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1
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Name the DO’s in the Valencia autonomia?

A

Valencia
Alicante
Utiel Requena

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name3 white grapes permitted in wines from the Valencia DO?

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Merseguera Macabeo, Malvasia, Moscatel de Alejandria, Pedro Ximénez, Planta Fina de Pedralba, Chardonnay

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What wine style is Alicante DO known for?

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Dessert wines

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4
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What is Fondillon?

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a solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes aged for a minimum of ten years. Min RS 40 g/l Fondillon is not fortified and does carry the flavour of wood,

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5
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True or False Fondillon is a fortified wine

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False

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6
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What red grape variety is commonly used in wines from the Utiel Requena DO?

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Bobal

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7
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What is Doble Pasta?

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A traditional wine style in the Utiel Requena DO. Doble Pasta red wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Often, doble pasta wines are used to strengthen weaker blends

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8
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What autonomia is Valencia DO in?

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Valencia

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9
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What autonomia is Alicante DO in?

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Valencia

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10
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What autonomia is Alicante DO in?min percent of what grape for dry red wines?

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Valencia
80% monastrell

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11
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Name the DOs of the Murcia autonomia?

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Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas

All have max yields set based on whether or not you dry farm, and how you train your vines.

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12
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When did phyloxera decimate Jumilla?

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1980s

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13
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What is the most planted grape in Jumilla?

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Monastrell

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14
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What % of the Murcia autonomia is planted to Monastrell

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80%

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15
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Name the DOs within the Castilla-La Mancha autonomia

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Mondejar
Mentrida(rose of 100% RED GRAPES)
Ucles (yields based on vine age)
La Mancha
Manchuela
Almansa
RIbera del Jucar
Valdepenas
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16
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What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?

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La Mancha DO

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17
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What are the two most planted grapes of the La Mancha DO?

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Cencibel and Airen

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18
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What DO is the Marques de Grinon estate in?

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Mentrida DO

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19
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When did Marques de Grinon receive an estate appellation and what is it called?

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  1. DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa
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Name the DO Pagos of the Castilla La Mancha?

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DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa
DO Pago Finca Elez
DO Pago Guijoso  
DO Pago Dehesa del Carrizal
DO Pago Campo de la Guardia 
DO Pago Florentino 
DO Pago Casa del Blanco 
DO Pago Calzadilla
DOPago Dehesa Penalba
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21
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What is the main red grape variety of the Almansa DO?

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Garnacha Tintorera (a teinturier characterised by red pigmented juice)

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22
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name two do’s that majority produce bobal

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manchuela / utiel-requena

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23
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Ribera del Jucar used to be a subzone of which DO?

A

La Mancha

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24
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What does Valdepenas mean in Spanish?

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Valley of rocks

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25
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What are the main white and red variteis of Valdepenas DO?

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Airen and Cencibel

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26
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In the Ucles DO vines bearing red grapes must be how old before fruit can be harvested?

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Vines must be in their 6th year of age

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27
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What are the main grape varieties of the Mondejar?

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Cencibel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Macabéo, and the white Malvar grape

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28
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The La Mancha DO is in which autonmia?

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Castilla La Mancha

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29
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The Mentrida DO is in which autonomia?

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Castilla La Mancha

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30
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The Almansa DO is in which autonomia?

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Castilla La Mancha

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31
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The Manchuela DO is in which autonomia?

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Castilla La Mancha

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32
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The RIbera del Jucar DO is in which autonomia?

A

Castilla La Mancha

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33
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The Valdepenas DO is in which autonomia?

A

Castilla La Manchawhere tinajas are usually found (large clay amphorae)

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34
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The Mondejar DO is in which autonomia?

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Castilla La Mancha

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35
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The Vinos de Madrid DO is in which autonomia?

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Madrid

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36
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Where are these sub-regions:

San Martín de Valdeiglesias
Navalcarnero
Arganda

A

Vinos de Madrid DO

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37
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What is another name for the grape Negre de Madrid?

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Garnacha

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38
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When did DO Pago Finca Elez receive DO Pago status?

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2003

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39
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Name the 2 estates that received DO Pago status in 200.3

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Marques de Grinon with DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa and DO Pago Finca Elez

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40
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Name the DOs of the Extremadura autonomia- what is unique about DO’s here?

A

Ribera del Guadiana
may make cava

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41
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Which autonomia is Ribera del Guadiana located in?

A

Extremadura

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42
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Where are these sub-zones located?

Ribera Alta 
Ribera Baja 
Matanegra
Cañamero
Montánchez
Tierra de Barros
A

Ribera del Guadiana

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43
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What is the most superior area of the Ribera del Guadiana DO?

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Tierra de Barros

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44
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Which DO is better know for Jamon Iberico and Serrano rather than wine?

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Ribera del Guadiana DO

45
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Name the DOs of the Andalucia autonomia

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Málaga
Sierras de Málaga
Montilla-Moriles
Condado du Huelva
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry,
Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Granada (2021)
46
Q

Which autonomia is the Málaga DO in?

47
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Which autonomia is the Sierras de Málaga DO in?

48
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Which autonomia is the Montilla-Moriles DO in?

49
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Which autonomia is the Condado du Huelva DO in?

50
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Which autonomia is the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, DO in?

51
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Which autonomia is the Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda. DO in?

52
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What wine style did the DO Montilla-Moriles lend it;s name to?

A

Amontilladowhere the style was created

53
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What is the Principal grape variety of Montilla-Moriles

A

Pedro Ximenez

54
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What are the principal grape varieties of the Malaga DO?

A

Moscatel and PX

55
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What does the term soleo mean?

A

A process where grapes are dried for a period of up to 20 days on esparto grass mats

56
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What wine styles are produced in the Malaga DO?

