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21 Cards in this Set
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Name the 6 quality levels of Spanish wine
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Vino de Mesa (VdM)
Vino de la Tierra (VdIT) Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica (VCIG) Denominacion de Origen (DO) Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) DO Pagos aka Vino de Pago Calificado |
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Name the 3 DOCa regions
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Rioja, Priorrat. Ribera del Duero
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Define Grandes Pagos & DO Pagos
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grandes pagos is a marketing group... the other is government sanctioned. DO Pago must, fairly obviously, be made from grapes from a single estate, turned into wine and bottled in a bodega on that same estate. The estates must have achieved an international reputation for quality, command a premium price and comply with the internationally recognised ISO 9001 quality assurance
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Name 2 red grapes of Rioja & Navarra-
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empranillo, granacha
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Name 2 white grapes of Rioja & Navarra-
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Macebeo and Malvsia
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Name the 3 sub-zones of Rioja
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rioja alta, rioja baja, rioja alavasia
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State the aging requirements for red Rioja Joven, Crianza, Reserva & Gran Reserva-
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2,3 5 total.. 1,1, 2 for barrel
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noble
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12 months in oak or bottle24
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anejo
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24 months
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viejo
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36 months
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Rueda
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aromatic whites from Verdejo plus Sav Blanc & Viura
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verdejo
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oxidizes easily
but can be crisp clean and aromatic |
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Tinta di Toro
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Toro .. red wines
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Navarra known for
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roasado
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soil of priorat
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stony schistous soils
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barros soil for sherry
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best for PX and moscatel
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albariza
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refective soil.. white.. best for Fino
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biologically aged sherry
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flor used
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manzanilla can only come from
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sanlucar de Barramda
delicate style of fino |
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vos
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very old sherry
average aging 20 years |
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vors
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very old rare sherry
average aging 30 years |
