NW Spain

Question 1

Year in which Rioja was given DOCa status?

Answer 1

1991

Question 2

Which red grape was authorized for Rioja production in 2007?

Answer 2

Maturana Tinta

Question 3

min % of red grapes in Rioja Rosado?

Answer 3

25%

Question 4

max % of Chardonnay, SB and Verdejo allowed in white Rioja?

Answer 4

49%

Question 5

name 2 towns in Rioja Oriental

Answer 5

Calahierra, Alfaro

Question 6

name 2 towns in Rioja Alavesa

Answer 6

Oyon, Labastida, Laguardia

Question 7

name 2 towns of Rioja Alta

Answer 7

Haro, Lagrono

Question 8

which mountain range shelters Rioja from Atlantic rain clouds north and west

Answer 8

Sierra Cantabria

Question 9

who produces Baron de Chirel

Answer 9

Marques de Riscal. Blend of 70% Tempranillo, grapes sourced from 80-110+ year old vines. 1st vintage 1986

Question 10

what is Carignan known as in Rioja?

Answer 10

Mazuelo

Question 11

what is trasiego (Rioja)

Answer 11

traditional manual racking system using gravity and no pumping

Question 12

who makes Pardo Enea

Answer 12

Muga

Question 13

what cask size must Rioja be aged in

Answer 13

225L barriques

Question 14

Mariano Garcia is associated with which two iconic Ribera wineries?

Answer 14

Vega Sicilia (winemaker for 30 years)
Aalto (founder in 1999)

Question 15

which iconic Castilla y Leon estate was founded by Peter Sisseck

Answer 15

Pingus in Ribera del Duero

Question 16

1st estate in Rioja to do 100% estate bottling

Answer 16

Remelluri (est 1967)

Question 17

Capellana Reserva, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva and Dalmau are all produced by whom

Answer 17

Marques de Murrieta

Question 18

how long must Vino Espumoso Calidad Reserva spend on its lees

Answer 18

24 months

Question 19

which Castilla y Leon DO does the Sil river pass through?

Answer 19

Bierzo

Question 20

which DO of Castilla y Leon is on the Spain/Portugal border

Answer 20

Arribes

Question 21

what river flows through Rioja?

Answer 21

Ebro

Question 22

what are the secondary red grapes of Rioja

Answer 22

Mazuelo, Garnacha, Graciano and Maturana Tinta

Question 23

which grapes are commonly blended with Albarino in O Rosal and Condado do Tea

Answer 23

Loureiro and Treixadura

Question 24

Valladolid is a city within which DO of Castilla y Leon

Answer 24

Rueda

Question 25

what is Dorado

Answer 25

a dry, oxidized and fortified style of wine from Rueda

Question 26

where is Dehesa La Granja and who owns it?

Answer 26

Zamora. Owned by Pesquera

Question 27

min % of Mencia in red Bierzo

Answer 27

70% (50% for rose)

Question 28

name 2 producers from Toro

Answer 28

Numanthia, Bodegas Pintia, Farina

Question 29

how long must Rueda Dorado be aged

Answer 29

4 years, 2 in oak

Question 30

name a producer (maybe the only 1) of Rueda Dorado

Answer 30

Hijos de Alberto

Question 31

what the white grape allowed in Ribera del Duero

Answer 31

Albillo Mayor

Question 32

name the 5 DO of Galicia

Answer 32

Rias Baixas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribera Sacra, Monterrei

Question 33

subzones of Ribera Sacra

Answer 33

Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Riberas do Sil, Riberas do Mino

Question 34

Alicante Bouschet is known as what in Galicia

Answer 34

Garnacha Tintorera

Question 35

primary white grape of Valdeorras

Answer 35

Godello

Question 36

min % of Mencia for Tinto Summum to be on label

Answer 36

85%

Question 37

in what DO is Vina Tostado made? Aging?

Answer 37

Ribeiro. Min 6 months in oak or cherry cask and 3 months in bottle

Question 38

what is the Cierzo

Answer 38

a cool strong dry wind that blows through north central Spain and the the Ebro valley from the Bay of Biscay

Question 39

name the 5 subzones of Navarra

Answer 39

Valdizarbe, Baja Montana, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja

Question 40

name the 4 Pago of Navarra and where they are located

Answer 40

Senorio de Arinzano - Tierra Estella Prado Irache - Tierra Estella Bodegas Otazu - Valdizarbe Bolandin - Ribera Baja (added 2022)

Question 41

what is supurado wine

Answer 41

sweet wines produced from dried grapes in Rioja

Question 42

aging requirements for Vino Espumosa Gran Anada (Rioja)

Answer 42

36 months on the lees. Must be vintage dated

Question 43

what vineyard is used to make Vina Gravonia

Answer 43

Vina Zarconia

Question 44

name 3 excellent Rioja vintages in the past 20 years

Answer 44

2004, 2005, 2010, 2011

Question 45

Who was the first in Spain to use stainless steel fermentation and temperature control in the 1960s

Answer 45

Miguel Torres

Question 46

Rioja Crianza aging

Answer 46

2 years (1 in cask) for red 18 months (6 months in cask) for whites

Question 47

Rioja Reserva aging

Answer 47

3 years (1 yr in cask) for red 2 years (6 months in cask) for white

Question 48

Rioja Gran Reserva aging

Answer 48

5 years (2 in oak, 2 in bottle) red 4 years (6 months in oak) white

Question 49

Vinedos Singulares requirements

Answer 49

Single vineyard Property of producer Min 35 years old 20% lower yield Manual harvesting

Question 50

Name a couple producers in Rioja Alavesa

Answer 50

Ysios Remulluri Contino

Question 51

Name a few Rioja Alta producers

Answer 51

Bodegas Muga CVNE Artadi La Rioja Alta

Question 52

Who produces Vina El Pison?

Answer 52

Artadi

Question 53

DO of Aragon

Answer 53

Campo de Borja DO Calatayud DO Carinena DO Somontano DO

Question 54

Primary grape of Campo de Borja DO (Aragon)

Answer 54

2/3 of plantings are Garnacha

Question 55

In which Aragon DO would you find white wines from Alcanon and red wines from Parraleta

Answer 55

Somontano DO

Question 56

Hottest and driest Rias Baixas sub zone?

Answer 56

Condado do Tea (find Albariño blended with Treixadura)

Question 57

Min abv for Rias Baixas

Answer 57

11.3%

Question 58

Who produces “Corullon” in Bierzo?

Answer 58

Descendientes de Palacios

Question 59

Name a few Bierzo producers

Answer 59

Descendientes de Palacios Dominio de Tares Raul Perez Pittacum

Question 60

Who produces “Ultreia” in Bierzo

Answer 60

Raul Perez

Question 61

Recommended white grape of Arribes DO (Castilla y Leon)

Answer 61

Malvasia (Verdejo and Albilla are authorized)

Question 62

Recommended red grapes of Arribes DO

Answer 62

Brunal Juan Garcia Rufete Tempranillo

Question 63

Min Tinta de Toro for Toro reds?

Answer 63

75%

Question 64

What is Rueda Palido and what is the grape

Answer 64

Wine aged under flor similar to Sherry Palomino Fino and/or Verdejo

Question 65

What grape is used for Rueda Dorado

Answer 65

Palomino Fino and/or Verdejo

Question 66

Grape used for Ribera del Duero blanco? Min %?

Answer 66

Albilla Mayor Min 75%

Question 67

Ribera del Duero DO provinces

Answer 67

Valladolid Burgos Soria Segovia