Spain Flashcards

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Allowable grapes for O Rosal & Contado do Tea

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Albarino (min. 70%)
Loureira
Treixadura

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5 subzones of Rias Baixas

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Val do Salnes
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Contado do Tea
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5 DOs of Galicia

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei
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3 red grapes of Rias Baixas

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Caino
Espadeiro
Mencia

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5 subs of Ribeira Sacra

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Riberas do Sil
Riberas do Mino
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Name the most southern DO of Galicia

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Monterrei

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3 principal DO zones of Pais Vasco

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Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

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White grape of Pais Vasco

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Ondarrabi Zuni

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Preferred red grape of Pais Vasco

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Ondarrabi Beltza

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What is Ojo de Gallo?

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Rare rosado wines, Bizkaiko Txakolina

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3 autonomias of North-Central Spain

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Navarra
La Rioja
Aragon

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2 mountain ranges dividing Spain and France

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Pyrenees

Cantabrian

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When did Rioja receive DOC status?

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1991, also the first

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4 major red grapes of Rioja

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Tempranillo
Mazuelo (Carignan)
Graciano
Garnacha
*min. 85% of blend, 95% if destemmed
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4 major white grapes of Rioja

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Viura (Macabeo)
Garnacha Blanca
Malvasia Riojano
Maturana Blanca

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3 subzones of Rioja

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Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa (smallest and northernmost)
Rioja Baja

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5 subs of Navarra

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Valdizarbe
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
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3 DO Pagos of Navarra

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Senorio de Arinzano
Prado Iranche
Bodegas Otazu

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4 DOs of Aragon

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Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somontano

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20
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Name Spain’s largest autonomia

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Castilla y Leon

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Which 5 DOs of Castilla y Leon lie on the Duero River?

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Ribera del Duero
Rueda
Toro
Tierra del Vino Zamora
Arribes
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Which 4 DOs of Castilla y Leon do not lie on the Duero River?

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Arlanza
Cigales
Tierra de Leon
Bierzo

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Name the major river of Bierzo

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Sil River

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Minimum Mencia for Bierzo tinto & rosado wines

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Rosado - min. 50%

Tinto - min. 70%

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Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero
Tinto del Pais
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4 subs of Ribera del Duero
Valladolid Burgos Soria Segovia
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Main white grape of Rueda
Verdejo
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Tempranillo in Toro
Tinta de Toro
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Name Vega Sicilia's Toro winery
Bodegas Pintia
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What is Rueda Dorado?
Vino de Licor
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Famous soil of Priorat
Llicorella
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5 original "Clos" of Priorat
``` Clos Mogador Clos Dofi Clos Erasmus Clos de l'Obac Clos Martinet ```
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12 Vi de la Vila of Priorat
``` La Morera de Montsant Gratallops Bellmunt de Priorat Escaladei Porrera Poboleda La Vilella Baixa LaVilella Alta El Lloar Masos del Terme de Falset Torroja del Priorat ```
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Which DO surrounds Priorat
Montsant
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2 types of fortified wines in Tarragona
Rancio | Mistela
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3 zones of Penedes
Baix-Penedes Medio-Penedes Alt-Penedes
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4 main white Cava grapes of Penedes
Parellada Xarel-lo Macabeo (macabeu) Chardonnay
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What is Ull de Llebre
Tempranillo in Penedes
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What is Subirat Parent?
Malvasia
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7 regions of Cava DO
``` Aragon Basque Country Catalonia (Catalunya) Extremadura La Rioja Navarra Valencia ```
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What is Pansa Blanca?
Xarel-lo in Alella DO
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2 Balearic Island DOs
Pla i Llevant | Binissalem Mallorca
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3 DOs of Valencia
Alicante Utiel-Requena Valencia
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Dessert wine of Alicante
Fondillon - solera-style, oxidative dessert wine, made from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre). Min. 10 years age
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What is Doble Pasta?
Wines made from Bobal in Utiel0Requena, using twice the normal skins and pulp
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3 DOs of Murcia
Bullas Jumilla Yecla
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Europe's largest single demarcated wine region
La Mancha
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What is Cencibel?
Tempranillo in La Mancha
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8 DOs of Castilla - La Mancha
``` Almansa La Mancha Manchuela Mentrida Mondejar Ribera de Jucar Ucles Valdepenas ```
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Principal red grape of Almansa
Monastrell
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3 subzones of Vinos de Madrid
Arganda Navalcarnero San Martin de Valdeiglesias
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What is Sobremadre?
Traditional wines produced by long maceration, skin contact up to 180 days
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Only DO of Extremadura
Ribera del Guadiana
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6 subs of Rubera del Guadiana
``` Tuerra de Varros Ribera Alta Ribera Baja Montachez Matanegra Canamero ```
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6 DOs of Andalucia
``` Condado de Huelva Jerez-Xeres-Sherry Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda Malaga Montilla-Moriles Sierras de Malaga ```
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3 towns of Sherry production
Jerez de la Frontera Sanlucar de Barrameda El Puerto de Santa Maria
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5 age categories for Malaga
``` Malaga Palido - less than 6 months Malaga - 6-24 months Malaga Noble - 24-36 months Malaga Anejo - 36-60 months Malaga Transanejo - min. 60 months ```
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5 DOs on Tenerife
``` Abona Tacoronte-Acentejo Valle de Guimar Valle de la Orotava Ycoden - Daute Isora ```
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5 whole island DOs of the Canary Islands
``` La Palma El Hierro Gran Canaria La Gomera Lanzarote ```
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Mission grape in the Canary Islands
Listan Prieto