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what are the autonomías of Southern Spain?
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Extremadura
Madrid Castilla-La Mancha Murcia Valencia Andalucía Canary Islands |
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What 2 autonomías make up the Levant?
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Murcia & Valencia
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What are the DO's of the autonomía of Levant (Murica & Valencia)?
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Jumilla, Yecla, Bullas, Valencia, Alicante &
Utiel-Requena |
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What are the 3 DO's of Valencia?
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Alicante, Utiel-Requena, & Valencia
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What are the subzones of Valenica?
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Valentino, Alto Turia, Moscatel de Valenica & Clairano
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What is the main white grape of Valencia & Alicante?
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Merseguera
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What are the main grapes of Valencia?
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red:Monastrell/Bobal rose:Garnacha/Bobal white:Merseguera
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Where is paella first created?
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Valencia
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What style of wine is Alicante known for?
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Sweet & Rancio styles
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What are the 2 noncontigious subzones of Alicante DO?
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La Marina & Alicante (Clásico)
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What is Verdil?
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Native white grape of Alicante DO
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What is the syn of Verdil?
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Tortosí
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Where is the Vinapoló River located?
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Alicante DO in the subzone of Clásico.
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What grape are Moscatel Vin de Licor wines of Alicante?
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Moscatel Roman. Fortified during fermentation to 15% abv
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What is Fondillón?
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a solera-style, oxidative dessert wine from Alicante DO produced from overripe Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes aged for a minimum of 10 years.
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Unlike Sherry, the famous solera wine of Andalucía, Fondillón is not fortified and it does carry the flavor of wood
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What is syn for Mourvèdre in Spain?
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Monastrell
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What is the main red grape of Utiel-Requena?
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Bobal
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What are the style of wines of Utiel-Requena?
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doble pasta
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What is Doble Pasta?
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wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color.
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Often, doble pasta wines are used to strengthen weaker blends, but this traditional role is ebbing away with the rising production of grape concentrate in Utiel-Requena
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What are the 3 DO's of Murica?
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Jumilla, Yecla, & Bullas
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What are the main grapes of Jumilla, Yecla & Bullas?
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red: Monastrell/ Garnacha Tintorea White:Macbeo/Airén/
Merseguera |
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What are the DO's of the autonomía of Castilla-La Mancha?
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Almansa
La Mancha Méntrida Manchuela Mondéjar Ribera del Júcar Uclés Valdepeñas |
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What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?
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La Mancha
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What are the pricipal grapes of La Mancha?
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white:Airén
Red: Bobal, Cencibel (Tempranillo) |
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In 2004, what grape held the most plantings in the world due to vast tracts of low-density plantings in La Mancha?
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Airén
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What estate in the Méntrida DO adopted the illegal practice of drip irrigation, releasing modern, concentrated wines as vino de mesa?
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Marqués de Griñon estate planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Syrah, and Merlot and adopted the illegal practice
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What year did Marqués de Griñon become its on Pago DO?
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2003, DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa
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What is the main grape of Almansa DO?
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Monastrell
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Where is the Manchuela DO located?
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North of Almansa, bridging the Levant and La Mancha
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What is the main grape of Manchuela DO?
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Bobal
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Where is the Ribera del Júcar DO located?
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between Manchuela and La Mancha, and was a subzone of the latter until it received its own DO status in 2003
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What is the main grape of Ribera del Júcar DO?
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red:cencible,bobal
white: Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Sauvignon Blanc |
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Where is Valdepeñas DO located?
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the “valley of rocks”—is surrounded by La Mancha, yet the region received formal recognition in 1932, over forty years earlier than its much larger neighbor.
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What is the pricipal grape of Valdepeñas DO?
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Airén is the most planted grape, followed by Cencibel
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What is Spain's most widely planted white and red grapes?
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white:Airén
red: Garnacha |
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What to sectors of Valdepeñas DO produce quality Reserva and Grand Reserva made from 100% Cencibel?
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western sector of Los Llanos and the northern sector of Las Aberturas due to higher concentration of chalk bedrock, which provides better retention of water in the arid environment
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Where is the Uclés DO located?
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northwest of La Mancha
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When was Uclés DO created?
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2005
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How old must red vines be aged before they maybe harvested in the Uclés DO?
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6 Years
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What are the 3 categories of vine age in the Uclés DO?
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Vines > 40 years of age: 5,000 kg/ha (en vaso), 8,000 kg/ha (trellis)
Vines > 15 years of age: 6,500 kg/ha (en vaso), 9,500 kg/ha (trellis) Vines > 6 years of age: 8,000 kg/ha (en vaso), 11,000 kg/ha (trellis) |
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What are the sweetness levels for dessert wines of La Mancha?
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Seco: max. 4 g/l residual sugar
Semiseco: 4-12 g/l residual sugar Semidulce: 12-45 g/l residual sugar Dulce: min. 45 g/l residual sugar |
same in Almansa DO, Valdepeñas DO, & Uclés DO
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Where is Mondéjar DO located?
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North of La Mancha
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What grapes are grown in the Mondéjar DO?
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Cencibel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Macabéo, and the white Malvar
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Where is Vinos de Madrid DO located?
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to the west of the Mondéjar DO
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What are the 3 subzones of Vinos de Madrid DO?
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San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Navalcarnero, and Arganda—comprising two noncontiguous zones to the southwest and southeast of the capital city
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What grapes are grown in the Vinos de Madrid DO?
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Airén, Malvar, Tinto Fino, and Negra de Madrid (Garnacha) are widely planted in the appellation;
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most of the wines are consumed within the city itself
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What is the syn for Garnacha in Vinos de Madrid DO?
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Negra de Madrid
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What is the only DO of the Extremadura Autonomía?
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Ribera del Guadiana DO
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What are the 6 subregions of Ribera del Guadiana DO?
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Ribera Alta de Guadiana, Ribera Baja de Guadiana, Matanegra, Cañamero, Montánchez, and the superior Tierra de Barros
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Where does most of the harvest of Ribera del Guadiana DO used for?
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distillation
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Where is Bodegas Inviosa located?
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Tierra de Barros
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A longstanding and key proponent of the region’s wines. It is the only producer of Cava in Southwestern Spain
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Where is the Guadalquivir River located?
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It begins at Cañada de las Fuentes in the Cazorla mountain range (Jaén), passes through Córdoba and Seville and ends at the fishing village of Bonanza, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, flowing into the Gulf of Cádiz, in the Atlantic Ocean
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What are the DO's of the Andalucía Autonomía?
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Málaga
Sierras de Málaga Montilla-Moriles Condado du Huelva Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda |
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Name the 4 DO's in Spain which use doble pasta?
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Utiel-Requena DO Alicante DO
Jumilla DO Yecla DO |
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What are the 3 DO Pago's of Utiel-Requena DO?
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El Terrerazo
Los Balagueses Chozas Carrascal |
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Where is the Maseta Plateau?
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Central Spain (Castille-la-Mancha to Castilla y León)
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Where is the Antequera Plateau?
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Málaga DO
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What DO would a wine labled Vino de Uvas Sobremaduradas?
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Málaga DO?
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what is the main varietal for Condado de Huevla?
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Zalema
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where is the sub zone of Serranía de Ronda?
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Sierras de Málaga DO
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What is the only red grape authorized for Málaga DO?
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Romé
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