The Wines of Spain

Question 1

Name Spain’s major wine-making regions

Answer 1

Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Penedes, Rueda, Rias Baixas, Jerez

Question 2

What does “cosecha” mean in English?

Answer 2

Harvest or vintage

Question 3

Name the 2 Spanish regions that make historically make high-quality wine.

Answer 3

Rioja and Priorat

Question 4

What 2 primary red grapes make Rioja wine?

Answer 4

Tempranillo and Garnacha

Question 5

What % of Rioja grapes are red?

Answer 5

Red grapes account for 90% of Rioja production.

Question 6

What does vinos de pagos indicate about wine?

Answer 6

The wine comes from a single estate.

Question 7

What are the 3 levels of aging Riojas wine?

Answer 7

Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva

Question 8

In which wine region would you find Bodegas Montecillo, CVNE, and Marques de Caceres?

Answer 8

Rioja

Question 9

In which wine region would you find Vega Sicilia and Pesquera?

Answer 9

Ribera del Duero

Question 10

What major red grapes go into the wines of Ribera del Duero?

Answer 10

Temranillo, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec, and Garnacha

Question 11

What is Spanish sparkling wine called, and which region produces most of it?

Answer 11

The Penedes region produces Cava

Question 12

What major grapes make the wines of Priorat?

Answer 12

Garnacha, Carinera, Cab Sauv, Merlot, and Syrah

Question 13

In which region wold you find the wines of Alvaro Palacios, mas Ingneus, and Pasanau?

Answer 13

Priorat

Question 14

Where in Spain does Rueda lie?

Answer 14

North-Central

Question 15

What major grape makes the majority of wine from Rias Baixas?

Answer 15

Albarino