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The cities of Lograno and Haro are located in what subregion of Rioja?

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Rioja Alta

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What is the river that flows through Rioja?

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Elbro River

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Macabeo is known as Viura in what region?

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Rioja

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Rioja wines tend to be tannic. T or F

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True

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What is the traditional method of producing a white Rioja?

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Viura - primcipal

  • is usually cold fermented
  • traditional method is barrel fermented, oak aged
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What region is located in the mountainous region just west of Barcelona?

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Priorat

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What red grape is the backbone of Rioja’s fine red wines?

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Tempranillo

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What kind of oak barrels does Rioja use for aging?

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American oak

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Priorat DO was initially established in ___

and was promoted to DOQ in ____

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1950

2009

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____ soils of flat, easily breakable stone made of decomposed slate flecked with mica and other minerals

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Ilicorella

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What are the two main red grapes in Priorat?

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Garnacha and Carinena

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What Catalonian DO produces mostly full-bodies aromatic white wines?

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Tarragona DO

75% of production

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What is the town considered to be the spiritual home of Cava?

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San Sadurni de Noya

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What are the three classic grape varieties for Cava?

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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo

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The grape that is the basis for most Cava blends is

  • good degree of acidity
  • brings freshness and fine aroma to the Cava blend
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Xarel-lo

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What are the Cava aging designations?

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Cava,
Cava Riserva,
Cava Gran Reserva
Cava de Paraje Califiado

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The production requirements for basic Cava are:

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Min. 9 mths on lees in bottle,
white or rose
any sweetness level

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The production requirments for Cava Reserva are:

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Min. 15 mths on lees in bottle,
White or rose
brut or drier

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The production requirements for Cava Gran Reserva are:

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Min. 30 mths on lees in bottle,
White or rose
brut or drier

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What are the two basic forms of Sherry?

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Fino and Oloroso

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What form of Sherry ages under flor?

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Fino

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What kind of Sherry is produced in Sanlucar de Barrameda?

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Manzanilla
Fino style
described as briny due to the maritime humidity which encourages a vigorous flor

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What are the 3 grapes authorized for Sherry producation?

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Palomino -primary
Pedro Ximenez- principal sweetening agent
Moscatel- Muscat of Alexandria -sweeting agent and or used to impart fruity characteristic to younger sherries

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What grape is the primary grape in Sherry?