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drywhite / Naturally sweet / fortified sweet wines

57
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What wine styles are produced in the Sierras de Malaga DO?

A

Table wines

58
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What are the 5 categories of aging wine that exist in the Malaga DO?

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Málaga Pálido (maximum six months of aging in oak), Málaga (six to 24 months)
Málaga Noble (two to three years)
Málaga Añejo (three to five years)
Málaga Transañejo (minimum five years).

59
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What are the oak ageing requirements for Malaga Paildo?Mat arrope be used in its production?

A

none and no

60
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What two things may be used to sweeten and/or darken wines from malaga? How are they different?

A

arrope (cooked down 1/3) / pantomima (cooked down 1/2)

61
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What are the oak ageing requirements for Malaga Noble?

62
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What are the oak ageing requirements for Malaga Anejo?

63
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What are the oak ageing requirements for Malaga Transanejo?

A

min 5 years

64
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Name the DOs of the Canary Islands

A 
Tenerife:
Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
Abona DO
Valle de Güímar DO
Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO
Valle de la Orotava DO

El Heirro
El Hierro DO

Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria DO

Gomera
La Gomera DO

La Palma
La Palma DO

Lanzarote
Lanzarote DO

65
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What autonomia is Abona DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

66
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What autonomia is El Hierro DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

67
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What autonomia is Gran Canaria DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

68
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What autonomia is La Gomera DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

69
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What autonomia is La Palma DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

70
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What autonomia is Lanzarote DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

71
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What autonomia is Tacoronte-Acentejo DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

72
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What autonomia is Valle de Güímar DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

73
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What autonomia is Valle de la Orotava DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

74
Q

What autonomia is Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO located in?

A

Canary Islands

75
Q

What is another name for Listan Prieto?

76
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What is another name for Listan Blanco?

77
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what are the vientos alisias and how do vignerons deal with it?

A

trade winds that blow through the canary islands - vineyards are planted on the north sides usually to avoid their damage

78
Q

where would you find the following:

Vino de tea
cordon trenzado
picon (name the benefits)

A

Vino de tea = la palma wine aged in cedar or pine
cordon trenzado = orotava valley on tenerife
picon = volcanic top soil on lanzarote (prevents erosion, prevents drying out, absorbs ambient moisture, weed barrier)

79
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what is the difference between zocos and hoyos?

A

zocos are the stone walls built around the hoyos, hoyos are holes dug in ceniza soil on lanzarote that allow the vine to be planted in real soil while also helping to mitigate heat and wind. The Zocos provide furthern protection from wind.

80
Q

name three pagos in valencia

A

chozas carrascal / los balaguesses / terrerazo / vera de estenas

81
Q

where is the best cork produced in spain?

A

ribera del gudiana / extremadura

82
Q

name two DO’s making roble and two making vino tradicion

A

roble: valdepenas / mentrida / la mancha / manchuela

tradicion: Ribera del Jucar / mentrida

83
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What are tinajas?

A

large clay amphorae style jars

84
Q

primary grape for vino espumosa from bullas and yecla?

A

monastrall

85
Q

Organizee these rivers north to south

Tajo / Ebro / Guadalquiver / Duero / Guadiana

A

Ebro / Duero / tajo / guadiana / guadalquiver

86
Q

When was irrigation legalized in spain and who pioneered the creation of drip irrigation? what are it’s benefits?

A

1996

marques de grinon @ dominio de valdepuesa

you loose little to none to evaporation

87
Q

three most planted red grapes in spain

A

tempranillo
bobal
garnacha tinta

88
Q

Three synonyms for pergola training

A

tendone
parral
parron

89
Q

what is the highest legal classification a wine from spain may label

A

Vino de Pago Calificado

90
Q

name three producers of Montilla-Moriles PX

A

Toro Albala / Alvear / Perez Basquero

91
Q

What is a copita? venecia?

A

traditioanl cup you drink sherry from / the tool a capitaz uses to taste sherry

92
Q

name three native white grapes of the canary islands

A

Gual / Listan Blanco / Marmajuelo / malvasia volcanica

93
Q

what grapes may be used for Vino Dulce Clasico and where is it made?

A

sunned malvasia or Moscatel - lanzarote / albona / orotava / guimar / gran canaria

94
Q

name three native red grapes from amllorca

A

callet / manto negro / foganeau

95
Q

what mountain range influences binnisalem

A

Tramuntana

96
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What river influences valdepenas

97
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What two DO’s used to be a part of La Mancha

A

ribera del jucar / manchuela

98
Q

what % of vines in ribera del jucar are over 50 years old?

99
Q

what rivers influence manchuela

A

Jucar and Cabriel river along with meditrranean sea

100
Q

Alberche river / Guadorroma river / Tagus river / Gredos range all influence what one DO

101
Q

what river is the main irrigation source for Mondejar

102
Q

What two mountain ranges shelter Ribera del Duero

A

Sierra de la Demanda and Sierra de Guadarrama mountain ranges

103
Q

On average what is the practiced yield in priorat?

A

Yields here average less than five hectoliters per hectare - though up to about 45hl/ha allowed (6 tons per ha)

104
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What is the Spanish national average yield? Lower than France and Germany

105
Q

Climate of priorat?

A

Warm continental

106
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What is Bobal Alta Expresión?

A

100% bobal from utiel requena from a vine age of 35 years

107
Q

What is Marco Real?

A

B-ush vine training in La Mancha spaced 2.5 meters apart

108
Q

What is ‘vino brisado?

A

Orange wine - skin contact wine.

109
Q

Where are continental spains highest vineyards? All of spain?

A

Granada DO (8-1300m) sierra nevada

Albona DO - El Tiede (up to 1800m)

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