Spain

Question 1

Aging for Spain

Answer 1

Crianza: 
rojo 2 yrs (6. mo. oak)
blanc 18 mo.s 6 in oak
Riserva
rojo 3 yr 1yr in oak
blanc 2yr 6mo. oak
Gran Riserva
rojo 5 yr 18 mo oak
blanc 4yr 6mo. oak

DOP wines
Noble 18 mo. 600L or less
Anejo 24 mo. “
Viejo 36 mo. “

Question 2

Rioja/Ribera del Duero

Answer 2

Rioja—————————-
Crianza
Blanco/Rosado:
min. 2 years, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder may be in bottle, oak or stainless steel)
Crianza Tinto:
min. 2 years, including at least 1 year in oak

Reserva
Blanco/Rosado:
min. 2 years, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)
Reserva Tinto:
min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak

Gran Reserva Blanco/Rosado:
min. 4 years, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)
Gran Reserva
Tinto: min. 24 months in oak and 36 months in bottle

Ribera——————–
Crianza:
Rosado:
min. 24 months, including at least 6 months in oak (approx. 225 liter capacity)

Tinto:
min. 24 months, including at least 12 months in oak (approx. 225 liter capacity)

Reserva
(Tinto only): min. 3 years, including at least 12 months in oak

Gran Reserva 
(Tinto only): min. 24 months in oak and 36 months in bottle

Question 3

7 major regions on the northern half

Answer 3

Catalunya
Aragon
Navarra
La Rioja
Pais Vasco
Castilla y Leon
Galicia

Question 4

Who introduced stainless steel to catalunya?

Answer 4

Miguel Torres

Question 5

llicorela

Answer 5

mix of black slate and quartzite

Question 6

Five orginal clos of Babiers

Answer 6

Barbier's Clos Mogador
Palacios' Clos Dofi
Clos Erasmus
Clos de l'Obac
Clos Martinet

Question 7

Who is Barbier?

Answer 7

Winemaker for Alvaro Palacios

Question 8

What is the appeal of Montsant?

Answer 8

An alternative to Priorat

Question 9

Malvasia de Sitges,where who and what neat thing

Answer 9

Baix Penedes
Vega de Ribes and Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista
Recieved slow food presidia status

Question 10

How has cava effected Champagne?

Answer 10

Gyropallat

Champagne adjusted dosage levels

Question 11

Mountain ranges in the north

Answer 11

Pyrenees

Cantabrian

Question 12

What is commonly blended with verdejo

Answer 12

Viura

Question 13

Major river in Bierzo

Answer 13

Sil

Question 14

Villages on either side of Rioja

Answer 14

Haro NW

Alsaro SE

Question 15

Rueda

Answer 15

Bodegas Pintiiola

montilla-ternes

Question 16

Major grape, climate, and 2 producers from Jumilla

Answer 16

80% Monastrell, Very little rain, high heat, super old (some ungrafted) vines, <7hlph yields on best Producers: Casa Castillo, El Nido

Question 17

Style of wine in Alicante

Answer 17

“fondillon” Solera aged late harvest monastrell. Aged 10 years in oak, not fortified, oak flavor carries on,

Question 18

What was 2012 like in Jumilla?

Answer 18

Exceptionally hot, Mouvedre needed acidification where normally it doesn’t

Question 19

What are the weather patterns in Jumilla and how do Vine growers respond to those conditions?

Answer 19

Very low rainfall and very warm harvest, yet only 15% of vineyards have irrigation. Canopy management is key, assuring leaves shade the predominantly Monastrell vines here.

Question 20

Name two PDOs focusing on Bobal

Answer 20

Utiel-Requena in Valencia a “doble pasta” or double macerated extra long fermentation style.
Manchuela in Castilla la ManchaI,

Question 21

PDO hierarchy in Spain

Answer 21

Indication Geographica: table wines with geographic designation
DO: basic PDO
DOCa : wineries must be within boundaries, DOs can apply after 10 years
Vino de Pago: Estate PDO, if in existing PDO, VdP Must have Stricter requirements, estate bottled
Vino de Pago Calificado: in case of future VdP inside DOCa

Question 22

Main grape of Almansa

Answer 22

Garnacha tintonera (teinturier grape)

Question 23

What is tempranillo Called in Castilla la Mancha?

