Spain - Southern Spain

Question 1

Location of País Vasco (Basque Country)

Answer 1

Atlantic coast of northern Spain

Question 2

Location of Murcia

Answer 2

Mediterranean coast of southeast Spain

Question 3

Location of DO Pago

Answer 3

Distributed throughout Spain, concentrated in Castilla-La Mancha

Question 4

Climate Categories of País Vasco (Basque Country)

Answer 4

Moderate maritime (a.k.a. Green Spain)

Question 5

Climate Categories of Murcia

Answer 5

Warm Mediterranean

Question 6

Physical Feature of País Vasco

Answer 6

Atlantic Ocean

Question 7

Grape growing in Murcia

Answer 7

Monastrell vines were ungrafted due to the sandiness of the soil

Question 8

Winemaking in País Vasco (Basque Country)

Answer 8

Modern: temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

Question 9

Winemaking in DO Pago

Answer 9

Primarily international styles of red wine

Question 10

White Grape Varieties

Answer 10

Hondarrabi Zuri

Question 11

Red Grape Varieties

Answer 11

Pais Vasco - Hondarrabi Beltza

Murcia - Monastrell (Mourvèdre)

DO PAgo International grape varieties

Question 12

Describe murcia wines

Answer 12

Jumilla DO - Dry red wine focused on pure Monastrell and Monastrell-based blends

Question 13

Pais Vasco DOs

Answer 13

(-) Bizkaiko Txakolina DO
(-) Arabako Txakolina DO
(-) Getariako Txakolina DO

Question 14

Describe Pais Vasco wines (items are true for all DOs)

Answer 14

Primarily dry white

Reds and rosés (rosados) are rare

Wines are lightly effervescent with high acidity

Meant for early consumption

Question 15

Murcia wine types

Answer 15

Dry red

Question 16

DO Pago wine types

Answer 16

Primarily dry red

Question 17

Murcia producers

Answer 17

Juan Gil

Question 18

Lore of DO Pago

Answer 18

Vinos de Pagos was first created in 2003

There are 20 Vinos de Pagos as of 2022, serving the purpose of producer appellations outside of traditional winemaking styles.

Question 19

Food pairing of Txakoli whites

Answer 19

Traditionally served with oily seafood

Question 20

What DO avoided phylloxera until 1980s

Answer 20

Murcia DO