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78 Cards in this Set
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What is the dominant white grape of Rías Baixas? |
Albarino
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True/False: Traditionally, Rioja wines are aged in American oak casks.
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True
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What is the principal white grape of Rueda?
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Verdejo
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What is the aging requirement for Crianza wines?
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red: 2 years (including 6 months in cask)
white:18 months (including 6 months in cask) |
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What is the aging requirement for reserva wines?
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red: 3 years (12 mos in cask)
white: 24 months (6 months in cask) |
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What is the aging requirement for gran riserva wines?
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re: 5 years (18 mos in cask)
white: 4 years (6 mos in cask) |
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What are the aging requirements of Noble, Anejo and Viejo?
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Noble: 18 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Añejo: 24 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle Viejo: 36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character |
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Which river passes through Rioja DOCa?
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Ebro River
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Which region is the first region in Spain to be christened as Denominación de Origen Calificada—in 1991—and has been a viable wine-producing area for over 2000 years?
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Rioja DOCa
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What are the blending partners for Rioja?
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Mazuelo (Carignan), Graciano, and Garnacha
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What is Viura also known as?
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Macabeo
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In a red Rioja, what percent of the stated grapes must be in a bottle if destemmed?
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95%
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What are the primary white grapes of Rioja?
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Viura, Garnacha Blanca, Malvasía Riojano, and Maturana Blanca
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What are the 3 sub zones of Rioja?
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Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Baja
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Which sub zone of Rioja is known for early ripening, carbonic maceration, vin joven wines and being the smallest of the 3.
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Rioja Alavesa
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Which sub zone of Rioja is known as the hottest and grows primarily garnacha?
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Rioja Baja
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What type of wine is Navarra DO historically known for?
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Rosado
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What are the DO Pago estates in Navarra DO?
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Señorio de Arínzano and Prado Irache in Tierra Estella, and Bodegas Otazu in Valdizarbe.
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Where are the DOs Campo de Borja, Calatayud, Cariñena, and Somontano located?
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Autonomia of Aragon
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Which variety dominates in Campo de Borja, Carinena and Calatayud?
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Garnacha
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Where do the local white Alcañón and red Parraleta grow?
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Somuntano DO
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What are the regions within North Central Spain?
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Rioja, Navarra, Autonomia of Aragon
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What are the DOs of North Central Spain?
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Rioja
Navarra DO Pago Arínzano DO Pago Prado Irache DO Pago Otazu Campo de Borja Calatayud Cariñena Somontano |
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What 4 areas does Green Spain include?
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autonomía of Galicia and the autonomías of Asturias, Cantabria, and País Vasco (Basque Country)
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What are the 5 DOs of Galicia?
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Rías Baixas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribeira Sacra, and Monterrei.
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If a wine is from Val do Salnés or Ribeira do Ulla in Galicia, albarino must account for what %?
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minimum 70%
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What % of Rias Biaxas is devoted to albarino?
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90%
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Describe classic albarino.
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stone fruit and citrus flowers, with the suggestion of bubble gum and an undercurrent of minerality.
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What is the favored white and red grapes in Ribeiro DO?
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Treixadura for white; Caino for red
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Where is the dried grape wine Viño Tostado a local specialty?
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Ribeiro DO
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Which grapes are Ribeira Sacra DO known for?
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Mencía, Treixadura, and Godello
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Which grape is Valderroas DO most known for?
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Godello
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What is the southernmost region in Galicia?
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Monterrei
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What are the 3 principal DOs in Pais Vasco?
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Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina, and Arabako Txakolina.
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Which grape is used in producing white wines from the 3 principal DOs in Pais Vasco?
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Ondarrabi Zuri
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What are the rosado wines in Pais Vasco called?
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Ojo de Gallo
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What are the DOs Green Spain?
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Rías Baixas
Ribeiro Ribeira Sacra Valdeorras Monterrei Getariako Txakolina Bizkaiko Txakolina Arabako Txakolina |
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What are the DOs in Castilla y Leon?
