Rioja DOCa

Question 1

notable Rioja Alta producers

Answer 1

Marques de Caceras
Lopez de Heredia
Marques de Murrietta
Marques de Vargas
Bodegas Riojanas
Vina Ijalba

Question 2

Notable Rioja Alavesa producers

Answer 2

Martinez Butanda
Valdemar
Contino
Extopto
Lanzaga (telmo Rodriguez)

Question 3

Principal viticultural hazards of Rioja

Answer 3

Frost
Fungal disease
Drought

Question 4

Mountain range south of Rioja

Answer 4

Sierra de la Demanda

Question 5

What river separates Alta from Oriental

Answer 5

Irregua

Question 6

What is the term for young vines of Rioja

Answer 6

cosecha

(also means vintage but specific to Rioja means young vines)

Question 7

Major towns of Rioja Oriental

Answer 7

Calahorra (Central)
Alfaro (East)
Arnedo (Central)

Question 8

Major towns of Rioja Alavesa

Answer 8

Laguardia

Question 9

Notable Oriental producers

Answer 9

Palacios Remondo
Olivier Riviere
Baron de Ley
Vinedos de Aldleanueva

Question 10

Synonym for Viura

Answer 10

Macabeo

Question 11

Rivers of Rioja

Answer 11

Ebro
Oja (offshoot of Oja is Irregua)

Question 12

Major towns of Rioja Alta

Answer 12

Haro (north west)
Longrono (east)
Najera (central)

Question 13

Cheese of Rioja

Answer 13

Camerano (goat Cheese)

Question 14

Rioja Espumoso de Calidad requirements

Answer 14

Vino Espumoso de Calidad:15 mos lees

Vino Espumoso de Calidad Reserva: 24 mos lees

Vino Espumoso de Calidad Gran Añada: 36 mos lees

Question 15

Marqués de Murrieta or peruvian born Luciano de Murrieta Garcia-Lemoire spent time in Bordeaux and brought cask aging to this estate in:

Answer 15

Longrono (Rioja)

Question 16

Who introduced winemaking to Rioja

Answer 16

Phoenicians

Question 17

Would you ever see a rose or white wine labeled Rioja DOCa that has not seen oak

Answer 17

NO wines must be aged in oak barrels of 225 L max

Question 18

requirements for single vineyard (Vinedo Singular) in Rioja DOCa (2017 introduced, 2018 enacted)

Answer 18

Vineyard approved by regulatory board
10 year history working with vineyard
Vines at least 35 years old
grapes manually harvested
100% of grapes from named vineyard
produced, aged and bottled at winery

Question 19

Authorized training methods in Rioja

Answer 19

Cordon (single and double
En Vaso (Bush vines)
Double guyot
Vara Y Pulgar (stick and thumb)

Question 20

Max Yields of Rioja

Answer 20

White:
45 hl/ha

Red
32.5 hl/ha

Question 21

Is chaptalization allowed in Rioja

Answer 21

NO

Question 22

Soil types of Rioja Alta, Alavesa and Oriental

Answer 22

Alta:
yellow calcareous clay (arcillo-calcareo)
lower slopes of Ebro or reddish iron rich clay (arcillo ferroso)

Alavesa:
highest concentration of calcareous clay soil
dominant soil type between Cantabrian mountains and north bank of Ebro river

Oriental:
Largest area of three zones. Land East of Irregua river. Mostly Alluvia, silty soils. Some arcillo ferroso

Question 23

Rioja DOCa established this year

Answer 23

1991

Question 24

Rioja as DO established this year

Answer 24

1933

DOCa 1991

Question 25

Rose of Lopez de Heredia Gran Reserva has this aging requirement

Answer 25

4 years in barrel 16 months oak 24 bottle released 10 years after

Question 26

Producer of Clarete in Rioja

Answer 26

Honorio Rubio

Question 27

Wine map of Rioja

Answer 27

Question 28

What is the difference in climate between Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental?

Answer 28

Atlantic vs. Mediterranean

Question 29

What year did Phylloxerra hit Rioja?

Answer 29

1899

Question 30

What famous Rioja producer withdrew from the Rioja DOCa in 2015?

