Andalucia Flashcards
what are the DO of Andalucía?
Montilla Moriles DO Condado de Huelva DO Malaga DO Sierra de Malaga DO Sherry DO
Condado de Huelva DO?
Blanco Condado Palido Condado Viejo Vino generoso de Licor Tinto
What is the difference between Condado Palido and Viejo?
Palido is a generous style produced in Solera with a biological aging
Viejo same, with an oxidative aging
Main grape in Condado de Huelva DO?
Zalema
Palomino, Listan B, PX
Aging requirement in Condado de Huelva DO?
Blanco Tradi= min 1yr old
Vino Palido/Viejo= min 3 yrs in Wood
Vino generoso de Licor= min 2 yrs in Wood
Soil in Sherry/Jerez DO?
Albarisa
Barros
Arenas
What is the name of the sandy soil in Sherry DO?
Arenas
What is the name of the Limestone soil in Sherry DO?
Albarisa soil (white)
name 3 famous city for Sherry production?
Jerez de la Frontera
El Puerto de Santa Maria
Puerto Real
aging requirement for Sherry?
All wine must be aged in Solera for a min 2 yrs < release
VOS= min 20 yrs old
VORS= min 30 yrs old
what was the min aging requirement for Sherry <2010?
min 3 years aging
min/max alc for the following: Fino Amontillado Oloroso/Palo Cortado Medium/Dry Pale Cream/Cream
15%
name all style of Vino Generoso dry in Style in Sherry DO?
Fino= Matured Biologicaly
Amontillado= Matured Fino, oxidative following the biologically
Palo Cortado= a Fino redirected oxidative during the 2nd classification
Oloroso= matured by oxidative aging
Montilla Moriles DO?
Blanco
Vino Generoso (not always fortified)
Vino Dulce Natural (Fortified)
principal grape recommended in Montilla Moriles DO?
PX
sub region of Montilla Moriles DO?
Montilla Morilles Superior (higher % Albarisa)
Sierras de Malaga DO?
Blanco= Chard, PX, Moscatel de Alejandria Tinto= Rome, CabS, Merlot, Syrah, Temp
Malaga DO?
Vino Seco Vino Dulce Vino Naturalmente Dulce Vino de Licor Dulce Vino de Licor
what is Vino de Uvas Sobremaduradas?
sweet wine produced from overripe grapes (not fortified)
what are the 3 Dulce Vino de Licor style?
Vino Maestro= fortified Fermentation.
Aging req fro Vino de Licor in Malaga DO?
Malaga Pálido= <6months 6mth24 Mths 24 mth36 mths 36 mth60 mths Malaga Transañejo= min 60 mths
Soleo?
process of drying grapes on grass mats prior to pressing for 1 to 3 weeks
What is the name of the Must in Jerez?
Mosto de Yema
What is Zapatos de Pisar?
Cowhide boots used to crush the grapes
Cabeceo?
when the blend is assembled on a small scale in a tube prior to do it on a larger scale
what is Sancocho?
vino de Licor reduced to 1/3 of original volume
what are the sweetening agent for Sherry?
Dulce Pasa= palomino Sunned
Dulce de Almibar= Invert sugar & Fino
Mistela= Palomino Sunned
What is Arrope?
Vino de color reduce to 1/5 of its original volume
what is Almacenistas?
trader in Sherry, buy the wine young, age it and sale it to shipper at proper maturity.
Lustau is a famous one
what is Mitad y Mitad?
1/2 pure alc, 1/2 grape juice used for fortification in Sherry
Palma de Gallina in Sherry classification?
ray that has developed the true fragrance of a fine Oloroso, kept for aging.
Y Palma?
light and delicate wine
Fino or Manzanilla
Sobretalas?
intermediary stage for wines that develop under flor.
it is in between the 1st and 2nd classification
where do you have most chances to find Moscatel grapes in Sherry DO?
around Chipiona on Arena Soil
what is the name of the poorer quality wine in the 1st classification of Sherry?
Mostoprensa
what is segued Yema?
the press wine, good for heavier wine (Oloroso)
what is Primera Yema?
free run juice 60-70% of juice (Fino/Manzanilla)
What is a Scale in a solar system?
each stage development, represented by a criadera or by the Solera.
ex= 5 criadera + a Solera= 6 Scales
what is a Criadera?
a layer within a Solera sytem
what is the name of the 1st layer of a Solera?
Solera.
