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What is Vino Tostado?

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Sweet wine produced by air dried grapes in Ribeiro DO

Ribeiro DO in Galicia

white/red “toasted, roasted wine”

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Grapes and regulation for Vino tosado

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White -
Palomino, Treixadura, Loureiro, Godello, Caino Blanco
Red -
Caino, Mencia, Sauson

  • minimum 3 months drying the grape
  • minimum 350g/l must weight
  • Like Tuscan vin santo

Galicia - Ribeiro DO

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What are the sub-regions of Rias Baixas DO? (North to South?

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  • Ribeira do Ulla
  • Val de Salnes
  • Soutomaior
  • O Rosal
  • Condado do Tea

Galicia

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River of Rias Baixas

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Ulla River - Ribeira Ulla
Mino River - O Rosal, Condado do Tea
Verdugo River separating Condado do Tea from Ribeiro DO

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What is the river of Cigales DO?

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Pisuerga River

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What are the req for O’ Rosal sub-zone

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must be at least 70% combined Albariño & Loureiro

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What is the max barrel size for the maturation of the Crianza / Reserva / Gran Reserva wines?

Spain General, Ribeira del Duero, Rioja?

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General&Ribeiro del Duero is 330l
Rioja 225l

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What are the DO along the Duero River in Castilla y Leon?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro
Tierra de Zamora Arribes
North of Arribes

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Who founded Vega Sicilia? When?

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Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in 1864

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name some highly regarded villages of Ribeira del Duero?

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Peñafel
Arlanda del Duero
San Esteban de Gormaz
Pesquera del Duero

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Provinces of Ribeira del Duero

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Valladolid
Burgos
Soria
Segovia

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Elevation of Ribeira del Duero

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700-1000
average 800-850m

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Soil of Ribeira del Duero

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East - limestone
West - clay
Rest - sand and silt

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White and Red grapes of Riberia del Duero

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White
min 75% Albillo Mayor
Red
min 75% Tinto del Pais/Tinto Fino plus Garnacha, Malbec, Merlot, Cab Sav, Albillo Mayor
Rosado
min 50% of the red so authorized grapes

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Ageing requirement for Ribeira del Duero
Reserva white and red

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White
2y min, 6m oak
Red
3y min, 1y oak

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Ageing requirement for Ribeira del Duero
Gran Reserva white and red

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White
4y min, 6m oak
Red
5y min, 2y oak

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Ageing requirement for Ribeira del Duero
Roble/Barrica

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min 3months oak in max 600l barrel

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Ageing requirement for Ribeira del Duero
Crianza white and red

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White
min 1.5y, 6m oak

Red
min 2y, 1y oak

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Name producers from Ribeira del Duero

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Tinto Pesquera
Pingus
Hacienda Monasteiro
Alion
AALTO
Vega Sicila
Hermanos Perez Pascuas

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What are the DO of Galicia?

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Rias Baixas - Ribeiro - Ribeira Sacra - Valdeorras - Monterrei

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What is the first vintage of Dominio de Pingus? Who’s producing it?

Peter Sisseck - Danish, his childhood nickname, worked at Hacienda Monasteiro compelled by old vines. both wines 100% Tempranillo with 18/14 m old and new oak.

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1995 Peter Sisseck La Horra Tempranillo french oak barrel rather than US

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Can Rias Baixas DO produce some red wine? Precise the GV

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Yes
Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón Authorized: Mencía, Brancellao

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What is the partnership between Vega Sicilia and Rothschild family?

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Macan: Rioja Located in San Millán

