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Weekly Wine Quiz: The (Spanish) Name Game1 min read

Posted on July 13, 2012July 4, 2012 by 1WineDude

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Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz!

Based on feedback from ever-so-vocal-and-intelligent peeps like you, I do not supply the quiz answer directly in the post – you will need to tune back in later in the comments section for the answer. Yeah, yeah, whatever, let’s get to the question already!

Our current round of wine quiz questions are focused on the Rioja winemaking region, and hopefully Friday the 13th isn’t an unlucky day for your wine smarties!

The (Spanish) Name Game

How Did Spain’s Rioja region get its name?

  • A.  From the Latin word Rialia which refers to small regional tributaries
  • B.  From an ancient Basque word meaning "land of rocks"
  • C.  Either A or B – no one knows for sure
  • D.  None of the above

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11 thoughts on “Weekly Wine Quiz: The (Spanish) Name Game1 min read”

  1. Alexey Onegin says:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:48 am

    I'd say none of the above since I've heard it's name is connected with a river.

    1. 1WineDude says:
      July 13, 2012 at 8:55 am

      Thanks, Alexey!

  2. Silvinapal says:
    July 13, 2012 at 11:54 am

    none of the above.

    it's because of the River Oja that goes by, ( Rio Oja).

    1. 1WineDude says:
      July 13, 2012 at 11:59 am

      Thanks, Silvinapa!

  3. Steve says:
    July 13, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    D.

    Silvinapa got it right.

    1. 1WineDude says:
      July 13, 2012 at 12:47 pm

      Thanks, Steve!

  4. NJ Vinoman says:
    July 13, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    I'd have to go with D as well.

    1. 1WineDude says:
      July 13, 2012 at 4:23 pm

      Thanks, NJ. This is gonna be a fun one when I finally reveal the answer…! :)

  5. Capi says:
    July 13, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    Silvinapa is absolutly rightt.
    The name of our most popular wine region RIOJA cames from the blend of RÍO (river) + OJA = RIOJA.
    And the name of the grape from the Rioja Valley is TEMPRANILLO.

    Bye.

    1. 1WineDude says:
      July 13, 2012 at 7:03 pm

      Thanks, Capi.

  6. 1WineDude says:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Alright everyone, I fear I'm going to piss you all off but the answer is actually…

    C. Either A or B – no one knows for sure

    Either A or B could be correct – no one knows for sure, and ***according to Ana Fabiano's The Wine Regions Of Rioja*** there are no fewer than 22 competing theories about the origin of the region's name (A & B are thought to be the most credible of the 22). The "river" theory is possible, but according to Fabiano isn't necessarily the most credible of the various theories that explain Rioja's namesake.

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