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Ribera del Duero
Arlanza Cigales Rueda Toro Tierra del Vino de Zamora Arribes Tierra de León Bierzo |
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Where did Alvaro Palacios produce biodynamic “Corullón” bottlings: extracted, pure old vine Mencía wines sourced from mountainside schist soils?
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Bierzo
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What is the primary red grape in Castilla y Leon?
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Mencia
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Which white wines do well in Bierzo DO?
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Godello and Doña Blanca
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What are the grapes used to make "Unico"
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Tinto del País, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot and aged, often for a decade or more in American and French oak barrels
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Are white wines allowed in Ribera del Duero?
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No
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Which grape is allowed in rosado wines from Ribera del Duero?
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white Albillo grape for freshness
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White wines labeled as Rueda must contain what % of which grape?
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minimum 50% Verdejo
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Brut Espumoso requires a minimum % of which grape?
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Verdejo 85%
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In Toro DO red wines, which grape is dominant?
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75% must be Tinta de Toro, a local strain of Tempranillo, which ripens easily in the extremely hot, dry continental summers of Toro.
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In Montsant, which varieties dominate?
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Garnacha and Carinena
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What is Tarragona Classico?
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a 100% Garnacha fortified wine aged for a minimum of 12 years in oak casks
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What % of Cava is produced in Penedes DO?
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95%
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What are the 9 grapes authorized for Cava DO?
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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeu, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Trepat, and Malvoisie (Subirat)
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What is Ull de Llebre also known as?
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Tempranillo
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What are the aging requirements for Cava DO?
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nine months for basic bottlings, fifteen months for reserva, and thirty months for gran reserva.
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What is Pansà Blanca also known as and where is it grown?
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Xarel Lo -Allela DO
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What are the 2 DOs in the Balearic Islands?
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Pla i Llevant and Binissalem Mallorca
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What are the 10 DOs of Catalunya?
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Priorat
Montsant Tarragona Penedès Alella Empordà Pla de Bages Conca de Barberà Terra Alta Costers del Segre |
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Alicante DO is known for what type of wines?
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Fondillón, a solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes aged for a minimum of ten years. 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 doble pasta?
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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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Doble Pasta is a style found in the red wines from the Bobal grape of which DO?
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Utiel-Requena DO
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What is the primary red grape in Jumilla, Yecla, and Bullas?
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Monastrell
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What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?
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La Mancha
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Which grapes are grown in La Mancha?
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Cencibel (Tempranillo) and Airén
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The DO Pagos of which DO focus on international blends and modern winemaking techniques?
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Mentrida DO
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What are the 2 DO zones for Sherry?
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Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
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What are the 3 grapes authorized to make sherry in descending order of importance?
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Palomino, Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel.
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Which styles of sherry are fortified?
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Oloroso and dessert
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What are the 3 styles of sherry?
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fino, oloroso, and amontillado
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What is Soleo?
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grapes are dried for a period of up to 20 days on esparto grass mats
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What are the red grapes used in the Canary Islands?
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Listán Negro, Negramoll (Tinta Negra Mole) and Malvasía Rosada
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What are the 5 levels of aging for Malaga DO wines?
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Málaga Pálido (maximum six months of aging in oak), Málaga (six to 24 months), Málaga Noble (two to three years), Málaga Añejo (three to five years), and Málaga Transañejo (minimum five years).
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Name the 6 DOs of Levant.
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Jumilla
Yecla Bullas Valencia Alicante Utiel-Requena |
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Name the 6 DOs of Andalucia
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Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda Málaga Sierras de Málaga Montilla-Moriles Condado du Huelva |
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What are the three principal soils of the Jerez DO?
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Albarizas, Barros, Arenas
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Mazuelo is also known as?
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carignan
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Palomino is also known as?
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Listan
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Valdepenas is known to grow which grape?
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cencibel
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Montilla-Moriles is known to grow which grape?
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Pedro Ximenez
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How long must red Rioja Reserva be aged prior to release?
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3 years total, 1 yr in cask
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