Andalucia, Canary Islands Flashcards
Climate of Andalucía
Mediterranean
6 DOs of Andalucía
- Condado de Huelva DO
- Sanlucar de Barrameda Manzanilla DO
- Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
- Málaga DO
- Sierras de Málaga DO
- Montilla-Moriles DO
West to south to East ish
Where in Spain would you expect to eat gazpacho while dancing flamenco and watching bullfighting?
Andalucia
What is the strait bridging Africa and Europe?
Strait of Gibraltar
What is Sack?
English term for wines from Jerez
British firms in 17th/18th C establishing in Sherry
- Osbourne
- Garvey
- John Harvey (now Domcq)
when did Jerez get DO?
1933
2 DO zones of Sherry?
- Sanlucar de Barrameda Manzanilla DO
- Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
3 towns - golden triangle - of Sherry
- Jerez de la Frontera
- Sanlucar de Barrameda
- El Puerto de Santa Maria
3 Grapes authorized for Sherry
Palomino (Listán) - dry sherry
PX
Moscatel
Soils of Sherry
Albariza - chalk and limestone (best) - Palomino
Barros - clay - lower vineyards
Arenas - sandy - coastal vineyards - Moscatel
Where is Montilla-Moriles DO? Climate?
What style did it lend name to?
Grapes and styles
- NE of Jerez, above Malaga - HOT
- lent name to Amontillado
- PX - exports must to Jerez
- fino, oloroso, amontillado, both fortified and unfortified
- hot climate leads to ripeness - naturally ferments to 15.5
- –only dessert and oloroso styles fortified
Describe Málaga DO
- South of Montilla-Moriles
- used to supply to Jerez but quality went down
- now mostly fortified and sweet wine
- moscatel and pX
-traditionally dried up to 2- days on esparto grass mats, today naturally sweet from soleo or overripe, or fortified to be sweet
What is arrope
may be added to restore sweetness in Malaga
5 age categories of Malaga
Málaga Pálido: less than 6 months aging (also 100% recommended varietals) Málaga: min. 6 to 24 months in oak Málaga Noble: 24 to 36 months in oak Málaga Añejo: 36 to 60 months in oak Málaga Trasañejo: min. 60 months in oak
