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The 3rd largest producer of wine:
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SPAIN
behind Italy and France |
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In Spain, consumption ranks ____globally.
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6th
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Spain ranks ___among US Imported wines by volume.
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6th
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Spain has 3 three classic wines that it is famous for, those are:
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Rioja-Red Wine
Sherry-fortified wine Sparkling wine-Cava |
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Almost 60% of Spain lis above_____feet elevation.
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2,000
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Where are the majority of Spanish vineyards found:
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On the Meseta, especially in Castile-La Mancha in the center of the country. Almost half of the vineyards are here.
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Spain's Climate is:
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Mostly Continental (hot summers, cold winters, fairly even rainfall).
The mountains block the Maritime influence. |
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What part of Spain is actually a Maritime climate instead of the usual Continental?
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NW Corner-Rias Baixas
It has mild summers and winters |
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Does any part of Spain have a Mediterranean Climate?
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Yes, the SW, hot dry sunny summers and mild wetter winters
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How many autonomous regions are in Spain?
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19-Total
15 on the Iberian Peninsula 2 tiny enclaves in North Africa 2 island groups Balearics in the Mediterranean and the the Canaries in the North Atlantic |
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What is the world's most planted wine grape?
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Airen
undistinguished white variety used mostly for making brandy and commercial bulk wine |
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Spain's most prevalent grape is:
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Tempranillo
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This wine is prized for its long-lived wines with moderate acidity and aromas of spice, chalk, and cherries, often accompanied by a hefty input from oak aging, grown heavily in Spain
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Tempranillo
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Palomino and Pedro Ximenez are found in what region of Spain:
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Sherry
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Parellada and Xarel-lo are found in what region of Spain:
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Cava
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Albarino is found in what region of Spain:
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Albarino
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The lower category, table wines is called what in Spain:
What are country wines called |
Vinos de Mesa
Vinos de la tierra |
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Vinos de la tierra in Spain requirements include:
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Geographical Indication
Meet nominal alcohol and sensory standards |
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When identifying a Vinos de la tierra in Spain it is generally followed by:
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the Region Name
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Vino de Mesa in Spain account for how much of the production of wine:
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A little over half
Vinos de la tierra are relatively minor in comparison |
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A group of wines in Spain collectively know as vinos de calidad producidos en una region determinada (VDPRD)-which make up 40% of the total wine production are what category:
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Quality Wine
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The highest Quality wine in Spain is called:
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Vinos de Pago (DO/DOCs Pago)
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The lowest Quality wine in Spain is called:
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Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica (VCIG)
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The two intermediate Quality Wine groups in Spain are:
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Denominaciones de Origen (DO)
Denominaciones de Origen Calificada (DOCa) |
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What is the most common level of Quality Wine in Spain?
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DO
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DO in Spain can refer to what?
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All wines above the VCIG status or just to a specific DO
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In Spain, this status is primarily intended for up and coming regions that are expected to improve themselves
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VCIG
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VCIGs are rare. Currently there are how many?
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2
Valles de Benavente and Valtiendes both are in Castile-Leon |
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How many DOs are in Spain-not including Pagos or DOCas?
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65
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Consejo regulador in Spain is what:
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DO regulating council
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In Spain, the phrase Denominacion de Origen along with the region name should appear on the label of DO wines, but is optional in which two regions:
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Cava and Sherry
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In Spain, this Status is reserved for standout regions among the DOs
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DOCa
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In Spain, before becoming a DOCa what must a region accomplish:
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demonstrate superior quality as a DO for at least 10 years
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What two regions in Spain have DOCa status:
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Rioja
and Priorat (may be seen as DOQ) the Catalan equivalent |
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In spain this category is relatively new and was established to recognize specific single vineyards of distinction that produce excellant wine. "Estate Wine"
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Vine de Pago
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Standards for Vino de Pago, in spain, include:
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-may or may not be in a DO or DOCa
-technically DOs themselves -have their own appellation rules, but must be higher than the DOs -must be made and bottled at the winery or within the municipal area where the vineyard is located |
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A Pago in Spain within a DOCa is called:
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DOCa Pago or
Pago calificado |
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How many Pagos are in Spain:
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9
3 in Navarra 6 in La Mancha |
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Crianza, Reserva, and gran Reserva on a wine label in Spain describes what:
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the aging periods
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Crianza in Spain means
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6 months of barrel aging
2 yrs total for Red 1.5 yrs total for white |
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Reserva in Spain means:
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12 months barrel aging for red
6 months barrel aging for white 3 yrs total for Red 2 years total for white |
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Gran Reserva in Spain means:
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18 months barrel aging for red
6 months barrel aging for white 5 years total for Red 4 years total for white |
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Cavas that have aged on their lees for at least 30 months before disgorgement may use what term:
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Gran Reserva
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In Spain, this term refers to wine released the year after it was made and, if oak aged at all, with no more that 12 months in barricas (wooden barrels)
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Joven (young)
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In Spain, this term refers to wine that has spent a minimum of 18 months aging in barricas or in the bottle:
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Vino Noble (Noble Wine)
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In Spain, this term refers to wine that has spent a minimum of 24 months aging in barricas or in the bottle:
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Vino Anejo (Aged wine)