Answer 30

Artadi

Question 31

Seven Valleys of Rioja west to east (All Named after Rivers)

Answer 31

Oja Valley (Alta) Najerilla Valley (Alta) Irregua Valley (Alta) Leza Valley (Oriental) Jubera Valley (Oriental) Cidacos Valley (Oriental) Alhama Vallet (Oriental)

Question 32

Bottlings of Lopez de Heredia (Est. 1877, have their own cooperage)

Answer 32

Bosconia Tondonia Gravonia Cubillo

Question 33

Why did Bordeaux-trained Marqués de Riscal and Marqués de Murrieta return to Rioja with grape varieties and lessons from the Médoc, including barrique aging (called barricas in Spain) and estate bottling (performed at their newly constructed bodegas)?

Answer 33

Phylloxerra and Oidium that struck France in the 1850s and 1860s drove them there to make wine

Question 34

What is the latin term for American Oak?

Answer 34

American oak (Quercus alba)

Question 35

these great traditionalist Rioja wineries got their start in the latter half of the 19th century:

Answer 35

López de Heredia, CVNE, La Rioja Alta, and Berceo

Question 36

Consejos Reguladores were established for these major regions in the 1930s

Answer 36

Rioja, Jerez, and Málaga

Question 37

What year were Denominación de Origen regulations finally approved for Rioja

Answer 37

in 1970

Question 38

These four grapes must make up 85% of the blend of rioja

Answer 38

Tempranillo Garnacha Mazuelo Graciano

Question 39

White grapes of Rioja

Answer 39

Viura—known elsewhere as Macabéo—is the dominant white grape, followed by Garnacha Blanca, Malvasía Riojano, and Maturana Blanca. Chardonnay, Tempranillo Blanco, Sauvignon Blanc, Turruntés, and Verdejo are the only other white grapes permitted in blends

Question 40

Rioja Aging requirements for Red wines

Answer 40

crianza: 2 years, 1 year oak reserva: 3 years, 1 year oak, 6 mos bottle Gran Reserva: 5 years, 2 years oak, 2 years bottle Rioja casks must be 225 liters—the size of a barrique

Question 41

Aging requirements for white and rosado wines of Rioja

Answer 41

crianza: 18 mos, 6 mos oak reserva: 2 years, 1 year oak, 6 mos bottle Gran reserva: 5 years, 2 years oak, 2 years bottle

Question 42

Between Alta and Alavesa, which region has the warmer climate

Answer 42

Rioja Alta is the southwestern zone, and with its slightly warmer climate the zone is capable of producing classic, ageworthy Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano

Question 43

Modern Architecture of Rioja was spearheaded by this producer making 100% Tempranillo in Alavesa

Answer 43

**Ysios** (avant garde) **Marqués de Riscal** designed by **Frank Gehry,** famed architect of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao **de Heredia**, the oldest winery in Haro, now features a sleek new visitors’ boutique designed by **Zaha Hadid**

Question 44

When was the Vino Espumoso de Calidad category added for traditional method sparkling wine?

Answer 44

2018

Question 45

This Rioja Winemaker wrote the "Terroir Manifesto" addressing typicity concerns in Rioja DOCa following Artadi's departure in 2015

Answer 45

Telmo Rodriguez

Question 46

In 2015, 40 winemakers joined forces in Rioja Alavesa to create an independent DO outside of Rioja. It was retracted

Answer 46

Vinedos de Alava DO

Question 47

Parents of Viura

Answer 47

Hében and Brustiano Faux

Question 48

Tempranillo Blanco is a white mutation authorized and harvested in Rioja: T/F?

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Tempranillo is prone to these vine maladies

Answer 49

powdery mildew and Eutypa Dieback

Question 50

The Oja River joins with this river before reaching the Ebro

Answer 50

Tirón

Question 51

This district in Haro is named for the train station (train established in 1880) and is the main winery center

Answer 51

Barrio de Estación

Question 52

What does CVNE stand for?

Answer 52

Companía Vinicola del Norte de Espana

Question 53

The Spanish crown established this wine research facility in Haro in 1888

Answer 53

Haro's Estación Enológica

Question 54

In 1890, Haro became the second ____ city, behind Jerez

Answer 54

Electrified

Question 55

When did Phylloxera hit Rioja?

