on Cava corks?
Four pointed star
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What is a doble pasta wine?
Red wine macerated and fermented with double the normal amount of skin and pulp
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What is the recommended red grape of Yecla?
Monastrell
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Whose silhouette adorns the logo of the La Mancha Consejo Regulador?
Don Quixote
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Who is the head of the Pesquera Winery?
Alejandro Fernandez
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What is the name of Vega Sicilia's winery in Toro?
Bodegas Pintia
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When did Rueda receive DO status?
1980
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When did Ribera del Duero receive DO status?
1982
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Who was the first producer of Cava?
Jose Raventos
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In Spain, what percentage of wine must be from the stated vintage?
85%+
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Name the predominant climate and soil type in Rioja
Continental | Chalky
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What are the DOCa regions of Spain? When did they get their classifications?
Rioja 1991 | Priorat 2009
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What year did the DO system start in Spain?
1970
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What is the major grape of the Campo de Borja DO?
Garnacha
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What was the first DO Pago? What year?
Dominio de Valdepuesa | 2003
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What was the first vintage of Pingus?
1995

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