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Catalonia/Catalunya Flashcards

1
Q

DOs of Catalonia:

DOQ of Catalonia:

A

Allela
Catalunya
Cava
Conca de Barbera
Costers de Segre
Emporda
Monsant
Penedes
Pla del Bages Terragona
Terra Alta

DOQ: Priorat

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2
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Subzones of Costers del Segre DO

(Catalunya) (7)

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Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussà, Raimat* Artesa de Segre, Segrià, Vall del Riucorb

Raimat* smallest subzone, estate with same name

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3
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Producer of Clarete in Penedes DO

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Vinyes

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4
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Wine map of Catalonia

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5
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What year did Monsant become its own DO? (Was a subzone of Terragona)

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2002

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6
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Focus of wine from Empordà DO

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located in the northeastern corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon. The focus is on Cariñena rosados

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7
Q

In the 1960s, this man introduced stainless steel and temperature controlled fermentation to his familys winery in Catalonia

A

Miguel Torres

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8
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Garnatxa Peluda is known as this in Catalonia

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Lladoner Pelut

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9
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Synonym for Tempranillo in Catalonia

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Ull de Llebre

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10
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Catalonia is at the center of this culinary movement

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Molecular gastronomy: restaurants like El Celler de Can Roca and El Bulli (now closed)

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11
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Montsant DO forms a ring around this DOq

A

Priorat

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12
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Monsant was given Its own DO in this year

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2001

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13
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Monsant was originally called Falset, a subzone of this DO

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Tarragona

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14
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Monsant, the Mountain range that names the DO of Monsant, is here in the circle of Monsant

A

North

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15
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the Southwest corridor of Monsant descends to this river valley

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Ebro River Valley

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16
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This DO of Catalonia has the same Llicorella soils as Priorat

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Monsant

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17
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Main town of Monsant DO

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Falset (where soils are sandier)

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18
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Subzones of Tarragona DO (Catalonia)

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Camp de Terragona (Meditteranean)
Comarca Ribera d’Ebre (Ebro river, more continental)

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19
Q

Moscatel de Tarragona is made from this grape in this style

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Fortified from Moscatel de Grano Menudo

20
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Historically, Conca de Barberá DO earned praise for grapes destined for this

A

Cava. Today, 2/3 of plantings are white, predominately Macabeo and Parellada

21
Q

Main river of Conca de Barberá

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Francolí river, and tributary the Anguera

22
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Seven subzones of Costers del Segre DO (Catalonia)

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Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussá, Raimat*, Artesa de Segre, Segriá, Vall del Riucorb

23
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What year did Manuel Raventós purchase the 2,245 hectare estate called Raimat

A

1914,

Planted to Tempranillo and international grapes at the foot of the Pyrenees (limestone soil)

24
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Soil type of Costers del Segre DO

A

Sandy Limestone

25
Q

River of Costers del Segre DO

A

Segre, Ebro to the South

26
Q

Terra Alta, along Tarragona DO’s Western boundary, is becoming known for this grape

A

Garnacha Blanca

27
Q

Three subzones of Alella DO (Catalonia)

A

Ascending in elevation from East to West
Coastal: Garnacha Blanca
Transitional: Xarel-lo (Pansa Blanca) Garnacha and Tempranillo
Vallés: coolest of the three, known for limestone
Xarel-lo

28
Q

Soil of Vallés zone of Alella DO, high in the Sierra de Montsény

A

Sauló
Sandy granite topsoil

29
Q

River of Pla de Bages DO

A

Llobregat

30
Q

Pla de Bages DO is known for these grapes

A

Macabeo and Picapoll Blanco (Not the same as Piquepoul blanc)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Also the local red grape Sumoll

31
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The name of the wind that affects Empordá DO, the furthest Northeast in Catalonia

A

Tramontana coming from Massif central

32
Q

Two Subzones of Empordá DO

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Alt Emporda (Along Albera and Rodes ranges)
Baix Empordá (Along coast, more tranquil and denser with clay)

33
Q

DOs just across border from Empordá DO

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Overlapping Banyuls and Collioure AOPs

34
Q

This style of Wine is big in Empordá DO

A

Vi de Licor from Garnacha Blanca, Negra and Roja
(Right on Border with Banyuls)

Also still wines from Carinena and Garnacha

35
Q

Catalunya DO is a catch all, like Sicilia DOC. This style of wine is not permitted

A

Fully Espumoso wines

36
Q

who introduced stainless steel temperature control fermentation to Spanish wine making in Catalonia

A

Miguel Torres

37
Q

DO for icewine in Penedes

A

DO Vino dulce de Frio

Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Malvasia de Sitges, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and/or Merlot – must have a minimum of 70-150g/l RS.

38
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Synonym for Malvasia in Catalonia

A

Subirat Parent

39
Q

Synonym for Xarel-lo in Catalonia

A

Pansa Blanca

40
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What is Vino Vimblanc?

A

Solera method fortified wine made from PX in Catalonia

41
Q

Pla de Bages DO:

A

Blanca / Blanc
Rosado / Rosat
Tinta / Negre
Vino de Aguja / Vi d’Agulla (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure)
Vino Espumoso / Vi Escumós: min. 3.5 bars pressure: traditional method
Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
Mistela (fortified)
Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vino de Licor, min. must weight of 255 g/l (fortified)

Blanco: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Picapoll
Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot

42
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Catalan Sparkling Designations
Conca del Riu Anoia:

A

Must be made with indigenous grapes
Grapes must be grown organically
Grapes must be from vines at least 10 years old
Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

(Est. 2012) Pepe Raventós, head of Raventos I Blanc, established Conca del Riu Anoia
Along Anoia River Basin

43
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Catalan Sparkling Designations
Clàssic Penedès:

A

Established 2013

Three broader zones:
Penedès Superior: Inland, higher elevations
Penedès Central: Middle plain area
Penedès Marítim: Coastal area just south of Barcelona

Indigenous or international grapes
traditional or ancestral method
aged for a minimum of 15 months
Bottle must list vintage date and date of disgorgement

44
Q

Catalan Sparkling Designations
Corpinnat

A

Est 2015
“Heart of Penedes”
2018 EU recognized, 2021 ancestral method

Must be made with indigenous grapes
Wines may be made with the traditional or ancestral method
Grapes must be grown organically
Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

45
Q

Seven subzones of Corpinnat

A

Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregat
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès

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