WSET Level 3 Ch 18-31 Flashcards
(163 cards)
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What is the IGP for the Loire Valley?
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Val de Loire
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What are the white wine varieties of the Loire Valley?
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Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Melon Blanc/Muscadet/Melon de Bourgogne
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Where is Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume from and what grape is it?
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Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
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Where is Vouvray and Saumur (sparkling) from and what is the grape?
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Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc
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Where is Muscadet Sevre et Maine from?
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Loire Valley
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What is the most planted black grape in the Loire Valley and what is the famous region?
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Cabernet Franc, Chinon
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What is the second most grown black grape in the Loire valley?
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Gamay
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Where is rose mainly produced in the Loire Valley?
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Anjou-Saumur
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What are the climate differences of northern and southern Rhone
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Northern Rhone is moderate continental and southern Rhone is Mediterranean
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What is the Misrtal in France
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Cold north winds
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What is the only black grape permitted in the Northern Rhone?
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Syrah
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What white grape can be added to Syrah in Northern Rhone to stabilize?
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Viognier
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What is the main white grape in Northern Rhone?
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Viognier
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What white grapes other than Viognier are grown in Northern Rhone?
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Marsanne and Roussanne
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Where is the Cru appellation Cote Rotie and what grape is it?
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Northern Rhone, Syrah, can have up to 20% Viognier
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Where is the Cru appellation Hermitage and why is it famous?
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Northern Rhone, sleep slopes, fullest body Syrahs
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What are 3 key Cru appellations in Northern Rhone?
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Condrieu, Saint-Joseph and Cornas
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What is special about the soil in the Southern Rhone?
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The stoney soil with large galets
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Why are the vines trained low in Southern Rhone
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The mistral is more powerful here because it’s flat
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What are the main black varieties in Southern Rhone?
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Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault
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What grape adds the gamey/meaty quality to Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
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Mourvedre
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What white varieties are grown in southern Rhone?
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Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc
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What is the generic appellation in Southern Rhone?
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Cotes du Rhone
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What is the largest Cru in Southern Rhone? Grenache dominates here
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Châteauneuf-du-pape
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Where are the crus Gigondas and Vacqueyras located?
Southern Rhone
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Where are Tavel and Lirac located? They are famous for rose
Southern Rhone
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What are the three regions that make up Southern France in wine?
Languedoc, Roussillon and Provence
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What is the climate in Languedoc, Roussillon and Provence?
Warm mediterranean
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What are the major grapes in Languedoc and Roussillon?
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan
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Where is Pocpoul de Pinet?
Languedoc
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What are the IGP wines made in Languedoc-Roussillon called?
Pays d’Oc, easy drinking, fruity wines
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Where are the most IGP wines in France made?
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Where is the appellation Bandol?
Provence, premium rose
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What country classifies wine by must weight?
Germany
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What are the PDO categories for Riesling in Germany in order from dry to sweet?
Kabinett, Spatlese, Aulese, Eiswein, Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
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What are dry style Rieslings generally labeled in Germany? The remaining levels are generally referred to in the Prädikatswein levels.
Qualitatswein
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What is a label used to designate some of the best Rieslings in Germany?
Grosses Gewachs (GG)
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What is the label for all wines that will have some residual sugar in Germany?
Pradikatswein
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What is the term for dry wine in Germany?
Troken
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What label is shown for a group that classifies the vineyards in Germany?
VDP
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What other white grapes are grown in Germany?
Muller-Thurgau (Rivaner), Silvaner, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc
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What is Spatburgunder?
Pinot Noir in Germany
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What black grapes are grown in Germany?
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Dornfelder
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Where are the well known villages Piesport, Bernkastel and Wehlen located?
Mosel
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What region is located where the river mosel joins the river rhein?
Mosel
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What is Germany's largest region and which area has the greatest rep?
Rheinhessen, Nierstein
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Where is Schloßböckelheim located? It's known for ripe Riesling
Nahe in Germany
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What area of Germany is seen as a continuation of Alsace?
Pfalz (Forst, Deidesheim)
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What is the climate of Austria?
Cool continental
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What are the main white grapes grown in Austria?
Gruner Veltliner, Welschriesling and Reisling
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What grape is a crossing of Blaufränkisch and St Laurent?
Zweigelt - the most widely planted black grape in Austria
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What are the top black grape varieties grown in Austria?
Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and St Laurent
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What are the PDO designations in Austria?
Qualitatswein or DAC
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What does Strohwein mean?
