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Spain - Rioja Flashcards

1
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What mountain ranges bracket North Central Spain?

A

Pyranees (NE)Cantabrias (NW)

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2
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What authonomías comprise North Central Spain?

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Rioja, Navarra, Aragón

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3
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What river runs through Rioja?

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The Ebro River

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4
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When was Rioja elevated to DOCa?

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1991

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5
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What is the varietal makeup of red Rioja?

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min. 85% Tempranillo, plus Mazuelo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Maturana Tinta (since 2007); 95% if destemmedmax 15% Monastel, Cab Sauv, or other “experimental grapes”

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What is the synonym for Mazuelo?

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Carignan

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What is the varietal makeup of white Rioja?

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Viura, Garnacha Blanca, Malvasía Riojano, Maturana Blanca, Tempranillo Blanca, Turruntés
Verdejo, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc are permitted at max 49% of the blend

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8
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What is the synonym for Viura?

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Macabeo

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9
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Rosado Rioja requires what % of red grapes?

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25.00%

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10
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Aging requirements for Crianza (Rioja & Ribera del Duero)

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Whites: 1.5 years, with 6mos in oak
Reds: 2 years, with 1yr in oak

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Aging requirements for Reserva (Rioja & Ribera del Duero)

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Whites: 2 years, with 6mos in oak
Reds: 3 years, with 1yr in oak
Rioja- also 6mo in bottle

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Aging requirements for Gran Reserva (Rioja & Ribera del Duero)

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Whites: 4 years, with 6mos in oak
Reds: 5 years, with 2yrs in oak and (rioja- 2yrs in bottle)

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13
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What is the main product of Rioja Alavesa? Where is it?

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The Northernmost zone, in Basque Country (North of the Ebro from Rioja Alta). Produces fresh, vino joven styled wines, often through carbonic maceration.

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14
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What is the soil makeup of Rioja Alta?

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Yellow calcareous clay (arcillo-calcareo) in the north

Red, iron-rich clay (arcillo-ferroso) south of the Ebro

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15
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What is the soil makeup of Rioja Alavesa?

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Calcareous clay dominates in Alavesa (and all vineyards between the Cantabrias and the north bank of the Ebro)

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16
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What is the soil makeup of Rioja Oriental?

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Alluvial soils and ferrous clay

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17
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What protects Rioja from Atlantic winds?

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Sierra de Cantabria

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18
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What is the industrial capital of Rioja?

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Logroño

19
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When, and by whom, was French oak introduced into Rioja?

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Originally by Marqués de Riscal and Marqués de Murrieta in the 1850’s/60’s;in the modern period, in the 1970’s, by the Marqués de Cáceras

20
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What size barrel is mandated for the aging of red Rioja wines?

A

225L (the size of a barrique)

21
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What is the capital of Rioja Alta?

A

Haro

22
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What is the capital of Rioja Oriental?

A

Alfaro

23
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Where are the highest elevation vineyards in Rioja, and who farms them?

A

Labastida, in the northern end of Rioja Alavesa; they reach 700M.Farmed by Remelluri.

24
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What is the climatic difference between Rioja Alta and Alavesa?

A

Alavesa is directly protected by the Sierra Cantabria from Atlantic winds; it is slightly warmer, and more affected by the Mediterranean.The area from Alavesa to Sonsierra, while politically Rioja Alta, has more in common climatically with the rest of Alavesa.

25
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Major bodegas in Haro

A 
Lopez de Heredia
La Rioja Alta
CVNE
Muga
Roda
26
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Major bodegas in Cenicero

A

Marques de Caceres
Bodegas Riojanas
Santa Daria (coop)

27
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Where is Marques de Murrieta?

A

Logroño

28
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Logroño is generally known as an industrial capital and not a hub for viticultue. What significant vineyard is the exception to this rule?

A

Finca Ygay (Marques de Murrieta)

29
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What are the permitted training methods of Rioja?

A

Cordon (single or double)
En Vaso
Vara y Pulgar (“stick and thumb”)
Double Guyot (permitted for whites, excpet Viura, Malvasía, and Garnacha Blanca)

30
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Is chaptalization permitted in Rioja?

A

NO

31
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What Mountain range is in the southern part of Rioja

A

Sierra de la Demanda

32
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Single Vineyard Wines in Rioja- 2017

A

Vinedo Singular- hand-harvested individual sites where vines are at least 35 years old, 30% lower yields

33
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Singe Town Wines in Rioja

A

Vino de Municipio

34
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Single Zone Wines in Rioja

A

Vino de Municipio

35
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Who withdrew from the Rioja DOC and when

A

2015 Artadi- due to inability to express specific site

36
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Name two tributaties of the Ebro, which subzone?

A

Oja and Najerilla- Rioja Alta

37
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Which styles can you produce in Rioja

A

espumoso (min 15mo aging sur lies)
rosado
whites
varietal reds

38
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2017 Sparkling Wine Category Rioja

A

Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja
traditional menthod
whites and rose
manual harvesting

39
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Aging lables for Vino Espumoso

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Crianza must age a minimum 15 months sur lie prior to disgorgement
reserva must age 24 months
gran añada, 36 months

40
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Allowed dosage levels for Vino Espumoso de Calidad Rioja

A

brut, extra brut, and brut nature

41
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Traditional Rioja Techniques

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blending from multiple subregions (often dominated by Tempranillo from Rioja Alta), varietal blending, adherence to the aging classification system, open-top fermentation, and, most significantly, the reliance on older 225-liter American oak casks for long, semi-oxidative maturation.

42
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Modernist Rioja Techniques

A

monovarietal Tempranillo wines, single-subregion and single-vineyard wines, avoidance of the aging classification system, cold soaking, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, and shorter élevage in newer, often European oak vessels.

43
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Tempranillo Grape by other Names

A 
Cencibel (Valdepenas)
Tinta del Pais (Ribera del Duero)
Tinta de Toro (Toro)
Tinta Roriz/ Aragonez (Portugal) 
Ull de Llebre (Catalonia)

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