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1
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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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4
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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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5
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What river passes through Rioja?

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Ebro

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6
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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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7
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What is the most widely grown grape variety in Portugal?

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Castelao

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8
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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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9
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What IGP shares exact geographical boundaries with Vinho Verde?

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Minho IGP

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10
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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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11
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What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

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Vinho Verde

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12
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What river separates Vinho Verde from Spain?

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Minho River

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13
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What grape is the primary component of traditional Vinho Verde blends?

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Loureiro

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14
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What term is used for traditional method Sparkling wine in Portugal?

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Espumante

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15
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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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16
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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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17
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What year was Lopez de Heredia established?

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1877

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18
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What is the traditional grape of Rueda DO?

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Verdejo

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19
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What is the main grape of Toro DO?

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Tempranillo

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20
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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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21
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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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22
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What mountain range separates Spain and France?

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Pyrenees

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23
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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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24
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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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25
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What are the requirements to register a “Viñedo Singular” in Rioja?

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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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26
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What is the cepage of Torre Muga?

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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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27
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Which region is Viña Ardanza in?

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Rioja Baja

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28
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What are the DOs of Aragon? (4)

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Cariñena
Somontano

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29
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What are the DOs of Galicia? (5)

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
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30
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Which two regions of Green Spain do not produce any DO wine?

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Asturias

Cantabria

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31
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What are the three principal DOs of Pais Vasco?

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Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

32
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What are the rose wines of Pais Vasco traditionally known as?

A

Ojo de Gallo

33
Q

What is Spain’s largest autonomia?

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Castilla y León

34
Q

Where might one find the Prieto Picudo grape?

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Tierra de León DO

35
Q

When did Ribera del Duero achieve DO status?

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1982

36
Q

What white grape is grown in Ribera del Duero? What is it traditionally used for?

A

Albillo

Rose production, white wines are not allowed in the region

37
Q

What is Fondillón? Where is it produced?

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A solera style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell grapes aged a minimum of 10 years
Alicante DO

38
Q

What are the three DO zones of Murcia?

A

Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas

39
Q

What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?

A

La Mancha DO

In Castilla-La Mancha

40
Q

What is the principal red grape of La Mancha?

A

Cencibel (Tempranillo)

41
Q

Which winey owns the Pago Dominio de Valdepusa? In which DO is it located?

A

Marqués de Griñon

Méntrida DO

42
Q

What is the principal red grape of Almansa DO?

A

Garnacha Tintorera

43
Q

How many DO zones are on the Canary Islands? Where are most located?

A

10

Tenerife (5)

44
Q

Which winemaker is most often credited with the rebirth and success of the wines of Priorat?

A

René Barbier

45
Q

What is the primary red grape of Manchuela DO?

A

Bobal

46
Q

The Alt-Penedès region is defined by what range of elevation?

A

500-850m

47
Q

What is the synonym for the Mission grape used in the Canary Islands?

A

Listan Prieto

48
Q

Name a cider producing autonomía that only produces VCIG wine

A

Asturias

49
Q

Who is the world’s largest producer of sparkling wine?

A

Freixenet

50
Q

What are the aging requirements for Cava DO?

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Cava- 9 months on lees
Reserva- 15 months on lees
Gran Reserva- 30 months on lees

51
Q

What Spanish DO borders Banyuls?

A

Empordá DO

52
Q

What DO almost entirely surrounds Priorat?

A

Montsant DO

53
Q

What is the only VCIG of Asturias?

A

Cangas VCIG

54
Q

What are the DOs of Castilla y León? (9)

A 
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
55
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What is the single DO of Extremadura?

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Ribera del Guadiana DO

56
Q

What are the DOs of Valencia?

A

Alicante DO
Uitel-Requena DO
Valencia DO

57
Q

What are the DOs of the Balearic Islands? (2)

A

Binissalem DO

Pla i Llevant DO

58
Q

What are the DOs of Andalucía?

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Condado de Huelva DO
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO
Montilla-Moriles DO
Málaga DO
Sierras de Málaga DO
59
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What is the famous soil type of Priorat?

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Llicorella

Black slate+Quartzite

60
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What are the 5 original “Clos” wines of Priorat?

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Clos Mogador
Clos Dofi
Clos Erasmus
Clos de l'Obac
Clos Martinet
61
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What are the three zones of Penedès?

A

Baix-Penedès
Alt-Penedès
Medio-Penedès

62
Q

What symbol is imprinted on Cava corks?

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Four pointed star

63
Q

What is a doble pasta wine?

A

Red wine macerated and fermented with double the normal amount of skin and pulp

64
Q

What is the recommended red grape of Yecla?

A

Monastrell

65
Q

Whose silhouette adorns the logo of the La Mancha Consejo Regulador?

A

Don Quixote

66
Q

Who is the head of the Pesquera Winery?

A

Alejandro Fernandez

67
Q

What is the name of Vega Sicilia’s winery in Toro?

A

Bodegas Pintia

68
Q

When did Rueda receive DO status?

A

1980

69
Q

When did Ribera del Duero receive DO status?

A

1982

70
Q

Who was the first producer of Cava?

A

Jose Raventos

71
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In Spain, what percentage of wine must be from the stated vintage?

A

85%+

72
Q

Name the predominant climate and soil type in Rioja

A

Continental

Chalky

73
Q

What are the DOCa regions of Spain? When did they get their classifications?

A

Rioja 1991

Priorat 2009

74
Q

What year did the DO system start in Spain?

A

1970

75
Q

What is the major grape of the Campo de Borja DO?

A

Garnacha

76
Q

What was the first DO Pago? What year?

A

Dominio de Valdepuesa

2003

77
Q

What was the first vintage of Pingus?

A

1995

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