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The Duero River Valley Flashcards

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1
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In which autonomous region does the Duero River Valley lie?

A

Castilla y Leon

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2
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Which region has more than 60% of Spain’s heritage sites?

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Castilla y Leon

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3
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What is Las Medulas?

A

UNESCO site - reddish sand hills

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4
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What is Burgos famous for?

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It’s cathedral

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5
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What is Segovia famous for?

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Roman aqueduct

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6
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What’s is Ávila famous for?

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Fortified walls

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7
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What is Salamanca famous for?

A

It’s old city

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8
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What is the unofficial capital of Castilla y Leon?

A

Valldadolid

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9
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What grape is used in DO Bierzo?

A

Mencia

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10
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What grape is used in DO Tierra de Leon and VC Valles de Benavente?

A

Prieto Picudo

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11
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What grape is used in Rueda?

A

Verdejo

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12
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What grape is Verdejo commonly blended with?

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Sauvignon blanc

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13
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Which one can be produced with the Clarete method

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Vino Rosado

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14
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What do you call a method of wine, making where your crush red and white grapes together?

A

Clarete

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15
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Which DO borders, Portugal?

A

DO Arribes

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16
Q

Which DO is known for rose?

A

DO cigales

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17
Q

What wine was taken by Christopher Columbus?

A

DO Toros

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18
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What are Majuelos?

A

Family owned plots in villages

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19
Q

What DO has 32 different types of soil?

A

DO Ribera del Diero

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20
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What DO is Vega Sicilian in?

A

DO Ribera del Duero

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21
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What is the oldest demarcated wine region in Castillo y leon?

A

DO Rueda

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22
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Madreo technique?

A

Slow east rose fermentation gives slightly sparkling

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23
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What is rosado de aguja?

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A semi sparkling wine produced with an injection of a small amount of carbon dioxide in the VC Valles de Benavente

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24
Q

What is Sardón de Duero?

A

VT Castilla y Leon wine of note but not in DO

25
Q

What is the typical blending partner for Tinto de Toro if used for Vino Tinto produced in DO Toro?

A

Garnacha Tinta

26
Q

Duero river originates in which major mountain?

A

Sistema Iberico

27
Q

What are the three other names by which Tempranillo is known in the region?

A

Tinto fino
Tinta del Pais
Tinta de toro

28
Q

Which winemaker brought Tempranillo to the world stage by producing internationally, acclaimed, varietal wines

A

Alejandro Fernadez

29
Q

What are three methods used to make Vinos Rosado in Castilla y Leon?

A

Direct press
Sangrado (saignée)
Clarete

30
Q

Ribera del Duero has one of the highest average elevation of all wine regions in Europe, true or falsie

A

True

31
Q

What is the term for family owned and family farms plots with an a village in DO cigales?

A

Maujuelos

32
Q

What vine training method is used in the region to give grapes relief from summer heat

A

En Vaso

33
Q

What is the minimum requirement percentage of Verdejo for a wine labelled Rueda

A

50%

34
Q

How many months must DO Ribera del Duero reserve be aged and barrel?

A

12 months

35
Q

What are the two primary white grape is used in DO Rueda

A

Verdejo and Sauvignon blanc

36
Q

Which is the oldest demarcated wine region in Castillo y leon?

A

DO Rueda

37
Q

How many provinces are in Castillo y Leon?

A

Nine

38
Q

Phylloxera did not affect some vineyards in Castillo de Lyon, because vineyards were planted in which type of soil

A

Sand (Do Rueda Do toro)

39
Q

How many months MUST DO Ribera del Duero crianza be aged in Barrel?

A

12 months

40
Q

If Garnacha Tinto and or Albillo Mayor or blended with Tempranillo in Rivera, Del Toro, how much percentage can be used?

A

No more than 5%

41
Q

Do Rueda only produces white wine is true or false

A

False

42
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What is Rueda Dorado?

A

And oxidatively, aged wine produced from any authorised white grape

43
Q

Do cigales
Is dominated by what Wine style?

A

Vino Rosado

44
Q

Approximately what percentage of DO Bierzo planted to Mencia?

A

75%

45
Q

What is the only white grape loud in Ribera del Duero?

A

Albillo Mayor

46
Q

How many soil types of been identified in DO Ribera del Duero?

A

32

47
Q

What is the primary climate of Castilla y Leon?

A

Continental

48
Q

Castilla y Leon is the fifth largest demarcated region within the European Union, true or false

A

False (3rd largest)

49
Q

Which mountain range is located in the north-west of Castilla Y Leon!

A

Montes de Leon

50
Q

Which three autonomous regions comprise the Ebro river valley what’s the?

A

La Rioja, Navarro and Aragon

51
Q

How many subzones did Dio Navarra have?

A

5

52
Q

What is the signature grape of Aragon?

A

Garnacha Tinta

53
Q

Which DO is considered the birthplace of Garbacha Tinta?

A

Cariñena

54
Q

Which Aragonesea DO is the most ardent user of international varieties 

A

Somontano

55
Q

What is name of this drinking vessel form Catalina?

A

Porrón

56
Q

Ull de llebre is the name for which red grape?

A

Tempranillo

57
Q

What are the 3 grapes in cava?

A

Macabeo
Xarel.lo
Parellada

58
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What is the primary grape of Penedes?

A

Xarel.lo

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