Unique Winemaking Techniques

Question 1

What type of oak is mostly used in red wine production in Rioja and Navarra?

Answer 1

American oak with some use of French oak

Question 2

White wines from Rioja often show signs of what?

Answer 2

Oak & Oxidation

Question 3

The white wines from Aragón resemble which wine region in style?

Answer 3

Southern-Rhone
Rich fruit, lower acid, higher alcohol.

Question 4

Vino Espumoso de Calidad is what type of wine?

Answer 4

Sparkling wine made in the traditional method.
White or rosado.
Aged a min. 15 months on the lees, 24 months for Reserva, and 36 months for Gran Añada.

Question 5

Vino di Licor is a what style of wine?

Answer 5

Fortified sweet wine from Moscatel.
Found in Navarra

Question 6

In Navarra, what Denis the labeling term “Roble” refer to?

Answer 6

Min 90 days in oak

Question 7

What is the “Dorado” style of wine?

Answer 7

A wine that is dry, purposefully oxidized, and fortified with an almost Marsala-like flavor.

Question 8

How are red wines from Castilla y Leon typically made?

Answer 8

More French-style with a balance between fruit and oxidation.