Ln. Test Questions, Spain

Question 1

What is Ribera del Duero’s name for Tempranillo?

a) Tempranillo
b) Aragonês
c) Tinto Fino

Answer 1

c) Tinto Fino

Question 2

What grape is used for a wine from Rias Baixas?

a) Viura
b) Albariño
c) Verdejo

Answer 2

b) Albariño

Question 3

What style of wine does the Monastrell grape produce?

a) concentrated juicy reds with red fruits flavours and high acidity
b) dark, powerful and spicy wines with a high tannin and alcohol content
c) delicate and light bodied red wines with low tannin and moderate alcohol

Answer 3

b) dark, powerful and spicy wines with a high tannin and alcohol content

Question 4

What is the minimum ageing requirement in cask for a red Rioja Gran Reserva?

a) 18 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months

Answer 4

c) 24 months

Question 5

Which international grape is often blended into a Rueda wine?

a) Chardonnay
b) Viognier
c) Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 5

c) Sauvignon Blanc

Question 6

What is the grape variety used in the region of Bierzo?

a) Cariñena
b) Tempranillo
c) Mencia

Answer 6

c) Mencia

Question 7

What is the Airén grape is used for?

a) Cava
b) Brandy de Jerez
c) Passito dessert wines

Answer 7

b) Brandy de Jerez

Question 8

In which region is the Graciano grape grown in?

a) Priorat
b) Somontano
c) Rioja

Answer 8

c) Rioja

Question 9

Which climate best describes Rias Baixas.

a) Continental
b) Maritime
c) Mediterranean

Answer 9

b) Maritime

Question 10

What is the dominant grape in the regions of the Cariñena & Calatayud?

a) Garnacha
b) Cariñena
c) Tempranillo

Answer 10

a) Garnacha

Question 11

What is the Cariñena grape called in Rioja?

a) Viura
b) Mazuelo
c) Castelão

Answer 11

b) Mazuelo

Question 12

Where is the region of Valdepeñas located in Spain?

a) north of Rias Baixas on the coast
b) north-east near the border of France
c) south underneath the region of La Mancha

Answer 12

c) south underneath the region of La Mancha

Question 13

What does the term Vinos de Pago refer to?

a) DOs of 10 years standing may apply for this term
b) single estates with high reputations often using international grapes
c) wines of the same category as the Vin de Pays of France

Answer 13

b) single estates with high reputations often using international grapes

Question 14

What style of wines are produced in Ribera del Duero?

a) reds only
b) reds, whites and rosés
c) reds and rosés

Answer 14

c) reds and rosés

Question 15

What is the most widely planted grape in Spain?

Answer 15

Garnacha / Grenache?

Question 16

Which grape is a major constituent of the best Rioja’s and Ribera del Duero?

Answer 16

Tempranillo

Question 17

What is the main grape of Navara?

Answer 17

Garnacha

Question 18

What grape is important in Rioja Baja?

Answer 18

Garnacha

Question 19

In Spain, Tempranillo fermented on its own is typically fermented how?

Answer 19

Semi - Carbonic Maceration

Question 20

Which grape is widely used for Rosados in Spain?

Answer 20

Garnacha

Question 21

Which grape is the most widely planted in Spain?

Answer 21

Arien

Question 22

Which grape has played an instrumental role in Priorats rise?

Answer 22

Garnacha

Question 23

What grape is grown in Yella and Jumilla?

Answer 23

Monastrell

Question 24

Cencibel, AKA and grown where?

Answer 24

Tempranillo.

La Mancha