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In Spain, this term refers to wine that has spent a minimum of 36 months aging in a strongly oxidative environment exposed to light, oxygen, and/or heat:
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Vin Viejo (Old wine)
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The most famous red wine of Spain and unquestionably one of its best:
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Rioja
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This Region was the first regin designated as a DO in Spain in 1925:
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Rioja
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This Region was the first wine to be promoted to DOCa status in 1991 and for a long time the only one:
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Rioja
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This Region produces about 1/6 of Spain's DO level wine:
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Rioja
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This Region in Spain lies closer to Bordeaux than the Mediterranean Sea. It lies in the Ebro River Valley. It has a continental climate. Parts of it lie in the Navarra and Basque Country:
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Rioja
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Three Subregions of Rioja are:
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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alvesa Rioja Baja |
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Essentially the part of Rioja North of Ebro:
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Rioja Alvasea-the north part of Rioja Alta
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The high altitude, hilly area covering most of the wester half of Rioja
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Rioja Alta
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The lower , flatter, eastern part of Rioja
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Rioja Baja
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Which of the 3 Subregions of Rioja has a hot, dry climate:
Rioja Alvasea Rioja Alta Rioja Baja |
Rioja Baja
the other two have a relatively mild climate |
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What % of red wine grapes are grown in Rioja:
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90%
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What are the red grapes of Rioja?
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Tempranillo
Granacha Mazuelo (also know as Carinena and Carigan) |
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Carignan goes by two other names in Spain:
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Mazuelo in Rioja
or Carinena |
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White varieties in Rioja are
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most important is Viura (Macabeo)
Malavasia Garnacha Blanc Chardonnay and Sav Blanc are recent |
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Rosada means what in Spain?
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Rose
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What gave Rioja a jumpstart to wine making?
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Bordeaux wine makers settling there in the 19th century after the phylloxera destroyed their own vineyards
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What type of Oak is used for aging Red Riojas almost exclusively:
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American Oak
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What is the focus on wine making in Rioja:
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less fruit flavors
more earthy minerality and distinctive leather bouquets |
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Cava is produced with what method:
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Traditional
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To qualify for the Cava designation what are the aging requirements:
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Minimum of 9 months on their lees
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Seco and Semi-seco means what when referring to Spanish Cava:
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Dry and semi-dry
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Jerez or Xeres is also know as:
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Sherry
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The output of Sherry represents what % of Spanish wine:
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5%
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Where is Cava mainly produced:
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Penedes Region of Catalonia in NE Spain
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Cava represents about what percent of Spain's quality wine production:
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10%
BUT 1/2 of exports |
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This designation is highly unusual and is scattered all across Spain:
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Cava
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the town San Sadurni de Noya (Sant Saurni d'Anoia) is know for what:
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it is considered the spiritual heart of the Cava designation
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Three classic grapes of Cava are:
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Macabeo (known as Viura in Rioja)
Xarel-lo Parellada |
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This classic Cava grape produces dry wines balanced acidity and subtle aroma:
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Macabeo
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This classic Cava grape produces full-bodied, pleasan wines with a good degree of acidity. It is the basis for most Cava blends due to its freshness and fine aroma
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Xarel-lo
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This classic Cava grape adapts well to higher elevation areas. It produces wines that are smooth, with moderate alcohol and a delicate aroma:
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Parellada
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Are Red grapes used in making Cava:
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ONLY for Rose
no Blanc de Noirs |
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This Region lies n the SW of Spain, in the Andalusia, between Cadiz and Seville:
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Sherry Region
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These three towns form what:
Jerez de la Frontera Sanlucar de Barrameda Puerto de Santa maria |
The Sherry Triangle
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This Sherry grape prefers the brilliantly white albariza soil, composed of about 30% chalk along with some clay and sand
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Palomino
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This Sherry grape grow well on barro, a clay soil with iron oxide and a little chalk and sand:
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Pedro Ximenez (PX)
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This Sherry grape thrives on arena, Sand:
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Mosctel (Muscat of Alexandria)
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Three grape varieties used in Sherry production
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Palomino
Pedro Ximenez Moscatel (Muscat) |
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This Sherry grape is the sole or majority grape in most Sherries:
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Palomino
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This Sherry grape is the principal sweetening agent in the the sweeter styles of Sherry. Occasionally appears as very sweet dessert wine
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Pedro Ximenez
or Moscatel (used for coloring in commercial Sherries) |
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This type of Sherry is a Pale, delicate, and dry, showing the unmistakable influence of flor yeast:
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Fino
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This type of Sherry is Golden or brownish, sweet or dry, with considerable oxidation and no flor aromoas:
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Oloroso
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This is an older Fino Sherry with rich, nutty characteristics that develop after the flor has died
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Amontillado
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The NW corner and north corner coast of Spain, exposed to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore decidedly cooler and wetter than the rest of the country is known as:
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Green Spain
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The Best Known of Green's Spain's wines come from (albarino):
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Rias Baixas in the province of Galicia
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This Region in Green Spain makes mostly white wines from an array of grapes:
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Ribeiro
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Valdeorras in Green Spain is:
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experimenting with international varieties
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This region is both in Spain and Portugal?
