Northern Spain (Galicia, Castilla y Leon)

Question 1

Who is the largest producer in Galicia?

Answer 1

Bodegas Martin Codax

Question 2

What is the climate of Galicia?

Answer 2

a martime, with high rainfall

Question 3

What % of production is Albarino in Galicia?

Answer 3

95%

Question 4

What are the blending grapes for Albarino in Rias Baixas?

Answer 4

Loureira
Treixadura
Caino Blanco

Question 5

What are the characteristics of Loureira?

Answer 5

• early ripening
• medium (+) acidity
• Aromatic citrus, pear, floral and herbal notes

Question 6

What are the characteristics of Treixadura?

Answer 6

• mid-ripening
• low acidity
• apple and peach flavors

Question 7

What are the characteristics of Caino Blanco?

Answer 7

• late ripening
• high acidity
• citrus flavors

Question 8

What are the local black varieties in Rias Baixas?

Answer 8

• Souson
• Caino Tinto

Question 9

What are the five subzones of Rias Baixas?

Answer 9

• Val do Salnes - the oldest
• O Rosal
• Condado do Tea
• Ribeira do Ulla - the newest
• Soutomaior - the smallest

Question 10

What is the pergola called in Rias Baixas? What is made from?

Answer 10

Parral
Granite stones

Question 11

What is the trellising system for the bigger growers in Rias Baixas?

Answer 11

VSP, allows for mechanization

Question 12

What are the typical winemaking process for inexpensive wines in Rias Baixas?

Answer 12

• macerated for a few hous
• cool fermentation in stainless steel
• at least partial malolactic conversation
• released early from the winery

Question 13

What are the typical winemaking process for more expensive wines of Rias Baixas?

Answer 13

-stored on lees for 1 to 2 years
- the lees are not stirred
- ferment in oak

Question 14

What is the most planted variety in Ribeiro?

Answer 14

Treixadura

Question 15

What is the climate of Ribeiro?

Answer 15

a maritime climate, high rainfall

Question 16

What are the rivers go through Ribeira Sacra?

Answer 16

River Mino & River Sil

Question 17

What is the climate of Ribeira Sacra?

Answer 17

Continental

Question 18

What is the most important grape in Ribeira Sacra?

Answer 18

Mencia?

Question 19

What are the most important varieties in Valdeorras?

Answer 19

Godello and Mencia

Question 20

What is the climate of Valdeorras?

Answer 20

a continental climate, still plentiful of rain (700-1000mm)

Question 21

What is the mountain range in Monterrei?

Answer 21

the Sierra de Larouca mountains

Question 22

What are the most important varieties in Monterrei?

Answer 22

Godello and Mencia

Question 23

Who is the significant producers in Bierzo?

Answer 23

Alvaro Palacios,
Ricardo Perez
Raul Perez

Question 24

What are the important varieties of Bierzo?

Answer 24

Mencia
Godello

Question 25

What are the characteristics of Mencia?

Answer 25

- mid ripening - Medium (+) or high acidity quickly accumulate sugar, = high alcohol if picked too late

Question 26

How much Mencia is required for red wine blend? (Bierzo?)

Answer 26

min 70% plus Alicante Bouschet

Question 27

What are the characteristics of Alicante Bouschet?

Answer 27

- a red-fleshed variety giving deep color, - Red and black berry fruit

Question 28

What are the altitude of Bierzo?

Answer 28

500-850m

Question 29

What are the soils of Bierzo?

Answer 29

shallow, poor slate soils

Question 30

What are the common training system of Bierzo?

Answer 30

Bush vines, over 60 years old

Question 31

What are the styles of wines allowed in Toro?

Answer 31

- Tinto - Tinta de Toro - Rose - Tinta de Toro or Garnacha - Blanco - Malvasia

Question 32

When is not irrigation permitted in Toro?

Answer 32

from June until after harvest

Question 33

What is the major soils of Toro?

Answer 33

Sandy soils, phylloxera has not been a problem and many vines are ungrafted

Question 34

Who are the examples of super-premium wines of Toro?

Answer 34

Teso la Monja and Numanthia

Question 35

Who was the first winery in Ribera del Duero? when?

Answer 35

Vega Sicilia in the late 19th century

Question 36

What is the elevation of Ribera del Duero?

Answer 36

450-1000m, cooler than Toro

Question 37

When did white wines allowed in Ribera del Duero and what is the main variety?

Answer 37

2019, Albillo Mayor 75%

Question 38

What is the variety requirement of Ribera del Duero Tinto?

Answer 38

75% Tempranillo with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Garnacha, Albillo

Question 39

Who are the significant producers of Ribera del Duero other than Vega Sicilia?

Answer 39

Domingo de Pingus Bodegas Aalto Pasquera

Question 40

What are the general trends of red wines winemaking? (where?)

Answer 40

- Less extraction - less time on skins post-fermentation - less new oak

Question 41

Who started making the fresh, fruity white wines of Verdejo in Rueda?

Answer 41

Marques de Riscal winery

Question 42

What are the altitude of Rueda?

Answer 42

700-800m, resulting in cool nights

Question 43

What are the soils of Rueda?

Answer 43

limestone, with a sandy clay sub-layer and then a topsoil of stones

Question 44

What are the characteristics of Verdejo?

Answer 44

- medium to medium (+) acidity - medium alcohol - apple, pear with herbal note - a slight bitterness on the finish

Question 45

If labeled Verdejo or Sauvignon Blanc, what % of the named variety must be contained?

Answer 45

at least 85%