Wine Quiz In Iberia: A Spain and Portugal Quiz Nov 11, 2022 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! Which of these red grapes—the most widely planted in Spain—is used to produce acclaimed and ageworthy Spanish wines? (Hint: It’s also grown widely in Portugal under the name “Tinta Roriz.”) Syrah Tempranillo Macabeo Xinomavro Portugal is celebrated as the source of Vintage Port, tawny Port and Madeira, all examples of which type of wine? Fortified wine Ice wine Straw wine Orange wine CVNE, Marqués de Murrieta and R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia are just a few of the famed wineries located in which of these northern Spanish regions known for its cellar-worthy red wines? Galicia Rías Baixas Rioja Andalucía Portugal’s Douro Valley is one of the few remaining regions where this old-fashioned (and very physical) winemaking technique is still practiced: Foot-stomping Carbonic maceration Bâtonnage Barrel jousting To label their sparkling wine as Cava, producers in Spain must make their wine using which production method? The Charmat method The col fondo method The petillant naturel method The traditional (aka Champagne) method With a name meaning “green wine,” which of these is a popular, easy-drinking and often slightly effervescent wine produced in Portugal’s Minho region? Rabelo Vinho Verde Colheita Vinho reserva To make Spain’s best-known fortified wine, Sherry, producers blend and age multiple vintages of wine together. This is known as a: Solera system Oloroso system Vino de Pago system Trellising system Many of Portugal’s largest producers oversee multiple winemaking estates, known as: Quintas Tintas Vinhos Vales Which of these is a hallmark note of the Albariño (aka Alvarinho) whites made throughout Spain and Portugal? Dragon fruit Salty minerality Green chile pepper Cassis Portugal’s Colares region is known for having some of the Iberian Peninsula’s oldest vines, and also for being: The European region farthest from the equator The only European wine region to produce exclusively rosé The most westerly wine region in continental Europe The only wine region in the world to exclusively use 375 ml bottles Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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