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Duero Valley in Spain
Douro Valley in Portugal |
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In Duero Valley, The Toro Region makes primarily red from Tempranillo which is locally called:
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Tinta de Toro
they also make white and Rose |
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Rueda DO in Duero Valley makes white wine primarily from what type of grape:
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Verdejo
they can also use Viura (Macabeo |
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Cigales in Duero Valley produces mostly:
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Red and Rose from Tempranillo with Garnacha blended in the Rosados
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Tinta del Pais is known as:
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Tempranillo in Cigales or Ribera del Duero
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This Region is among the highest elevations in Spain (2,500ft). Summers are very hot, but they only have 16 weeks during which growers can expect no Frost:
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Ribera del Duero
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Ribera del Duero is known:
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as a Spanish wine star and on par with Rioja for quality.
Blends with primarily Tinta del Pais (tempranillo) along with international varieties |
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Called Tempranillo where:
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New World and Rioja
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What is Tinta de Toro?
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Tempranillo from Toro
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What is Tinta del Pais?
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Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero or from Cigales
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What is Ull de Llebre?
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Tempranillo from Catalonia
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What is Cencibel?
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Tempranillo from La Manca or from Valdepenas
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What is Aragonez?
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Tempranillo from Portugal
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What is Tinta Roriz?
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Tempranillo from Douro in Portugal
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What is Valdepenas?
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Tempranillo in California
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This Region in Spain lies between La Rioja and the French border on the NE?
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Navarra
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Navarra DO has traditionally been famous for?
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Rosados, but it is re-inventing itself with international grapes
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Navarra's principal grape is:
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Tempranillo, slightly passing Garnacha
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This DO, with a continental climate, in the foothills of the Pyrenees has developed the province's best reputation for modern-style red wines, with plantings of Cab Sav and merlot out numbering tempranillo
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Somontano DO
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This Region makes up the NE corner of Spain, it is the largest producer of quality wine in the country?
The only regional DO in Spain |
Catalonia
Catalunya DO |
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Catalonia has what type of climate:
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Mediterranean
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Spain's 2nd DOCa located in Catalonia:
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Priorat (Priorato in Spanish) DO
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The primary grape of Priorat DO in Spain's Catalonia Region:
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Garnacha
almost as big-Carinena (Carignan) also allowed: Cab Sav and Merlot |
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This Spanish DO in Catalonia modernized the revolution in Spanish wine in the 1970s. It focuses on whites, main production of Cava, but most wines are still from Cava grapes
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Penedes
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This is a relatively new DO in Catalonia created from a former subzone of the Tarragona DO.
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Montsant
It has mature vineyards of Garnacha ans Carinena, but also Ull de Llebra (Tempranillo) |
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This DO in Catalonia in Spain consist of several discontinuous subzones where many indigenous and international varieties are planted. It has made dramatic improvements
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Costers del Segre
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The Southern/Northern part of Spain is known for large volumes of table wine that is used domestically for vinos de mesa or brandy and internationally as bulk wine for wine:
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Southern Half of Spain
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What is the primary region of wine production in Spain responsible for almost 1/2 of the country's wine:
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Castile-La Mancha, in the Central Meseta
Note it did not say Quality Wine :) |
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This DO is physically Spain's largest, although its output is comparatively low for such a large area
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La Mancha DO
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La Mancha calls Tempranillo?
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Cencibel
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La Mancha DO surrounds this DO?
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Valdepenas DO
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Who initiated the Vino de Pago category"
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Castile-La Mancha
Their region produced mostly table wine and would not qualify for a DO status, but they produced higher end wines and needed to be recognized for that |
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Monastrell is an important red grape variety where:
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along the Mediterranean Coast
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