Spain

Question 1

what are the tiers of quality of wine in Spain

Answer 1

Vino de Mesa
DO
DO pagos
DOCa

Question 2

what is the aging requirements for General DO and DOCa

crianza?

Answer 2

Red:minimum 2yrs total; at least 6months in oak

White: Minimum 2yrs total, at least 6months in oak

Question 3

what is the aging requirements for General DO and DOCa Reserva?

Answer 3

Red: minimum 3 years, at least one in oak

White: Minimum 2yrs total, at least 6months in oak

Question 4

what is the aging requirements for General DO and DOCa

Gran reserva?

Answer 4

Red Minimum 5 years total; at least 18months in oak

Question 5

What mountain range divides spain and france?

Answer 5

Pyrenees

Question 6

What river flows through Rioja?

Answer 6

The Ebro River

Question 7

who is Gonzalo Berceo?

Answer 7

a benedictine clergyman that wrote poetry of rioja wines

Question 8

What are the main red varietals of rioja?

Answer 8

tempranillo, carignan(mazuelo), Graciano, Garnacha

Question 9

What are the dominant white grapes of Rioja?

Answer 9

Viura (macabeo), Garnacha blanca

Question 10

Rioja crianza aging requirements?

Answer 10

total of 2 years of aging with minimum 1 in oak

Question 11

Rioja reserva aging requirements

Answer 11

total of 3 years w/ one year in oak

Question 12

Rioja gran reserva aging requirements

Answer 12

at least 2 years in cask and 2 years in bottle with a total aging of at least 60 months

Question 13

What size cask is required in Rioja?

Answer 13

225L

Question 14

Rioja white and rosado aging requirements

Answer 14

same as red except all require minimum 6months in oak

Question 15

What are the 3 subzones of Rioja and their style ?

Answer 15

Rioja Alavesa: vino joven and carbonic so very fresh

Rioja Alta: acidity and structure for aging

Rioja Oriental: hottest subregion known for garnacha, extract and warmth

Question 16

Ribeiro DO is known for what varietals?

Answer 16

Red: Caino

White: Treixadura

Question 17

What river flows through Castilla y Leon?

Answer 17

The Duero River

Question 18

Ribera del Duero DO is known for what varietals?

Answer 18

Red: Tinto del Pais (Tempranillo) 75% required–> blended with Garnacha, cab sauv, and merlot

White: minimum of 75% albillo Mayor

Question 19

What are the main varietals of Priorat?

Answer 19

Garnacha and Carinena

Question 20

What are the main varietals of Penedes?

Answer 20

White: Parellada

Red: Garnacha and Monastrell

Question 21

What grapes make up cava?

Answer 21

parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Malvasia, chardonnay, pinot noir, garnacha tinta, monastrell, trepat

Question 22

Aging requirements for cava?

Answer 22

nine months on lees for basic

15months for reserva

30months for gran reserva

Question 23

what is alicante known for?

Answer 23

dessert wine; fondillon aged for 10 years

Question 24

What are the DO’s of Jerez?

Answer 24

Jerez-Xeres-Sherry

Manzanilla-sanlucar de barrameda

Question 25

what makes up the golden triangle of sherry?

Answer 25

Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, and El puerto de Santa Maria.

Question 26

What are the varietals allowed for sherry?

Answer 26

Palomino, PX, Moscatel

Question 27

What does Palo mean in reference to sherry?

Answer 27

fortified to 15-15.5% ABV and are destined for fino and manzanilla sherry

Question 28

What does gordura mean in reference to sherry?

Answer 28

fortified to 17-18% ABV and will become oloroso

Question 29

Describe amontillado sherry

Answer 29

16-22% ABV robust hazelnut character, delicate bouquet

Question 30

Describe oloroso sherry

Answer 30

17-22% ABV, spicy, walnut tones and smooth mouthfeel

Question 31

Where is Monastrell most popular?

Answer 31

Jumilla

Question 32

West to east in order: rioja, ribera del duero, Rias Biaxas, Priorat

Answer 32

Rias Baixas, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Priorat

Question 33

What geographical feature lies east of Penedes?

Answer 33

Mediterranean Sea

Question 34

What separates La Rioja from Pais Vasco?

Answer 34

cantabrian mountains

Question 35

What winemaker is best known for rebirth of priorat?

Answer 35

Rene barbier

Question 36

What year was spains first DO Pago?

Answer 36

2003

Question 37

Cencibel is a synonym for what grape?

Answer 37

Tempranillo

Question 38

Where will you find old vine garnacha?

Answer 38

Calatayud

Question 39

What are the dominant red grapes of navarra?

Answer 39

tempranillo and garnacha

Question 40

What sub regions of Rias Baixas located along the Minho River

Answer 40

Conado do Tea, O Rosal

Question 41

Best vintages in Ribera del Duero ?

Answer 41

2001, 2004

Question 42

Where is Bodegas Numanthia located?

Answer 42

Toro

Question 43

Why are Marques de Riscal and Marques de Murrieta so important to the history of Rioja?

Answer 43

They worked in the Medoc and returned to spain with lessons including: barrique aging(american not french) , Champana (cava), and new varietals as well and techniques

Question 44

What direction does the Ebro river flow and from which mountain range does it hail?

Answer 44

Southeast, the Cantabrian

Question 45

Where does Rioja get it's name?

Answer 45

from the tributary "oja" river of the ebro

Question 46

What are the white plantings of Navarra?

Answer 46

chardonnay

Question 47

What the 5 subregions of Navarra

Answer 47

``` Valdizarbe Baja Montana Tierra Estella Ribera Alta Ribera Baja ```

Question 48

What is the importance of Artadi?

Answer 48

It was made by a coop of farmers in 1985 they each owned vineyards, not enough to truly make their own greart wine. 1992, Juan Carlos Lopez Lacalle took over. Biodynamic, Organic approach to winemaking, all single vineyard, and broke away in 2015 to have ultimate freedom in winemaking.

Question 49

What mountain range separates the country of spain in half?

Answer 49

The sistema central

Question 50

What mountain range begins in Galicia and continues Parallel to the northern coast?

Answer 50

Cantabrian Mountains

Question 51

What mountain range runs perpendicular to the Sistema Central?

Answer 51

Sistema Iberico - stretches from Castilla y Leon to Valencia

Question 52

What is the Gulf of Spain? what other countries does it border?

Answer 52

Bay of Biscay - France and the british Isles

Question 53

How does the Poniente wind affect climate?

Answer 53

blowing from the west brings cold air from the atlantic

Question 54

What are the effects of the Leveche winds?

Answer 54

brings hot, drying, currents from the African Desert

Question 55

What are the effects of the Levante winds?

Answer 55

warm and humid: blows in from the east, funnels through Gibraltar, and can be felt t/o southeast spain