Answer 55

1899

Question 56

Why was the wire cage on the Rioja bottle created and what is it called

Answer 56

Created after Phylloxera to deter fraud. Mallas

Question 57

In the 1960s, Enrique Forner of Marqués de Caceres hired this Bordelaise consultant who advocated for this

Answer 57

Emile Peynaud Use of New French Barrique

Question 58

Bodegas Palacio hired this Bordelaise consultant in 1987, who created this flagship wine (in Rioja alavesa)

Answer 58

Michel Rolland Cosme Palacio Y Hermanos Reserva Especial

Question 59

What was the "Modern" style of Rioja called that emerged in the 80s and 90s utilizing New French Oak

Answer 59

Vinos de autor

Question 60

The four Autonomias of Rioja DOCa

Answer 60

La Rioja Pais Vasco Navarra Castilla Y Leon****

Question 61

Why is Castilla Y Leon included in the 4 Autonomias of Rioja DOCa?

Answer 61

Two small areas within La Rioja belong to Castilla Y Leon. A single estate sits in the DOCa La Rioja, Navarra, País Vasco are the others (most say there are three)

Question 62

Vintages in Rioja are described as Atlantic or Mediterranean. How does the climate change from East to West?

Answer 62

East: More continental with Mediterranean influences West: Maritime

Question 63

The two river valleys of Rioja Alta

Answer 63

Oja (chalky and alluvial) Najerilla (more ferrous clay)

Question 64

Two major cities and production areas of Rioja Alta

Answer 64

Haro and Longrono

Question 65

Rioja Alavesa sandwiches Rioja Alta around this city

Answer 65

San Vicente de la Sonsierra

Question 66

Riojas highest elevation vineyards are found here

Answer 66

Rioja Alavesa, around the town of Labastida

Question 67

First subzone to harvest grapes in Rioja

Answer 67

Oriental. Associated with Garnacha. Renamed from Baja in 2018

Question 68

Mountain range of Rioja Oriental

Answer 68

Yerga

Question 69

Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia composition

Answer 69

75% Tempranillo 15% Garnacha 5% Graciano 5% Mazuelo

Question 70

Roda RodaI Rioja Reserva composition

Answer 70

96% Tempranillo 4% Graciano

Question 71

Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Rioja Gran Reserva Especial

Answer 71

85% Tempranillo 15% Mazuelo

Question 72

Muga Torre Muga Rioja Composition

Answer 72

75% Tempranillo 10%Graciano 15% mazuelo

Question 73

La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Composition

Answer 73

80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha

Question 74

CVNE Imperial Rioja Gran Reserva Composition

Answer 74

85% Tempranillo 10% Graciano 5% Mazuelo

Question 75

Artadi El Pison Composition

Answer 75

100% Tempranillo

Question 76

Contino Rioja Gran Reserva composition

Answer 76

70% Tempranillo 12%Garnacha 15% Graciano 3% Viura

Question 77

in 1973, this was the most widely planted grape in Rioja

Answer 77

Garnacha

Question 78

Synonym for Maturana Tinta (allowed in Rioja)

Answer 78

Jura's Trousseau

Question 79

Most common white grape in Rioja

Answer 79

Viura

Question 80

Viura is most commonly blended with this white grape in Rioja

Answer 80

Malvasia

Question 81

Why is Rioja aged in American oak, historically

Answer 81

Spain's longstanding trade with North America and barrels are cheaper than French

Question 82

In Rioja, wines must be aged in this barrel size

Answer 82

225 L, same as Bordeaux

Question 83

Why would a producer in Rioja use genérico classification rather than Rioja aging requirements

Answer 83

Freedom to use larger wooden vessels and amphorae

Question 84

What year was the production of Vino Epumoso de Calidad authorized in Rioja by the consejo

Answer 84

2017

Question 85

in 2017, 144 villages were approved to appear on a bottle of Rioja, but only the village and cellar can be written on the bottle, meaning this:

Answer 85

Wineries cannot feature a full portfolio of different single vineyard wines unless they have production facilities in each

Question 86

What are "traditional" Rioja practices

Answer 86

blending from multiple subregions, varietal blending, adherence to the aging classification system, open top fermentation, and older 225 liter american oak casks

Question 87

What are modernist techniques of Rioja

Answer 87

Monovarietal tempranillo, single subregion, single vineyards, avoidance of aging classification system, cold soaking, temperature controlled fermentation, shorter elevage in newer European oak vessels

Question 88

Who brought French oak barrels to Rioja?

Answer 88

Don Manuel Quintano