To designate that the grapes were dried on straw
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What is the DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus) in Austria?
Nine small areas that have a designated style
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In what country are the regions Niederösterreich, Burgenland, Steiermark and Wien located?
Austria
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What is the most important subregion in Niederösterreich in Austria?
Wachau - for Gruner and Reisling
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What are the two levels o the Weinviertel DAC in Austria?
Klassik - light and fresh
Reserve - higher abv, oak
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What are the three grape varieties in Tokaj?
Furmint, Harslevelu, Sarga Muskotaly (Muscat)
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What Tokaj grape is mostly used in sweet Aszu wines?
Furmint
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Why is Tokaji Szamorodni different?
It is harvested "as it comes" with grapes that are dried and with varying levels of noble rot
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What are Aszu berries?
Grapes affected by botrytis normally added in a paste during Tokaji production
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What is the Tokaji called that uses the free run juice from aszu berries?
Tokaji Eszencia - very rare
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What is the climate in Greece?
Hot Mediterranean
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What are the two red grapes relevant in Greece for PDO wines?
Xinomavro (Naossa) and Agirgitiko (Nemea)
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What is done in Santorini to protect the vines from the strong winds?
Permanent wood is trained into a basket shape and grapes grow n the inside
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What is the relevant white grape most well known in Greece?
Assyrtiko
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What is the sweet wine from Greece made from sun dried grapes called?
Vinsanto
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Where are Naoussa and Nemeo PDOs located?
Greece
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What grape is Xinomavro often compared to?
Nebbiolo
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What is the PDO equivalent in Italy?
DOP
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What does Riserva mean in Italian wine?
Higher abv and longer aging
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What is the difference between DOC and DOCG
DOC designates geographical boundaries and methods - the added G must be bottled where produced and are subject to tastings by the ministry of Agriculture
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What trellising system was used in Northern Italy to protect grapes from sun burn?
Pergola trellising system
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Where are Alto Adige and Trentino located?
Northern Italy
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Where is Friuli-Venezia Giulia located? Known for ripe Pinot Grigio and Merlot
Northern Italy
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What is one of Italy's largest wine producing regions that is in Northern Italy?
Veneto
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Where are Soave and Valpolicella made in Northern Italy?
Veneto
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What is the main grape in Soave?
Garganega
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What is the main grape in valpolicella?
Corvina
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What is the method where grapes are picked early and dried indoors?
The Passito method
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What are two wines made using the passito method?
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (dry) and Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG (sweet)
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What method “re-passes” the Valpolicella wine onto the dried grape skins of Amarone
The ripasso method
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What wine uses the ripasso method?
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
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What are the main black grapes in Piemonte?
Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto
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What are the main white grapes in Piemonte
Cortese and Moscato
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What grape makes Barolo DOCG?
Nebbiolo
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What differentiates Barolo DOCG aging requirements?
It must be aged for 3 years
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What grape is used in Barbaresco?
Nebbiolo - Must be aged 24 months
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What grapes are grown in Asti and Alba?
Barbera and Dolcetto
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Where are Gavi, Asti and Alba located?
Piemonte
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What is main grape in Gavi?
Cortese
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What are the three areas of Tuscany?
Chianti in the North, The hills and valleys to the south and the flat coastal plain
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What grape dominates in Tuscany?
Sangiovese
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What is does Gran Selezione mean for Chianti Classico?
Highest quality level - single estate, aged 30 months
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What are Chianti Rufina DOCG and Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG known for?
Quality
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What is the difference between Chianti Classico DOCG and Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG?
Aged 12 months vs. Aged 24 months with at least 3 in the bottle
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What geographically makes Chianti Classico better?
Higher altitude
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What are the best known appellations in Southern Tuscany?
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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What are the requirements for Brunello di Montalcino?
100% Sangiovese and age for 5 years before they are sold - 2 of them in oak
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What is the premium wine from the coast in Tuscany?
Super Tuscans
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What are Super Tuscans made of?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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What high quality wines come from the Tuscan coast other than Super Tuscans?
Toscana IGT and Bolgheri DOC
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What area is similar to Tuscany but more continental?
Umbria
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What is Umbria known for?
Orvieto DOC - Grechetto
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What is Lazio known for?
Frascati DOC
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Where are Umbria, Lazio, Marche and Abruzzo located?
Central Italy
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What is Marche known for?
Verdicchio
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Where are Campania, Basilicata and Puglia located?
