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30 Cards in this Set
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What are the four DOs of Aragon?
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Calatayud, Campo de Borja, Carinena, Somontano
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What styles of wine can you produce in Calatayud?
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Everything, kitchen sink - they do have a superior designation for wines of 14% + alcohol, that spend 6 months in new or second pass barrels
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What styles of wine can you produce in Campo de Borja?
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Everything, kitchen sink - VDL from Moscatel, Vendimia Tardia
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What styles of wine can you produce in Carinena DO?
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Everything, kitchen sink - including Vino de Aguja ( semi-sparkling), VDL (Moscatel, Garnacha, and Macabeo only), VDN
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What styles of wine can you produce in Somontano DO?
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Everything, kitchen sink
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What are the sub-zones of Navarra?
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Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Baja Montana, Tierra Estella, Valdizarbe
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What styles of wine are permitted in Navarra DO?
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Blanco, Rosado + Tinto (Garnacha preferred), VDL (Moscatel)
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What are the three DO Pagos of Navarra?
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Bodegas Otazu (Valdiazarbe), Prado de Irache (Tierra Estella), Senorio de Arinzano (Tierra Estella)
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What styles of wine can you make in Rioja?
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Rosado, Tinto, and Blanco
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What is the one DO Pago of Carinena?
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Ayles (2011)
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Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Verdejo can only account for what % of a Rioja Blanco?
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50%
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What are the permitted white grape varieties for Rioja Blanca?
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Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Tempranillo Blanca, Maturana Blanca, Turruntes
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What are the permitted red grapes for Rioja Tinto/Rosado?
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Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta (rose only requires minimum 25% red grapes)
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What's the minimum alcohol % for white and red Rioja?
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10.5% white, 11% red
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Which style of Rioja with what sub-zone designation has the highest minimum alcohol?
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Tinto Baja
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What are the three sub regions of Rioja and which autonomia are each of the three in?
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Rioja Alta (La Rioja), Rioja Baja (Navarra), Rioja Alavesa (País Vasco)
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Is Chaptalization legal in Rioja?
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No
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What's the minimum TA of Rioja?
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3.5 g/l tartaric
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Crianza Blanco/Rosado Rioja?
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6 months in oak, with a minimum two years before release
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Reserva Blanco/Rosado Rioja?
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6 months in oak, with a minimum two years before release
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Gran Reserva Blanco/Rosado Rioja?
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6 months in oak with a minimum four years before release
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Gran Reserva Tinto Rioja?
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24 months in oak, 35 months in bottle
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Reserva Tinto Rioja?
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minimum 12 months in oak, with three years of total aging
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What is the the minimum aging requirement for Crianza Reserva Tinto Rioja?
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Minimum 2 years, including 12 months in oak
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What is the dominant soil type of Rioja Alta?
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Arcillo-calcareo (north, yellow calcerous clays) and Arcillo-ferroso (south, clay/iron)
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What's the dominant soil type of Rioja Alavesa?
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Calcerous Clay Soils
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What is the dominant soil type of Rioja Baja?
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Iron-rich clay, but also alluvial, silty soils around the river
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What is the maximum press yield for Rioja?
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70 liters/100KG
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What is the most-planted grape in Rioja?
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Tempranillo?
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What is the most-planted white grape in Rioja?
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Viura
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