Andalucia

Question 1

what are the DO of Andalucía?

Answer 1

Montilla Moriles DO
Condado de Huelva DO
Malaga DO
Sierra de Malaga DO
Sherry DO

Question 2

Condado de Huelva DO?

Answer 2

Blanco
Condado Palido
Condado Viejo
Vino generoso de Licor
Tinto

Question 3

What is the difference between Condado Palido and Viejo?

Answer 3

Palido is a generous style produced in Solera with a biological aging
Viejo same, with an oxidative aging

Question 4

Main grape in Condado de Huelva DO?

Answer 4

Zalema

Palomino, Listan B, PX

Question 5

Aging requirement in Condado de Huelva DO?

Answer 5

Blanco Tradi= min 1yr old
Vino Palido/Viejo= min 3 yrs in Wood
Vino generoso de Licor= min 2 yrs in Wood

Question 6

Soil in Sherry/Jerez DO?

Answer 6

Albarisa
Barros
Arenas

Question 7

What is the name of the sandy soil in Sherry DO?

Answer 7

Arenas

Question 8

What is the name of the Limestone soil in Sherry DO?

Answer 8

Albarisa soil (white)

Question 9

name 3 famous city for Sherry production?

Answer 9

Jerez de la Frontera
El Puerto de Santa Maria
Puerto Real

Question 10

aging requirement for Sherry?

Answer 10

All wine must be aged in Solera for a min 2 yrs < release
VOS= min 20 yrs old
VORS= min 30 yrs old

Question 11

what was the min aging requirement for Sherry <2010?

Answer 11

min 3 years aging

Question 12

min/max alc for the following:
Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso/Palo Cortado
Medium/Dry
Pale Cream/Cream

Answer 12

15%

Question 13

name all style of Vino Generoso dry in Style in Sherry DO?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Montilla Moriles DO?

Answer 14

Blanco
Vino Generoso (not always fortified)
Vino Dulce Natural (Fortified)

Question 15

principal grape recommended in Montilla Moriles DO?

Answer 15

PX

Question 16

sub region of Montilla Moriles DO?

Answer 16

Montilla Morilles Superior (higher % Albarisa)

Question 17

Sierras de Malaga DO?

Answer 17

Blanco= Chard, PX, Moscatel de Alejandria
Tinto= Rome, CabS, Merlot, Syrah, Temp

Question 18

Malaga DO?

Answer 18

Vino Seco
Vino Dulce
Vino Naturalmente Dulce
Vino de Licor
Dulce Vino de Licor

Question 19

what is Vino de Uvas Sobremaduradas?

Answer 19

sweet wine produced from overripe grapes (not fortified)

Question 20

what are the 3 Dulce Vino de Licor style?

Answer 20

Vino Maestro= fortified Fermentation.

Question 21

Aging req fro Vino de Licor in Malaga DO?

Answer 21

Malaga Pálido= <6months 
6mth24 Mths
24 mth36 mths
36 mth60 mths
Malaga Transañejo= min 60 mths

Question 22

Soleo?

Answer 22

process of drying grapes on grass mats prior to pressing for 1 to 3 weeks

Question 23

What is the name of the Must in Jerez?

Answer 23

Mosto de Yema

Question 24

What is Zapatos de Pisar?

Answer 24

Cowhide boots used to crush the grapes

Question 25

Cabeceo?

Answer 25

when the blend is assembled on a small scale in a tube prior to do it on a larger scale

Question 26

what is Sancocho?

Answer 26

vino de Licor reduced to 1/3 of original volume

Question 27

what are the sweetening agent for Sherry?

Answer 27

Dulce Pasa= palomino Sunned Dulce de Almibar= Invert sugar & Fino Mistela= Palomino Sunned

Question 28

What is Arrope?

Answer 28

Vino de color reduce to 1/5 of its original volume

Question 29

what is Almacenistas?

Answer 29

trader in Sherry, buy the wine young, age it and sale it to shipper at proper maturity. Lustau is a famous one

Question 30

what is Mitad y Mitad?

Answer 30

1/2 pure alc, 1/2 grape juice used for fortification in Sherry

Question 31

Palma de Gallina in Sherry classification?

Answer 31

ray that has developed the true fragrance of a fine Oloroso, kept for aging.

Question 32

Y Palma?

Answer 32

light and delicate wine | Fino or Manzanilla

Question 33

Sobretalas?

Answer 33

intermediary stage for wines that develop under flor. | it is in between the 1st and 2nd classification

Question 34

where do you have most chances to find Moscatel grapes in Sherry DO?

Answer 34

around Chipiona on Arena Soil

Question 35

what is the name of the poorer quality wine in the 1st classification of Sherry?

Answer 35

Mostoprensa

Question 36

what is segued Yema?

Answer 36

the press wine, good for heavier wine (Oloroso)

Question 37

what is Primera Yema?

Answer 37

free run juice 60-70% of juice (Fino/Manzanilla)

Question 38

What is a Scale in a solar system?

Answer 38

each stage development, represented by a criadera or by the Solera. ex= 5 criadera + a Solera= 6 Scales

Question 39

what is a Criadera?

Answer 39

a layer within a Solera sytem

Question 40

what is the name of the 1st layer of a Solera?

Answer 40

Solera.