The Duero River Valley Flashcards
What is the oldest demarcated wine region in Castilla y Leon?
DO Rueda
What is the primary wine tyle of DO Rueda?
Blanco: 99%
True or False
Vino Blanco is not allowed in Ribera del Duero
True
What is the primary grape variety of DO Rueda?
Verdejo
True or False
Climatically DO Bierzo has more commonality with many parts of Green Spain
True
98% of vineyards in Ribera del Duero are planted to this grape variety. Name it
Tinto Fino / Tinta del Pais
What is the the minimum requirement (%) of Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero red wines?
75%
What is the primary grape variety of DO Cigales?
Tinta del Pais/Tempranillo
What is the primary grape style of DO Bierzo?
Tinto 83%
Blanco 12%
Rosado 5%
List wine styles in percentage of DO Cigales
- Rosado: 64%
- Tinto: 34%
- Blanco: 2%
What is Rueda Dorado?
Oxidatively aged wine using only approved white grapes
What is “Majuelos”?
Family owned family farmed plots within the village DO Cigales produces purcahse grapes from
What does Ribera del Duero mean?
River bank of the Duero
What is the minimum percentage required for Rueda Verdejo and Rueda Sauvginon Blanc?
85%
Name the winemaker who created single varietal Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) around the village of Pesquera de Duero gaining international recognition
Alejandro Fernandez
What is the climate of DO Rueda?
Continental
What is the main White and Red grape varieties of DO Bierzo?
- White: Godello
- Red: Mencia
List minimum barrel aging requirements for Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva in Ribera del Duero
- Crianza: 12 months (Trad: 6 months)
- Reserva: 12 months (Trad: 12 months)
- Gran Reserva: 24 months (Trad: 18 months)
Which DO is considered the home of Mencia?
DO Bierzo
What is the wine style of DO Toro?
Tinto 93%
What is the percentage of white grape plantings in DO Rueda?
99%
What are the primary soil types (4) of Rueda?
- Gravel
- Stone
- Sandy limestone
- limestone
What was “Tierra de Medina”?
Traditional high quality Rancio style fortified wines produced in Rueda
What is the prime soily. types (2) of DO Toro?
- Sand
- Clay with limestone
True or False
DO Rueda accounts for approximately 40% of Spain’s white wine production
True
True or False
No new plantings of Palomino Fino is allowed in DO Rueda
True
What grape variety was initially planted in Rueda after the phylloera plague?
Palomino Fino for bulk production
Name two mountain ranges that contribute to extreme continental climate in Ribera del Duerod
- Sierra de la Demanda
- Sierra de Guadarrama
What was “Ordinances of Castilal y Leon”
Law that codified quality of Ribera del Duero wine in the 15th century.
The wine was widely exported during the 17th and 18th centuries
Why DO Toro boasts many pre-phylloxera vines?
Its sandy soils
True or False
DO Rueda allows the production of Vinos Rosados and Tintos
True
Granted in 2008
What is the climte of DO Toro?
Extreme Continental
What is the main grape variety of DO Toro?
Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)
True or False
Ribera del Duero has one of the highest average elevations of all wine regions in Europe
True
True or False
DO Cigales is one of Spain’s largest producers of Vinos Rosados
True
What production method is used primarilly for DO Cigales Vino Rosado?
Clarete
What is the minimum requirement of Mencia in DO Bierzo Vino Tinto?
70%
What is the climate of DO Bierzo?
Continental with significant maritime influence
What is primary grape for Vinos Blancos in DO Cigales?
Verdejo
Must include min 50%
What is the climte of DO Cigales?
Continental
Which weas the sole success in Ribera del Duero until 1970s?
Vega Scilia (blend of Tempranillo and Bordeaux varieties
What is the river DO Cigales straddles?
Psuerga River
