Andalucía

Question 1

Climate of Andalucía

Answer 1

Mediterranean with Atlantic and continental influences

Question 2

High pressure system from Atlantic bringing hot dry summers to Andalucia

Answer 2

Azores High

Question 3

Two main winds in Andalucia

Answer 3

Levante and Poniente

Question 4

Which humid wind helps w flor development, from where

Answer 4

Poniente from Atlantic

Question 5

Highest point on mainland Spain

Answer 5

Pico de Mulhacén in Sierra Nevada

Question 6

Spanish for fortified wine

Answer 6

Vino Generoso

Question 7

Wine training common in Andalucia

Answer 7

Vara y Pulgar

Question 8

95% of Sherry grapes are

Answer 8

Palomino Fino

Question 9

Orientation of Sherry cathedrals in order to catch the poniente wind

Answer 9

NE-SW

Question 10

Three pressings of Sherry grapes and the wines they go into

Answer 10

Primera Yema - Fino
Segunda Yema - Oloroso
Mosto Prensa - distilled

Question 11

What is mitad y mitad

Answer 11

Half spirit and half mature Sherry used to fortify Sherry

Question 12

Stage after fortification, before ageing when wines can change classification

Answer 12

Sobretabla

Question 13

What happens to a barrel of Fino who’s flor dies

Answer 13

It ages as Oloroso

Question 14

How often must a Fino barrel be refreshed

Answer 14

Every 12-18 months

Question 15

What is the life of a flor

Answer 15

7-8 years

Question 16

Minimum age requirement for a fino

Answer 16

2 years

Question 17

Alcohol content for Fino and Manzanilla

Answer 17

Fino: 15-17%
Manzanilla:15-19%

Question 18

Environment needed to age Fino

Answer 18

Cool, humid, stable

Question 19

What is Amontillado (and ABV %)

Answer 19

Refortified fino, after flor dies, aged oxidatively

16-22%