Andalucia/Canary Islands Flashcards
What are the main grapes of Malaga?
PX
Moscatel
Describe the wines of Málaga DO.
- Moscatel or PX
- Soleo process
- The wines are either naturally sweet or fortified
- Fortified wines are naturally sweet, or sweetened w/ arrope
- Fortified wines undergo solera aging in American oak
What is the synonym for Mission on the Canary Islands?
Listán Prieto
Has phylloxera reached the Canary Islands?
No
What are the 3 soils of Sherry?
- Albariza (white soil) - best soil for Palomino
- Barros (clay) - lower-lying vineyards
- Arenas (sandy soils) - coastal vineyards
What are the 5 age categories of Málaga DO?
- Málaga Pálido - max 6 mos in oak
- Málaga - 6-24 mos in oak
- Málaga Noble - 24-36 mos in oak
- Málaga Añejo - 3-5 yrs in oak
- Málaga Transañejo - min 5 yrs in oak
What soil is principally suited for Moscatel in Jerez?
Arenas
What are the 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 does Jerez get most of it’s Pedro Ximénez?
Montilla-Moriles - it has dispensation to import PX must from here to compensate for the declining acreage in Jerez
What kind of mats are the grapes dried on in Málaga?
Esparto grass mats
What is the principal grape of Montilla-Moriles?
Pedro Ximénez
What style of wines were historically produced on the Canary Islands? Today?
- Fortified
- Vino Joven
Climate of Andalucía
Mediterranean
Where in Spain would you expect to eat gazpacho while dancing flamenco and watching bullfighting?
Andalucía
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)
2 DO zones of Sherry?
Sanlucar de Barrameda Manzanilla DO
- Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
when did Jerez get DO?
1933
3 towns - golden triangle - of Sherry
Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlucar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria
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
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
Vino Generoso (not always fortified)
Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso
Palo Cortado
Vino Dulce Natural (fortified)
Pedro Ximénez: min. 272 g/l residual sugar
Moscatel: min. 160 g/l residual sugar
Montilla-Moriles subzone
Montilla-Moriles Superior (higher concentration of albariza)
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
What is Sierras de Malaga DO?
table wine from Malaga (dry)
How far is Canary Islands from Iberian Peninsula?
700 miles
Climate of Canary Islands? Soil/geography
subtropical
Volcanic
never had Phylloxera!
100+ yr old vines!
11 DOs of Canary Islands
Individual Islands: (West - East)
El Hierro DO
La Palma DO
La Gomera DO
Gran Canaria DO
Lanzarote DO
DOs on Tenerife: (Clockwise starting at 11)
Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO
Valle de la Orotava DO
Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
Valle de Güímar DO
Abona DO
Outlier: Las Islas Canarias
Grapes of Canary Islands
Whites: (some)
Malvasía
Gual
Forastera Blanca
Moscatel
Listán Blanco (Palomino)
Reds: (some)
Listán Negro
Negramoll (Tinta Negra)
Malvasía Rosada
Listán Prieto (Mission)