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Ribeira Sacra rivers

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Sil River, Mino River

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What is the climate of Rueda DO?
flat highland (700-800m): – long & cold winters – short springs: spring frost – dry & hot summers | Castilla Y Leon
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Where would you find Dorado and what is it
**Vino de Licor (fortified)**- sometimes flor affected solera system ageion/demijon Ageing - min. 4 years, including at least 2 years in oak Min 15% ABV **Grape** - Palomino Fino and or Verdejo | Rueda DO in Castilla y Leon
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Where would you find Palido and what is it
Biologically aged and fortified wine for a minimum of 3 years in oak **Grape** - Palomino Fino and or Verdejo min 15% abv | Rueda DO in Castilla y Leon
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Rueda DO
**Blanco:** Principal: Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc Authorized: Viura, Palomino Fino, Viognier, Chardonnay **Tinto:** Principal: Tempranillo Authorized: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Garnacha Tinta, Syrah.
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What is the min ageing for Gran Anada sparkling Rueda DO
min 36m lees
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What does Gran Vino de Rueda stands for?
min 30 year old Vine, stricter yield
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What is the village wine called in Rueda DO
new village wine min 85% from the village
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Valdeorras River, Grape and soil
**Sil River** **Godello** (100% if varietal) but can also have Dona Blanca/Palomino for blending purposes **Soil -** slate (roof tiles important business)
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What style of wine is Toro DO? GV?
**Tinto** * min. 75% Tinta de Toro or * min. 85% Garnacha **Blanco:** * Verdejo, Malvasía "Castellana" * Authorized: Albillo Real, Muscat à Petit Grain | Castilla y Leon - between Tierra del Vino de Zamora and Rueda DO
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Where would you find the grape Prieto Picudo?
Leon DO in Castilla y Leon minimum 70% Red only oval shaped, light color, aromatic, high acid
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Leon DO location and grapes
Prieto Picudo min 70% red Oval shaped, light color, high acidity, aromatic wine
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Where in Castilla y Leon would you find galet stones?
Cigales DO between Leon Do and Arlanza DO galets roules and limestone
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Cigales styles of wine and grapes
White Red **Rosado**, Sparkling, Sweet **White** Verdejo, Sav Blanc, Albillo Mayor, Viura **Red** Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cab Sav, Merlot, Syrah | 700-800m elevation
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Sparkling wines from Rueda?
Made by traditional method, with **9 mth ageing OTL** Verdejo (50% min) + SB & Viura Rose must contain 50% red grapes **Gran Anada **- 36m on lees
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Mencia synonym
Loureiro Tinto Jaen (Portugal)
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What wine are produced in Arlanza? GV? Where is it located?
Castilla y Leon **Blanco: **Albillo, Macabeo **Red/Rosato: **50-100% Tinto del Pais plus Garnacha, CS, Merot, Petit Verdot, Mencia
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Arribes DO?
Castilla y Leon Along the Portugiese boarder **white **- min 60% Malvasia Castellana plus Albillo Mayor, Verdejo **red **- Brunal (full, intense) Juan Garcia (herbal, aromatic)
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What is the soil type and rivers and mountains of Ribeira Sacra DO? ## Footnote Ribeira Sacra DO is similar to Rhone, Mosel, Douro Valley in terms of viticultural challanges
Sil and Minho River Granatic and slate Cantabrians Mountain Range
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Sub zones of Ribeira Sacra DO
Ribeiras do Sil Ribeiras do Mino Amandi Chantada Quiroga Bibei
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What is SUMMUM
In Ribeira Sacra Do, Galicia a wine that usese min 85% of recommended grapes **White** Albarino, Godello, Treixadura **Red** **90% Mencia ** plus Merenzao, Sauson, Caino Tinto, Tempranillo
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What is the river influencing Monterrei DO
Tamega River | Galicia southern DO bordering Portugal
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Monterrei DO grapes
Grapes almost like in Valdeorras DO **white** - Godello, Dona Blanco, Treixadur **red** - Mencia, Bastardo
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What are the different estates of Vega Sicilia
* Vega Sicilia: Ribera del Duero * Pintia: Toro * Macan: Rioja * Alion: Ribera del Duero * Oremus: Tokaj
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What are the ageing req for red Rioja?
Crianza: min 2y, 1y oak Reserva: min 3y, 1y oak, 6m bottle Gran Reserva - min 5y, 2y oak, 2y bottle | 225k barrel
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Rioja blanc ageing requirements
Crianza - min 1.5y, 6m oak Reserva - min 2y, 6m oak Gran Reserva - min 4y, 6 m oak
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Rioja Grapes
**Blanco: **100% authorized white grapes Viura, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, **Tempranillo Blanco, Maturana Blanca, Turruntés** **Rosado:** min. 25% combined authorized red grapes **Tinto: ** min. 95% authorized red grapes (if destemmed), min. 85% authorized red grapes (if whole clusters or whole berries are used) **Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta**
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Tempranillo synonyms
* Toro: Tinto del Toro * Ribero del Duero: Tinto del Pais * La Mancha: Cencibel * Monterrei: Arauxa * Catalunia: Ull del Llebre * Protugal: Aragonez, Tinta Roriz, Aramont.
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what is the min alcohol content for red Ribera del Duero?
11.5%
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What is Xabre
Decomposed granite - small water retention in Galicia, important for rias Baixas
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Explain pergola/parral
