Green Spain - GuildSomm - Spain

Question 0

DO quality wine producing Autonomias within “Green Spain”

Answer 0

Galicia, Pais Vasco (Basque country)

Question 1

Climate of Galicia

Answer 1

cool maritime

Question 2

five DOs of Galicia

Answer 2

Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdorra
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

Question 3

Five Subzones of Rias Baixas

Answer 3

Val do Salnés
Ribeira do Dulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea

Question 4

Cepage requirements for “Rias Baixas Albariño”

Answer 4

100% Albarino

Question 5

Cepage requirements for Rias Baixas Val Do Salnes or Ribeira do Ulla

Answer 5

min 70% Albariño

Question 6

Cepage requirements for Rias Baixas O Rosal or Condado do Tea

Answer 6

Min 70% Albarino + either Loureira or Treixadura blend

Question 7

Red grapes of Rias Baixas

Answer 7

Mencia, Espadeiro, Caiño

Question 8

percentage of vineyard acreage dedicated to Albarino in Rias Baixas

Answer 8

nearly 90%

Question 9

Where is Ribeiro DO?

Answer 9

Galicia along Miño River, east of Rias Baixas

Question 10

dried grape wine of Ribeiro

Answer 10

Viño Tostado.
Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello
Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón

Question 11

White and Red grapes of Ribeiro Viños Tostada

Answer 11

Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello
Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón

Question 12

Ribeiro DO grape varieties

Answer 12

w) Recommended: Treixadura
Authorized: Palomino, Torrontés, Godello, Macabeo, Albillo, Loureira, Albariño
r) Recommended: Caiño Tinto (aka Caiño Bravo/Caiño Longo)
Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Ferrón, Sousón, Tempranillo, Brancellao, Mencía

Question 13

Ribeira Sacra is where?

Answer 13

Northeast of Ribeiro, further inland and upriver, along Miño river to its tributaries.

Question 14

Red and White recommended grapes of Ribeira Sacra DO

Answer 14

w) Treixadura, Godello

r) Mencia

Question 15

Galicia’s easternmost zone and its grape varietal

Answer 15

Valdeorras DO

Godello

Question 16

What DO are you likely to find Godello as the major white grape?

Answer 16

Valdeorras

Question 17

Galicia’s southernmost DO

Answer 17

Monterrei

Question 18

Viño Tostada regulations : drying, aging, residual sugar

Answer 18

min. of 3 months drying process for grapes.
min. 6 months in oak or cherry cask and at least 3 months in bottle

Min. must weight of 300 g/l
Min. residual sugar: 70 g/l

Question 19

Monterrei major grapes

Answer 19

w) Recommended: Dona Blanca (Moza Fresca), Godello, Treixadura
Authorized: Albariño, Blanca de Monterrei, Caiño Blanco, Loureira

r)Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo)
Authorized: Caiño Tinto, Sousón, Araúxa (Tempranillo)

Question 20

Amandi, Chantadam Quiroga-Bibei are 3 of five subzones of what region? name the other two.

Answer 20

Ribeira Sacra DO.

+Riberas do Sil, Riberas do Miño

Question 21

Three DOs of País Vasco

Answer 21

Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

Question 22

Major red and white grapes of Txakolina

Answer 22

w) Hondurribi Zuri,

r) Hondurribi Beltza

Question 23

“Ojo de Gallo” cepage and meaning

Answer 23

Txakolina Rosado. Min 50% Hondarribi Beltza, often blended.

Question 24

Styles of wine in Pais Vasco

Answer 24

``` white white aged in barrique red rosado late harvest sparkling ```

Question 25

min alcohol for Txakolina

Answer 25

9.5%

Question 27

Vine training in Rias Baixas DO

Answer 27

"Parrales", granite posts with wires to open up canopy and protect from humidity, while maximizing exposure to sun during summer.

Question 28

Vinification of Rias Baixas

Answer 28

Typically stainless steel/neutral vessel, but 'Blanco Barrica" and Malolactic Fermentation is found as well

Question 29

Aging for Rias Baixas Blanco Barrica

Answer 29

Minimum 3mos in wood, max 600L capacity

Question 30

Soil types of Rias Baixas

Answer 30

Mostly granite and slate near the coast, alluvial and clay moving inland along tributaries.

Question 31

Synonym for Arauxa

Answer 31

Tempranillo

Question 32

Synonym for Merenzao

Answer 32

Bastardo

Question 33

Synonym for Garnacha Tintorera

Answer 33

Alicante Bouchet

Question 34

Synonym for Izkiriota and Izkiriota Ttippia

Answer 34

Izkiriota- Gros Manseng | Izkiriota Ttippia- Petit Manseng

Question 35

Synonym for Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia

Answer 35

Petit Corbu

Question 36

Minimum alcohol for Rias Baixas Albarino

Answer 36

11.3%abv

Question 37

Geographical features affecting viticulture in Green Spain

Answer 37

"Costa Verde" refers to green, lush coast of Atlantic Ocean and Bay of Biscay. Many rivers and esturaries (rias) Cantabrian Mountains along the north Pais Vasco: cantabrian Mountains and Montes Vascos (Pyranees)

Question 38

Other red and white grapes found in Pais Vascos, and the regulation on planting.

Answer 38

Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), Mune Mahatsa (Folle Blanche), Izkiriota (Gros Manseng), Izkiriota Ttippia (Petit Manseng), Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay *secondary white grapes may not account for more than 20% of a producer's total vineyard acreage

Question 39

River that separates Portugal from Spain

Answer 39

Miño / Minho

Question 40

DO Pagos of Green Spain

Answer 40

None.

Question 41

Synonym for Mune Mahatsa

Answer 41

Folle Blanche