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Palomino

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What grape is used as a principal sweetening agent in the sweeter styles of Sherry?
Pedro Ximenez
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Sherry is based on the Palomino grape, produced using a based wine that is fermented to ___ before entering the blending process.
dry
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The Sherry grape, Palomino, grows best on what soil?
Albariza (brilliantly white)
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The Sherry grape, Pedro Ximenez, grows best on what soil?
Barro (Clay soil with iron oxide and a little chalk and sand)
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The Sherry grape, Moscatel, grows best on what soil?
Arena (sandy)
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Manzanilla Sherry is often described as ______.
Briney
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Sherry that is fortified to a lower alcohol level and why?
Fino Sherry 15% abv | -to permit flor to florish
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What style of sweetened Sherry originated in Bristol?
Pale Cream
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What style Sherry started as a fino and was aged under a layer of flor but lost is protective flor after a few years?
Amontillado | results in intense, nutty aromas
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What style of Sherry has the characteristics of both Fino and Oloroso sherries?
Hybrid-Styles of Sherries which include Amontillado -creates flor and then looses it Palo Cortado - never quite develops flor
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What style of Sherry has a nutty characteristic as well as a slight flor aroma?
Amontillado
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What style of Sherry begins with a fino base but never develops it's flor but has the color and full body of an oloroso sherry?
Palo Cortado
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What style sherries are fortified to a higher alcoholic strength in order to keep flor from developing, thus aging in the presence of oxygen with oxidation being a part of it's characteristics?
Oloroso
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What style sherry is a Palomino based Sherry aged in partially filled barrels without flor and with considerable oxidation?
Oloroso
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What style sherry is a sweetened version of an Oloroso Sherry?
Cream Sherry
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What style sherry is produced by harvesting the grapes at a high level of sugar and then allowing the grapes to dry on straw mats in the hot sum?
Pedro Ximenez
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define Soleo
process of drying grapes on straw mats in the hot sun -resulting in concentrated syrup Dried Grape Sherry production: PX and Moscatel
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What are the two Sherry designations based on exceptionally old and rare wines?
Sherry with Age Classification | Sherry with Certified Age
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What are the two designations under the classification of "Sherry with Certified Age"?
VOS and VORS
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The designation VOS is reserved for Sherries that have at least _____ of solera aging.
20 years
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The designation VORS is reserved for Sherries that have at least _____ of solera aging.
30 years
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The Montilla-Moriles DO uses what grape varieties to produce a naturally sweet high alcohol dessert wines.
Pedro Ximenez 70% of plantings -produces ABV 14-16% much small % of plantings: Moscatel
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Rioja was first designated as a ___ region in ____ and then elated to a ___ in ______
it was the 1st region to be designated DO in 1925 DOCa in 1991
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What are the climatic influences for the Rioja region?
North: Cantabrian Mountains block cold from Bay of Biscay/ Atlantic Ebro River runs through the region East: Mediterranean Sea - helps to provide warm summers and milder winters
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Name the sub regions of Rioja?
Rioja Alta- high altitude, hilly western half, south of the Ebro Rioja Alavesa- west side, north of the Ebro river Rioja Oriental: lower, flatter, eastern portion - hottest and dryiest, mild climate
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Besides Tempranillo what red grapes grows in Rioja?
Garnacha Mazuelo (Carignan) Graciano
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How did the Rioja Wine stile come to be?
Bordeaux winemakers settled in Rioja after Phylloxera destroyed France - brought and applied their experiences - after Phylloxera destroyed Spain, they moved back to France - left behind radically improved Vinification techniques- eg: 225 l oak barrels for aging
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describe the traditional Rioja red wine
Tempranillo based blends -less focus on fruit, more on earthiness, minerality, leather American oak- almost exclusively tannic- improve in bottle for decades
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Rioja Reserva aging requirements?
36 months total ageing at least 12 months in barrel at least 6 months in bottle
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What DO is in Aragon?
Somontano DO | foot hills of Pyrenees
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Where is Aragon and what climate does it experience here?
- east of both Navarra and La Rioja | - very hot summer, very cold winters
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What varieties are planted in Aragon?
Mix of international grapes and indigenous - cab sauv, merlot, syrah, garnacha - Chard, Macabeo
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Province in northeastern corner of Spain? Climate here?
Catalonia Mediterranean climate- largest producer of quality wines DO level produces more than 20% of wine here
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Name the DOs in Catalonia?
``` Priorat DOQ Tarragona DO Montsant DO Costers del Segre DO Penedes DO ```
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Production requirements for Cava de Paraje Calificado
Min. 36 months on lees in bottle white or rose must be produced from single estate vines brut or drier
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Cava designation is highly unusual, why?
Scattered across 8 regions Catalonia accounts for 95% of production Penedes DO accounts for the main production areas for Cava
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Cava represent how much of Spain's production?
10% of Spain's quality wine production | more than half is exported
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Cava grape that produces dry wines that are balanced acidity and subtle aroma?
Macabeo - Viura
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higher elevated Cava grape produces smooth, moderate alcohol, and delicate aroma backbone and acidity to the blend
Parellada
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grape for Cava Rose?
Trepat, native to Catalonia
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vast acreage of Airen grapes are found in what region? how are the grapes produced?
Castilla-La Mancha ---- in the central Mesta where it is hot and dry -Airen is produced into Spanish brandy
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What appellations are there in Castilla La Mancha?
La Mancha DO Valdepenas DO there are 8 vinos de pago- all of which are international blends
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Where is the Murcia region and what is the climate influencers?
- southern portion of the Levant (eastern coast) - vines are somewhat inland thus climate is influenced by the hot , arid interior - slightly moderated by Mediterranean
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What DOs are found in Murcia?
Jumilla Yelca Bullas
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What is produced in the Murcia DOs?
- regions focus on thick skinned Monastrell - Red wine and rose - also found here is White, sparkling and vinos de licor (fortified)

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