Answer 23

Cencibel

Question 24

Unique vineyard law in Ucles and Main varieties grown there

Answer 24

Vines must be 6< years old

Cencit.el plus dark international varieties (cab, syrah, merlot, etc.)

Question 25

What does "Valdepenas" mean and what is the DO's specialty?

Answer 25

"Valley of Rocks" Cencibel on water retaining chalky soils. also a lot of Airen

Question 26

What is Europe's largest demarcated wine region?

Answer 26

La Mancha

Question 27

Subzones of Rias Baixas

Answer 27

``` Ribeira do Ulla Val do Salnes Soutomaior Condado do Tea O Rosal ```

Question 28

Which Rias Baixas subzone has mostly Slate and granite Soil

Answer 28

Condado do Tea

Question 29

Grape allowances for R.Baixas subzones

Answer 29

``` Ribeira do Ulla 70% recc Val do Salnes 70%. recc Soutomaior none Condado do Tea 70 Albarino and Treixadura O Rosal 70 Albarino and loureira ```

Question 30

When was Rioja made DOCa

Answer 30

1991

Question 31

Navarra used to be famous for X now focuses on Y

Answer 31

Rose | Red

Question 32

Cask size Rioja

Answer 32

225 liters

Question 33

Soils of Rioja regions

Answer 33

``` Baja= Alluvial soils with ferrous Clay Alta/Alavesa = Calcarous Clay ```

Question 34

Monk that loved Rioja relevant estate

Answer 34

Gonna to de Berceo, Current producer Berceo's top Cuvee is named for him

Question 35

encep. Ribera del Duero

Answer 35

75%. tinta del pais, max 5% Garnacha Abillo Mayor

Question 36

What is Atauta

Answer 36

producer in Ribera del Duero with a shit ton of old vines

Question 37

What be en vaso and en espalier

Answer 37

Bushes and trellised guyot

Question 38

Monastrell is

Answer 38

Mourvedre

Question 39

Mouvedre syn Spain

Answer 39

Monastrell

Question 40

What the hell is the Levante

Answer 40

from Valencia to Murcia in Spain Sun drenched, No water ton of monastrell Alicante, Jumilla, Valencia, Utiel Requena

Question 41

Name a few cooler vintages Ievante spain

Answer 41

10, 11 long growing season | less so 12, 13

Question 42

DO Catalonia

Answer 42

``` Atella Cataluna Cava Conca de Barbera Costers del Segre Emporda Montsant Penedes Pla de Bages Priorat Tarragona Terra Alta ```

Question 43

Emporda deets

Answer 43

Borders Banyuls | Carinena rose most common allowed by Strong constant winds

Question 44

Two syn Carignan spain

Answer 44

samso (Emporda) Mazuela carinena

Question 45

What is Vino de Uvas Sobremadurada

Answer 45

Vino de licor

Question 46

pla de Bages beets

Answer 46

Named for Bacchus North of Penedes similar make up

Question 47

What is Vino Aguja

Answer 47

Spanish term for semi sparkling | 1 to 2.5 bars

Question 48

Penedes beets

Answer 48

All types and style | 95% of Cava comes from here

Question 49

subzones penedes

Answer 49

divided by Altitude Baix Penedes Medio Penedes AIt Penedes

Question 50

Alt Penedes beets

Answer 50

high altitude | Parellada focused

Question 51

UII de Llebre is?

Answer 51

Tempranillo Syn Penedes

Question 52

Tempranillo syn Penedes

Answer 52

UII de Llebre

Question 53

Where will you find Malvasia de Sitges

Answer 53

Baix Penedes sweet fortified wines revived by two producers Slow food presidia status

Question 54

2 producers baix penedes fortified white

Answer 54

Malvasia de Sitges Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista Vega de Ribes

Question 55

Birthplace of Cava

Answer 55

San Sadurni d'Anoia

Question 56

What is San Sadurni d'Anoia

Answer 56

birthplace of Cava

Question 57

World's largest producer of bubbles

Answer 57

Cava

Question 58

what is Subirat

Answer 58

Malvasia syn Penedes

Question 59

Malvasia syn Penedes

Answer 59

Subirat

Question 60

Recommended/Authorized varieties Cava

Answer 60

Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo | Chard, Subirat Parent (malvasia)

Question 61

Trepat Cava

Answer 61

rose only

Question 62

Red varieties Cava

Answer 62

Pinot Noir Monastrell Garnacha Tinta Trepat (rose)

