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CMS Certified Spain Guaranteed Success Where does Spain rank in world wine production? ️️third Top white grape of Spain ️️Albarino Top red grapes of Spain ️️Tempranillo Garnacha How was Spain affected initially by the European phylloxera epidemic ️️Isolation due to the n...

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Where does Spain rank in world wine production? ✔️✔️third



Top white grape of Spain ✔️✔️Albarino



Top red grapes of Spain ✔️✔️Tempranillo

Garnacha



How was Spain affected initially by the European phylloxera epidemic ✔️✔️Isolation due to the
natural barriers protected Spain from the outbreak (Spanish winemaking flourished because of this). By
the time phylloxera hit Spain, grafting had already been discovered and implemented.



Name Spain's quality classifications in ascending order ✔️✔️Vino de Mesa

Vino de Calidad con Indication Geographica

Denominación de Origen

Denominación de Origen Calficada



Who regulates the wine laws under Spain's DO? ✔️✔️consejo reguladores



What is the sub classification under Veno de Mesa? ✔️✔️Vino de la tierra (country wine). Stricter
regulations, grapes must come from a handful of recognized areas.



Crianza ✔️✔️typically aged at least 2 years, several months of which is in oak. (varies in certain
regions)



Reserva ✔️✔️typically aged at least 3 years, one of which is in oak. (varies in certain regions)



Gran Reserva ✔️✔️typically aged at least 5 years, two of which is in oak.

,Vino de Pago ✔️✔️"estate bottled" Since 2003. Awarded to estates that have a top quality reputation,
but be made and bottled at the estate. Less than 10 have this designation.



What are the requirements to be elevated from DO to DOCa? ✔️✔️Must have DO status for over a
decade, and have a reputation of top quality.



How many appellations have DOCa Status? ✔️✔️3

Priorato, Ribera del Duero, Rioja.



All predominantly red wine.



Where is albarino grown? ✔️✔️Most notably in the north west of Spain, famous in Rias Baixas.



Albarino ✔️✔️Zesty acidity, ripe fruits like peaches, citrus, kiwi, melon. Typically stainless steel to
preserve fresh fruity characteristics.



Garnacha ✔️✔️Heat loving varietal. Powerful with high alcohol. Reminiscent of cooked red fruit and
spice. Famous in Priorato DOCa.



Tempranillo ✔️✔️Most important spanish varietal, most notably in Ribera del Duero DOCa, and Rioja
DOCa.

Medium to full body, powerful tannic structure. Ripe cherries and strawberries, spice clay and leather.
Often heavy oak influence.



Name 6 synonyms for Tempranillo ✔️✔️Ojo de LIebre, and Ull de Lliebre (in Catalunya)

Tinto del Pais, and Tinto Fino (in Ribera del Duero)

Tinto de Toro, and Cencibel (in Ruenda, Toro Valdepenas, and La Mancha)



Monastrell ✔️✔️Mourvedre in Spain

, Mostly used in Red and Rose Blends

Powerful earth wines on its own.



Verdejo ✔️✔️Used for some of Spain's top whites. Intense fruity character and pleasant Acidity.

Also known as Godello



Viura ✔️✔️Also known as Macabeo. Leading white from Rioja. Pleasant fruity wines.



Where doe the name Rioja come from. ✔️✔️The river Oja flows through the region, known as rio Oja,
or Rioja.



Rioja climate ✔️✔️Continental. Dry.



Where is Rioja ✔️✔️North-central spain, in the Ebro River Valley, south of Cantabrian Mountains.



In which three provinces is the Rioja DOCa found. ✔️✔️Mostly in La Rioja, some spilling over in to
Navarra, and Basque country.



What two features help mitigate the climate in Rioja? ✔️✔️Cantabrian Mts in the north shield it from
harsh winters, and the elevation of over 1,000ft create a more continental climate.



What are the three zones of production in Rioja DOCa ✔️✔️Rioja Alta (west)

Rioja Alavesa (northern)

Rioja Baja (Eastern - warmest of the 3)



What % of Rioja DOCa is red? ✔️✔️80%



What is the more common name for Mazuelo ✔️✔️Carignan

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