rioja revision
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RIOJAREVISION
ENGLISH THROUGH WINE,
WINE THROUGH ENGLISH
RIOJA IS A REGION WITH A GLORIOUS
VINICULTURAL HISTORY
a- TRUEb- FALSE
a- TRUE
THE RIOJA APPELLATION WAS SET UP BY ROYAL
DECREE IN…
a- 1902b- 1914c- 1936d- 1942
a- 1902
THE MOST WELL-KNOWN STYLE OF RIOJA WINE IS…
A- WHITEB- ROSÉC- RED
C- RED
THE ROSÉ VERSION OF RIOJA WINES IS GREENISH-YELLOW
COLOUR
a- TRUEb- FALSE
b- FALSE
RIOJA WINES COME FROM…
a- TWO SUBREGIONSb- THREE SUBREGIONSc- FOUR SUBREGIONSd- FIVE SUBREGIONS
b- THREE SUBREGIONS
HOW MANY TYPES OF GRAPES ARE USED IN MAKING RIOJA
WINES?
a- FOURb- FIVEc- SIXd- SEVEN
d- SEVEN
CAN YOU NAME AT LEAST FOUR OF THEM?
1- TEMPRANILLO2- GRENACHE (GARNACHA)3- GRACIANO4- MAZUELO5- VIURA6- MALVASIA7- GRENACHE BLANC (GARNACHA
BLANCA)
WHAT IS A TANNIN?
a- An additive winemakers add to wines to help preserve sweet flavors
b- A natural preservative and one of the components that gives wine its longevity
c- A red grape primarly grown in La Riojad- An instrunment used to remove grapes
from their vines
b- A natural preservative and one of the components that gives wine its longevity
WHAT IS DECANTING?
a- A step in the winemaking processb- Replacing the cork on an opened
bottle of winec- The process of pouring wine from
its bottle into a decanterd- A reference to storing wine
horizontally
b- Replacing the cork on an opened bottle of wine
WHAT IS FERMENTATION?
a- A method of smelling wineb- The ageing process a grape
undergoes while still on the vinec- The process by which sediment is
removed from wined- The process by which the grape
juice turns into wine
d- The process by which the grape juice turns into wine