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The Duero River Valley Flashcards

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1
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What is the oldest demarcated wine region in Castilla y Leon?

A

DO Rueda

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2
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What is the primary wine tyle of DO Rueda?

A

Blanco: 99%

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3
Q

True or False
Vino Blanco is not allowed in Ribera del Duero

A

True

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4
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What is the primary grape variety of DO Rueda?

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Verdejo

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5
Q

True or False
Climatically DO Bierzo has more commonality with many parts of Green Spain

A

True

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6
Q

98% of vineyards in Ribera del Duero are planted to this grape variety. Name it

A

Tinto Fino / Tinta del Pais

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7
Q

What is the the minimum requirement (%) of Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero red wines?

A

75%

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8
Q

What is the primary grape variety of DO Cigales?

A

Tinta del Pais/Tempranillo

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9
Q

What is the primary grape style of DO Bierzo?

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Tinto 83%
Blanco 12%
Rosado 5%

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10
Q

List wine styles in percentage of DO Cigales

A
  • Rosado: 64%
  • Tinto: 34%
  • Blanco: 2%
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11
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What is Rueda Dorado?

A

Oxidatively aged wine using only approved white grapes

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12
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What is “Majuelos”?

A

Family owned family farmed plots within the village DO Cigales produces purcahse grapes from

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13
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What does Ribera del Duero mean?

A

River bank of the Duero

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14
Q

What is the minimum percentage required for Rueda Verdejo and Rueda Sauvginon Blanc?

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85%

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15
Q

Name the winemaker who created single varietal Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) around the village of Pesquera de Duero gaining international recognition

A

Alejandro Fernandez

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16
Q

What is the climate of DO Rueda?

A

Continental

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17
Q

What is the main White and Red grape varieties of DO Bierzo?

A
  • White: Godello
  • Red: Mencia
18
Q

List minimum barrel aging requirements for Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva in Ribera del Duero

A
  • Crianza: 12 months (Trad: 6 months)
  • Reserva: 12 months (Trad: 12 months)
  • Gran Reserva: 24 months (Trad: 18 months)
19
Q

Which DO is considered the home of Mencia?

A

DO Bierzo

20
Q

What is the wine style of DO Toro?

A

Tinto 93%

21
Q

What is the percentage of white grape plantings in DO Rueda?

A

99%

22
Q

What are the primary soil types (4) of Rueda?

A
  • Gravel
  • Stone
  • Sandy limestone
  • limestone
23
Q

What was “Tierra de Medina”?

A

Traditional high quality Rancio style fortified wines produced in Rueda

24
Q

What is the prime soily. types (2) of DO Toro?

A
  • Sand
  • Clay with limestone
25
Q

True or False
DO Rueda accounts for approximately 40% of Spain’s white wine production

A

True

26
Q

True or False
No new plantings of Palomino Fino is allowed in DO Rueda

A

True

27
Q

What grape variety was initially planted in Rueda after the phylloera plague?

A

Palomino Fino for bulk production

28
Q

Name two mountain ranges that contribute to extreme continental climate in Ribera del Duerod

A
  1. Sierra de la Demanda
  2. Sierra de Guadarrama
29
Q

What was “Ordinances of Castilal y Leon”

A

Law that codified quality of Ribera del Duero wine in the 15th century.
The wine was widely exported during the 17th and 18th centuries

30
Q

Why DO Toro boasts many pre-phylloxera vines?

A

Its sandy soils

31
Q

True or False
DO Rueda allows the production of Vinos Rosados and Tintos

A

True
Granted in 2008

32
Q

What is the climte of DO Toro?

A

Extreme Continental

33
Q

What is the main grape variety of DO Toro?

A

Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)

34
Q

True or False
Ribera del Duero has one of the highest average elevations of all wine regions in Europe

A

True

35
Q

True or False
DO Cigales is one of Spain’s largest producers of Vinos Rosados

A

True

36
Q

What production method is used primarilly for DO Cigales Vino Rosado?

A

Clarete

37
Q

What is the minimum requirement of Mencia in DO Bierzo Vino Tinto?

A

70%

38
Q

What is the climate of DO Bierzo?

A

Continental with significant maritime influence

39
Q

What is primary grape for Vinos Blancos in DO Cigales?

A

Verdejo
Must include min 50%

40
Q

What is the climte of DO Cigales?

A

Continental

41
Q

Which weas the sole success in Ribera del Duero until 1970s?

A

Vega Scilia (blend of Tempranillo and Bordeaux varieties

42
Q

What is the river DO Cigales straddles?

A

Psuerga River

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