Spain 21.10.23

Question 1

What are the DO Pago in Navarra

Answer 1

Arinzano
Prado Irache
Otazu
Bolandin (2022)

Question 2

What are the DO Pago in Aragon

Answer 2

Ayles

Question 3

What are the DO Pago in Castilla Y Leon

Answer 3

Uruena
Dehesa Penalba
Abadia Retuerta

Question 4

What are the 3 key winds of Spain

Answer 4

Poniente - blows from west, brings cool Atlantic air
Levante - blows from East, hot and humid wind
Leveche - hot drying currents from African deserts

Question 5

Which French region produces Palomino

Answer 5

Historically distilled for Armagnac, across Pyrenees

Question 6

What is Xabre

Answer 6

Decomposed granite in Rias Baixas found in soils
Low water retention, useful in rainy environment
1200 - 1800 per year rainfall in Rias Baixas

Question 7

Which Rias Baixas subzone cannot label wines by its name

Answer 7

Soutomaior

Question 8

Name the subzones of Ribeira Sacra

Answer 8

Amandi
Chantada
Ribeiras do Mino
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga Bibei

Question 9

Which grape is known as Merenzao in Ribeira Sacra

Answer 9

Bastardo/Trousseau

Question 10

Which Galicia regions are at the Portuguese border

Answer 10

Rias Baixas| Monterrei

Question 11

Which Txakoli produces Ojo de Gallo (Rose wine)

Answer 11

Bizkaiko Txakolina| Ozo de Gallo - requires min 50% Ondarrabi Beltza

Question 12

Which two Basque DO’s are close to bay of Biscay

Answer 12

Gateriako Txakolina| Bizkaiko Txakolina

Question 13

What are the vino Palido in Rueda

Answer 13

Fino sherry styled wines from Rueda
Aged for min 3 years in wood under flor

Question 14

Who established Pingus? When

Answer 14

Peter Sisseck in 1995

Question 15

Which four provinces does Ribera del Duero DO span

Answer 15

Soria
Segovia
Burgos
Valladolid

Question 16

What percentage of red grapes is required in rose and clarete wines in Ribera del Duero

Answer 16

50% red grapes

Question 17

What grapes are used for making white wines in Toro

Answer 17

Verdejo 100% or Malvasia min 85%

Question 18

Who is the most famous producer of Tierra del Vino da Zamora DO

Answer 18

Dehesa La Granza estate - owned by Alejandro Fernandez of Ribera del Duero

Question 19

Which flagship wine of Bodegas Palacios was established by Michel Rolland

Answer 19

Cosme Palacios y Hermanos Reserva Especial
Matured for shorter time in French Barrique

Question 20

Which grape is called Maturana Tinta in Rioja

Answer 20

Trousseau from Jura| Also known as Bastardo and Merenzao

Question 21

What is Catalayud Superior wines

Answer 21

Wines made from min 85% Garnacha| Vines must be 50 years or more in age

Question 22

What is the key local white grape grown in Somontano

Answer 22

Alcanon

Question 23

Which Cava grape can only be vinified for Rosado wines

Answer 23

Trepat

Question 24

What is Elaborador Integral in Cava

Answer 24

Means 100% produced on the estate

Question 25

Which zones are authorised for Cava

Answer 25

Comtats de Barcelona Valle de Ebro Vinedos de Almenralejo Zona de Lavante

Question 26

What does No Dejorat/No Degollat stand for on a classic penedes sparkling wine

Answer 26

A wine made in ancestral method, aged for 4 years or more and released without disgorgement

Question 27

What synonym of Carinena is used in Priorato

Answer 27

Samso

Question 28

What is Vimblanc in terragona

Answer 28

Vi de Licor made from overripe grapes

Question 29

What kind of wines is Pla de Bages known for

Answer 29

Picapoll Blanco and Macabeo based wines| Soft, floral and slightly herbal white wines

Question 30

What kind of wine is Fondillon

Answer 30

A red wine, non fortified, produced from late harvested, overripe Monastrell grapes Not dried after plucking Solera ageing of 10 years or more Max 40 g/l RS Olorosso style wine with RS

Question 31

Which white local grape is used in Alicante DO white wines

Answer 31

Marseguera

Question 32

What is Bobal Alta Expresion on wine labels in Utiel Requena DO

Answer 32

Min 35 years of vine age on 100% Bobal wines

Question 33

What is Marco Real

Answer 33

A traditional method of planting wines 2.5 metres apart from each other in La Mancha, to reduce competition for water

Question 34

Which grape is the key for vinos generosos of Condado de Huelva

Answer 34

Zalema

Question 35

Which is the newest DO in spain

Answer 35

Granada DO

Question 36

Which is the only red grape authorised for Malaga production

Answer 36

Rome'

Question 37

Which Malaga subregion is known for Sierra de Malaga wines

Answer 37

Serrania de Ronda

Question 38

What is Vino de Tea

Answer 38

Wines from La Palma DO aged in 500L canary pine wood casks for min 6 months - rancio style

Question 39

Which producer makes wines in Vina Real, Contino and Imperial wineries

Answer 39

CVNE Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana

Question 40

Who makes Amelia: 100% Tempranillo from over 100-year-old vines

Answer 40

Dominio de Pingus