Training system in Galicia, Rias Baixas DO Overhead canopy management, that allows for vine to receive more sunshine - greater photosintesis and ripening and provides more aried enviorment to prevent rot. Can cultivate between the vines. Maximize leaf surface and protects from sunburn.
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What does mean Barrica in Ribeira Sacra DO?
white: ageing for a min of 3 mth in wood (no more than 600L each) - Red: 6 mth ageing in 600L wood barrels min
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Rivers of Ribeiro DO
Galicia region Mino Avia Arnoia
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What is Viejo
Vino de la Mesa Min 3y in oak wine must show an marked oxidative character | Additional ageing in spain
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What is Añejo?
Vino de la Mesa Min 2y ageing in cask of less 600L or bottle | Additional ageing in spain
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What is Araúxa?
Is a synonym or Tempranillo in Monterrei DO
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When was created the DO/DOCa system in Spain?
1988
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What are the GV req for Ribeira do Ulla & Val do Salnes?
70% combined Albariño, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiña blanca + Torrontes, Godella
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When was Ribera del Duero DO established
1982
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who’s producing PSI? What is it?
Peter Sisseck in Ribera del Duero Biodynamic farming created with the 2007 vintage Symbol of Poseidon&Neptun - cooperative project w smaller growers of old vine Tempranillo
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What is Joven
Vino de la Mesa young wine, no minimum oak
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What is Noble
minimum 18 month in oak (less than 600l) or bottle aging, Vino de la Mesa
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What is the min % of Albarino if is labelled as varietal in Rias Baixas DO?
100% Albarino
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What is the second label of Dominio de Pingus?
Flor de Pingus
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What is the other name of Garnacha Tintorera?
Alicante Bouschet
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What is the newest DO of Spain (2018)? Where is it located?
Cangas DO Asturias Region (Green Spain) red GV: Garnacha, Mencia, Picapoll, Verdejo Negro Wh GV: Albarin Bianco, Albillo
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What are the DO of the Aragon autonomia?
* Somontano DO * Catalayud DO * Cariñena DO * Campo de Borja DO
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Where is located Somontano DO?
Aragon - Spain
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Where is located Carinena DO?
Aragon - Spain
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Where is Pago de Aylés located?
Cariñena DO
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What is the Cierzo wind? Where would you find it?
In central Spain (Aragon mainly) Dry air from the Pyrenees mountains: cold
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What is the synomym of Mazuelo?
Carignan: France - Languedoc Cariñana: Spain - Aragon, Samso: Catalunya
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Campo de Borja DO grapes and style
white, rosado, red, fortified Moscatel, late harvest 1. Garnacha 2. Tempranillo 3. Macabeo White - Macabeo, Garnacha blanca, Sav Blanc, Verdejo, Moscatel Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandria | Ebro River, Manchago Massif ## Footnote Aragon region - just accross Rioja and Navarra on north
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River of Clatayud DO
Jalon River accross Castilla y Leon
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Calatayud DO grapes What is Vinas Viejas
92% Red and Garnacha dominated plus Tempranillo and Syrah also allows international grapes Vinas Viejas - old vine, minimum of 35y old | All styles - white, red sparkling, still, deet, fortified
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Calatayud Superior
min 85% Garnacha min 50y old vines | Aragon
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River of Carinena
Huerva
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Style and grapes of Carinena
All styles but led by red - Garnacha, Tempranillo and Carinena
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Somontano DO style and grapes
All styles - white, red, sparkling, fortified, weet **International grapes mostly!** Gewurtztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay and Cab Sav and Merlot
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Bierzo producers
Descendientes de J. Palacios Raul Perez - Ultreia de Valtuille Godella also Mencia Bodegas Pittacum - AUREA Mencia
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Bierzo Ageing requirements
**Crianza: **standard aging **Reserva: **standard aging **Vino de Villa & Vino de Paraje: **100% must be sourced from one of the designated municipalities, or parcels **Viña Clasificada: **May be added to a single parcel, or collection of parcels within a Vino de Paraje that has been labelled as such for at least 5 years, and has been approved by a tasting panel. **Gran Viña Clasificada: **Designation for a wine that has been produced as a Viña Clasificada for at least 5 years, and has been approved by a tasting panel.
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Bierzo classification tier
* Vino de la Region - Bierzo wine * Vino de Villa - village wine * Vino de Paraje - specific parcel * Vino de Vina Classificada - classified cru * Gran Vino de Vina Clasificada - Grand Cru
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Grapes of Bierzo DO
**Red -** **Minimum 50% Mencia** and Garnacha Tintorera, Estaldina, Merenzao **White - ** Godello, dona Blance, Malvasia, Palomino
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Descendientes de J. Palacios wines
**Corullon **- 6.5ha from the village, 200 plots **Moncerbal **- most specific plot of corullon, 2.5ha granite and quartz **Petalos** **Las Lamas **- more clay, south face I liked this the most **Al Chelo - **NEWes - north facing, reductive against all thr rest south, south west facing vineyards Faraona - Highest vineyard, 900m, only 0.5ha, NE facing, rich soil
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