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DO Rueda only produces white wine. True or False?
True
False
False
Ribera del Duero has one of the highest average elevations of all wine regions in Europe. True or False?
True
False
TRUE
What is the primary red grape in DO Bierzo?
Mencía
How many months must DO Ribera del Duero Crianza be aged in barrel?
12 months
Castilla y León is the fifth-largest demarcated region within the European Union. True or False?
True
False
FALSE: It is the third-largest
What vine training method is used in the region to give grapes relief from summer heat?
En vaso
What is the only white grape allowed in Ribera del Duero?
Albillo Mayor
Which mountain range is located in the northwest of Castilla y León?
Montes de León
What is the primary climate of Castilla y León?
Continental
What is the term for family-owned and family-farmed plots within a village in DO Cigales?
Majuelos
Which is the oldest demarcated wine region in Castilla y León
DO Rueda
How many months must DO Ribera del Duero Reserva be aged in barrel?
12 months
Approximately what percentage of DO Bierzo is planted to Mencía?
75%
What is the typical blending partner for Tinto de Toro, if used, for vino tinto produced in DO Toro?
Garnacha Tinta
The Duero River originates in which major mountain range/system?
Sistema Ibérico
What are three other names by which Tempranillo is known in the region?
Tinto Fino
Tinta del País
Tinta de Toro
Which winemaker brought Tempranillo to the world stage by producing internationally acclaimed varietal wines?
Alejandro Fernández
DO Cigales is dominated by what wine style?
Vino rosado
What is the required minimum percentage of Verdejo for a wine labeled "Rueda?"
50%
How many soil types have been identified in DO Ribera del Duero?
A minimum of 32!
What are three methods used to make vinos rosados in Castilla y León?
Direct Press
Sangrado (saignée)
Clarete
What is Rueda Dorado?
An oxidatively aged wine (produced from any authorized white grape)
If Garnacha Tinta and/or Albillo Mayor are blended with Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero, how much (%) can be used?
No more than 5% (between the two)
How many provinces are in Castilla y León?
Nine (9)
What are the two primary white grapes used in DO Rueda?
Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc
Phylloxera did not affect some vineyards in Castilla y León because vines were planted in which type of soil?
Sand (DO Rueda, DO Toro)
Author
mikedutch
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The Duero River Valley
Description
Wine Scholar Guild Spanish Wine Scholar
Updated
2022-11-23T17:51:41Z
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