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31 Cards in this Set
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Name the 6 quality levels of Spanish wine
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Vdm
VdLt VCIG DO DOCa DO pagos |
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Name the 2 DOCa regions
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Rioja
Priorat |
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Define Grandes Pago & DO Pagos
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Grandes Pago is a marketing group
DO Pagos is a designated single vineyard appelation |
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Name 2 red grapes of Rioja & Navarro
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Tepranillo
Grenacha Mazuelo Graciano |
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White grapes of Rioja & Navarro
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Viora
Grancha Blanco Malvasia |
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Name 3 sub zones of Rioja & Navarro
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Rioja: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alvesa & Rioja Baja
Navarra: Tierra Estella Vadizarbe Baja Montana Riberra Alta Riberra Baja |
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Aging requirements of red Rioja:
Joven, Crianza, Reserva % gran Reserva |
Joven: less thn 2 years
Crianza: 2 yrs/6 mos in bottle-12mos for Rioja Reserva: 3 yrs/ 12mos in bottle Gran Reserva: 5yrs/2yrs in bottle |
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Most important grapes of Priorat
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Granacha
Monastrell Cab Sauvignon Pinot Noir |
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Describe the Gratallops project
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Shared wine making resources to develop french wine making styles in the Catalonia, Gratallops region
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Name Spains sparkling wine DO and name the grapes
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DO = Cava
Grapes = Parallada, Xarello & Macabeo |
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Name the most important grapes of Ribero del Duero
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Tinto del Pais
Bordeaux grapes: Merlot, Cab Franc & Cab Sauvignon |
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Synonym for Tinto de Toro grape
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Tempranillo
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State DO of Vega Sicilia
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Ribero del Duerro
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Most important grape of Rias Baixas
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Albarino
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State the region & style of Txakoli DO
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Basque area, light acidic styles
Red: Hondarribi Beltza White: Hondarribi Zuri |
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Name the principle town of Sherry
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Puerto de Santa Maria
Jerez de la Frontera San Lucan de Barrameda |
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Name the grapes of Sherry
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Palomino
Pedro Ximenes (PX) Moscatel |
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State the character of Albarino soil
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White chalky soil that forms crust to seal in water
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Describe the Solera System
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Fractional wine racking-balaning oldest version of which no more than 1/3 of a barrel can be bottled& shipped at a time
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Describe Flor
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Yeast that forms n the surface of the must preventing oxidation
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Name the important grapes of Vinho Verde
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Alvarino
Louvierro |
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Name the most important grape of the Duoro
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Quita Touriga Nacional
Tinto Roriz ie Tempranillo |
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Name the 3 most important grapes of Port
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Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesca Tinta Roriz ie Tempranillo |
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Name the city where Port has historically been aged
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Villa Nova de Gaia
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Describe the difference between Vintage and Tawny Port
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Tawny is aged in wood
Vintage is not |
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What is used to fortify Port
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Aguardente
think fire water or water of fire ie agua-dente |
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Define Lagar
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Vat/Trough to crush grapes
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Name the 4 most important grapes of Madiera (they also are the sweetness levels)
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Sercial
Verdeiho Bual Malmsey |
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Describe the Estufagem process
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Heating up/cooking wine at 120 degrees for 3 months or 113 degrees for 4 months. Lower temp said to create a better taste
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Define Rainwater Madiera
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Lighter, softer, entry level style of Madeira
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Name the synonyms of Tempranillo and locations used
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Ull de Liebre Priorat
Tinto del Pais Doura Tinto de Toro Toro Cincibel Cincibel |
