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True or False: Rioja's new Vinedo Singular wine designation has a minimum vineyard age requirement?

True

Rioja's new Vinedo Singular designation can only be used on wines that come from plots within a single vineyard. Among other requirements, the vineyard must be at least 35 years old .

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Rioja?

Viura

Taking up just over 69% of the region's white grape plantings, Viura is by far the most widely planted white grape in Spain's Rioja. Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, and Tempranillo Blanco combined make up just over 18% of Rioja's white grape plantings.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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True or False: The pomace that remains after pressing grapes for Amarone is then used in the production of Ripasso Valpolicellas?

True

Amarone is produced by drying grapes, and the grape pomace left over from the winemaking process is put to further use. It is then added to batches of Valpolicella, in a process called ripasso ("repassed"), adding additional alcohol, flavor, and complexity to the Valpolicella wines.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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True or False: Portugal's Alentejo produces no Rose wine?

False

Red wines dominate Alentejo production, making up about 78%, with white wines making up about 20.5%. The remaining production is a tiny percentage (about 1.5%) of Rose wine.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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Which of these grapes is native to Portugal?

Antao Vaz

While Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez (Tempranillo), and Syrah are all grown in Portugal, they are not native to the country. Antao Vaz is indigenous to Portugal's Alentejo, and is grown primarily in the Evora and Vidigueira sub-regions.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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Which of the following are among the sub-regions of Portugal's Alentejo wine area?

All of the Above

Portugal's Alentejo, famous for cork production, has eight sub-regions that make up its winemaking area. In addition to the four mentioned in today's Quiz question, there are Granja-Amareleja, Moura, Reguengos, and Vidigueira.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
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Portugal's Alentejo wine region is also home to about how much of the world's cork tree forests?

1/3

The Alentejo wine region is also famous for containing roughly one-third of the world's cork tree forests. It has bee said that cork trees, sheep, and pigs traditionally have outnumbered the amount of people living in the Alentejo.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
http://www.1winedude.com/

True or False: Portugal's Alentejo region still practices the ancient Roman method of making and storing wines in amphorae?

True

Portugal's Alentejo (meaning "Beyond the Tejo" river) is, according to Wines of Alentejo, the only area of Portugal where the Roman technique of making and storing wine in clay amphorae (called "talhas de barro") is still practiced (Alentejo was once a part of the Roman province Lusitania). The clay pots used in this process can be as high as seven feet, hold up to 520 gallons, and literally weigh a ton when full.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
http://www.1winedude.com/

In what year was Beaujolais Nouveau officially established as we know it today?

1951

The French Beaujolais AOC was established in 1937. But Beaujolais Nouveau as we know it wasn't "born" until 1951, when the Union Interprofessionnelle des Vins du Beaujolais (UIVB) formally set November 15 as the official release date for the fruity and friendly Beaujolais Nouveau. In 1985, the release date for Beaujolais Nouveau was changed to the third Thursday in November (in a move to take better advantage of better marketing the wine in the following weekend).

Contributed by Joe Roberts
http://www.1winedude.com/

True or False: the USA imports the most Beaujolais Nouveau from France?

False

The United States imports about 1.8 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau annually, making it number two on the list of Beaujolais Nouveau importing nations. Taking the top spot is Japan - that nation seems to love its Gamay, importing nearly 8 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau each year.

Contributed by Joe Roberts
http://www.1winedude.com/

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Wine Quiz

True

Viura

True

False

Antao Vaz

All of the Above

1/3

True

1951

False