Catalunya

Question 1

Where was Cava first produced?

Answer 1

San Sadurní d’Anoia

Question 2

What is the main color of wine produced in Priorat DOCa?

Answer 2

Red

Question 3

What are the primary red grapes of Priorat DOCa?

Answer 3

Garnacha

Cariñena

Question 4

What is Llicorella?

Answer 4

Mix of black slate and quartzite soil. Found in the best vineyards in Priorat DOCa

Question 5

What is the climate of Priorat DOCa?

Answer 5

Mediterranean

Question 6

What is vino de pueblo?

Answer 6

A 2009 category in Priorat DOCa for estate-grown wines from specific villages

Question 7

What are the primary red grapes of Montsant DO?

Answer 7

Garnacha/Cariñena

Question 8

What are the altitude zones of Penedès DO?

Answer 8

Baix-Penedès

Medio-Penedès

Alt-Penedès

Question 9

What is the grape primarily grown in Alt-Penedès?

Answer 9

Parellada

Question 10

What percentage of Cava is produced in Penedès DO?

Answer 10

95%

Question 11

What grapes comprise a large majority of plantings in Penedès DO?

Answer 11

Parellada

Xarel-lo

Macabéo (Macabeu)

Chardonnay

Question 12

Which grape thrives in Medio-Penedès?

Answer 12

Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo)

Question 13

What grapes thrive in Baix-Penedès?

Answer 13

Garnacha (Garnatxa)

Monastrell

Question 14

What is Malvasia de Sitges?

Answer 14

A specialty grape variety of Baix-Penedès

Question 15

What are the recommended grapes for use in Cava DO wines?

Answer 15

Macabeu

Xarel-lo

Parellada

Question 16

What are the aging requirements for Cava DO wine?

Answer 16

9 months on lees

Question 17

What are the aging requirements for Cava DO Reserva wine?

Answer 17

15 months on lees

Question 18

What are the aging requirements for Cava DO Gran Reserva wine?

Answer 18

30 months on lees

Question 19

What is the only Spanish DO that covers a style rather than a region?

Answer 19

Cava DO

Question 20

What mark indicates a bottle is Cava?

Answer 20

A four-pointed star printed on the cork