Question 63

Sugar levels Cava

Answer 63

``` 0-3 0-6 0-12 12-17 17-32 32-50 50+ ```

Question 64

Aging Cava

Answer 64

``` just lees, not total 9 months Reserva 15 months Gran Reserva 30 months (Brut or less) Cava de Paraje 36 months ```

Question 65

pruning cava

Answer 65

En vaso | En Espaldera: Cordon, Vara Y Pulgar

Question 66

En Espaldera is

Answer 66

trellis system

Question 67

Outline Cava de Paraje

Answer 67

``` single estate hand harvest 36 mo lees Brut or less vintage only ```

Question 68

What will be on Cava cork

Answer 68

five pointed Star

Question 69

Montsant beets

Answer 69

promoted from Tarragona sub region 2002 | Similar to Priorat

Question 70

Scala Dei is

Answer 70

Priorat based producer

Question 71

Tarragona beets

Answer 71

used to be rancio, mistela (vin de liqueur) | Now large swaths of coastal land planted to white Cava varieties, just south of Penedes

Question 72

2 DO mentioned in passing, around the penedes area

Answer 72

``` Conca de Barbera (north of penedes) Terra Alta (south of Tarragona) ```

Question 73

Non contiguous DO above Penedes

Answer 73

Costers del Segre | between Somontano and Tarragona

Question 74

What is Raimat

Answer 74

Estate in Coster del segre Started by Manuel Raventos in 1914, largely responsible for costers del Segre DO arid, infertal

Question 75

Name a subzone of Costers del Segre

Answer 75

Raimat, for the producer started by Manuel Raventos

Question 76

Alello DO beets

Answer 76

northeast of Penedes Cava and Still wines based on Pansa Blanca

Question 77

Pansa Blanca beets

Answer 77

Native white grape of Alello DO NE of Penedes | normally vinified still

Question 78

Baleares beets

Answer 78

Islands off coast between Barcelona and Valencia Native grapes Moll and Manto Negro Binissalem DO Pla I Llevant DO

Question 79

What is Samso

Answer 79

Mazuela syn Priorat

Question 80

Mazuelo syn Priorat

Answer 80

Samso

Question 81

What are the clos of Barbies

Answer 81

5 Vineyards planted by Rene Barbier and farmed by a gaggle of producers in Priorat and released as Vino de Mesa (1989 ish)

Question 82

3 synonyms for Carignan

Answer 82

Samso (priorat) Mazuelo (Catalan?) Carenena

Question 83

Barbiers Clos memory trick

Answer 83

``` M, D, L'0, M, E My Dick Loves Male Energy Mogador, Dofi, L'0bac, Martinet, Erasmus ```

Question 84

Does Priorat allow international Varieties

Answer 84

Yes Cab sauv, franc, PN, Syrah, Merlot No chard though

Question 85

What are subzones of Priorat Called

Answer 85

Vi de la Via or vino de Pueblo | 12 of them named for villages

Question 86

What is Vi de la Via

Answer 86

12 subzones Priorat | also called Vino de Pueblo

Question 87

What is Gratallops

Answer 87

one of Vi de la Via in Priorat

Question 88

Name 4 Via de la Via

Answer 88

Gratallops Porrera Poboleda Torroja

Question 89

L' Ermita owner and assemblage

Answer 89

Palacios Priorat 100% garnacha

Question 90

Canary Island beets

Answer 90

no phylox sub tropical closer to Africa

Question 91

What did Enrique Forner do?

Answer 91

20th century innovator, Chateaux owner Riscal brought first wave Forner brought temp control, judicious oak usage founded Marques de Caceres with Peynaud

Question 92

Who founded Marques

Answer 92

Enrique Forner

Question 93

What does Graciano bring to Rioja

Answer 93

freshness aroma ages well

Question 94

What is Mazuelo called in Aragon

Answer 94

Carenena

Question 95

Viura Syn

Answer 95

Macabeo

Question 96

Macabeo syn

Answer 96

Viura (Rioja, Aragon)

Question 97

Where is Macabeo focused

Answer 97

Rioja as Viura, Cava, Castillo La Mancha | Non in Galicia or super south

Question 98

Who makes Cune?

Answer 98

CVNE

Question 99

Parentage Tempranillo

Answer 99

Albillo Mayor | Benedicto