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