Stemmy

November 12, 2019

A descriptive term for a wine with the green odor or flavor of stems or, sometimes, wet grain.

Which of the following important rivers runs through the Rioja region of Spain?

A. The Duero River

B. The Río Oja

C. The Ebro River

D. The Guadalquivir River

The Ebro. Rioja, considered Spain’s preeminent wine region, spreads out for 75 miles along the Ebro River in northeastern Spain. The name Rioja, however, is probably derived from Río Oja, one of the seven small tributaries of the Ebro River. The Duero River runs through the Spanish wine region Ribera del Duero. And the Guadalquivir runs just north of Jerez (Sherry).

Bushvine

A bushvine is a vine that is free-standing with no trellis system. In other words, it looks like a bush. Bushvines are also known as “head-pruned” vines and “goblet-trained” vines. Many of the world’s oldest… Continue reading

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