Southern Italy
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What is Campania known for?
Fiano di Avellino DOCG and Greco di Tufo DOCG
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What are the main white grapes in campania?
Fiano and Greco
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What is the main black grape in Campania and Basilicata?
Aglianico
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What area of southern Italy is known for large volumes and a hot climate?
Puglia
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What are the main grapes grown in Puglia?
Primitivo and Negroamaro
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What is the dominant black grape in Sicily?
Nero d'Avola
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Where are some of the best old vine wines on Sicily from?
Etna DOC
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What is the climate zone in the center of Spain called? What is the climate?
Meseta Central - hot continental
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What is the climate on the east coast of Spain?
Warm Mediterranean
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What is the climate in the N/NE of Spain?
Moderate maritime
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What key grape in Spain in is thick skinned with medium acidity?
Tempranillo
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What are the three main black grape varieties in Spain?
Tempranillo, Garnacha and Monastrell
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What are the key white grapes in Spain?
Verdejo, Albarino and Airen
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What grape is used in white Rioja?
Macabeo/Viura
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What key wine style uses Parellada, Xarel-lo and Macabeo?
Cava
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What is PDO in Spain?
DOP or DO
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What is PGI in Spain?
VdlT = Vino de la Tierra
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What are the small numbers of estates that use their own grapes designated as in Spain? (VP)
Vinos de Pagos
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What are the Spanish aging levels in order?
Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
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What are the aging levels for reds in Spain?
Joven - No Min aging requirements
Crianza - at least 24 months aged with at least 6 in barrel
Reserva - at least 36 months aged with at least 12 in barrel
Gran Reserva - at least 60 months aged with at least 18 in barrel
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Where are Rioja, Navarra and Carinena and Catalyud in Spain?
The upper Erbo
Erbo is a river
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What are the 3 sections of Rioja?
Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja
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What do early drinking Riojas typically undergo?
semi-carbonic maceration
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Navarra typically uses Tempranillo but increasingly blends with what grape?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Where is nearly all cava made?
Catalunya, Penedes
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Where are Penedes and Priorat located in Spain?
Catalunya
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What are the main grapes grown in Priorat?
Garnacha and carinena
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Why is the llicorella soil in Priorat special?
It's red slate that retains water and reflects heat from the sparkling mica particles
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Why is mechanism impossible in Priorat?
Bush vines and steep slopes
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Where are Ribiera del Duero, Rueda and Toro located in Spain?
The Duero Valley
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Where are Rias Baixas and Bierzo located in Spain?
the North West
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Why are pergolas used in Rias Baixas?
Damp climate can cause mildew - it helps with air circulation
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Where are Valencia and Jumilla and Yecla located?
The Levante (med coast south of Catalunya)
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What large area of Spain is known for value for money wines and growing Monastrell?
Valencia
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Why are Jumilla and Yecla perfect for Monastrell?
Hot and arid climate
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Where are La Mancha and Valdepenas located?
Castilla-La Mancha, central area of Meseta central, south of Madrid
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What is the largest DO in Spain where the majority of Vinos de Pago come from?
La Mancha
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What white grape is grown throughout Castilla-La Mancha?
Airen
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What is PDO in Portugal?
DOP or DOC
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What is PGI in Portugal?
IGP or Vinho Regional
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Where in Portugal is canopy management (VSP) important due to the maritime climate?
Vinho Verde
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What local varieties is Vinho Verde made from?
Loureiro and Arinto
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What are these varieties used for? Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca and Tinta Cao
Port
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What is the mountainous region in Portugal known for Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)?
Dao
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Where is Baga the dominant black grape in Portugal?
Barriada
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What are the larger areas with less stringent rules in Portugal called?
Vinho Regional
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What grape is the region of Nantais in the Loire Valley known for?
Melon Blanc, Muscadet
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In what region in France is Sancerre?
Loire Valley
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What is Pessac-Leognan in Graves in Bordeaux known for?
Premium oaked style of Sauvignon Blanc
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Of these three regions in Loire, which is made exclusively in a dry style? Rose de Loire, Rose d'Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou
Rose de Loire
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Why is Albarino a good grape for Rias Baixas?
It's thick skinned and is fungus resistant in the wet climate
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What are three reasons winemakers blend?
Complexity, insurance, balance
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What region in Northern Rhone is known for Syrah and name means "roasted slope"?
Cote Rotie
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What is the most important area in Northern Rhone for volume?
Crosez-Hermitage
