Aragon/Catalonia Flashcards
What river flows through Aragon
Jalon
What is Aragon known for
Old vine granache
DOs of Aragon
Catalayud
Campo de Borja
Carinena
Somontano
What is the training method in Aragon
Head trained
What does Vinas Viejas mean in Catalyud DO
old vine designation, must be 35 years old
What does Vinas Viejas mean in Carinena
min 20 year old vines
What are gyropallets known by in Catolonia
girasols
Aging requirements for Cava normale
min 9 months
Aging requirements for Cava Reserva
18 months
Aging requirements for Cava Gran Reserva
30 months
What region does Cava lie in?
Penedes
The three areas Penedes can be divided into
Penedes Maritim
Penedes Central
Penedes Superior
What other DOs can produce cava?
Emporda (Catalonia)
Terragona
Carinena (Aragon)
Campo de Borja (Aragon)
Utiel-Requena (Valencia)
Ribera del Guadiana (Extremadura) Bodegas Inviosa
La Rioja
Granada (Andalucia)
Biggest producer of single vineyard sparkling wine
Freixenet
DOs of Catalonia
Allela
Catalunya
Cava
Conca de Barbera
Costers de Segre
Emporda
Monsant
Penedes
Pla del Bages Terragona
Terra Alta
When did Raventos introduce traditonal sparkling method to Spain?
1872
Qualifications for cava de paratge qualificat
Hand harvested
Vintage dated
Vines must be 10 years old
36 months tirage
TA is 5.5 g/l
no acidification
brut, extra brut, brut nature
Max alcohol for Cava
10.8-12.8%
Raventos is the founding winemaker of this house
Cordoniu
Widest spanning non contiguous appelalation DO in Spain
Cava!
This grape is only permitted in cava for Rose production
Trepat
Catalonia and Roussillon split in the __ century, when the king of Spain ceded Roussillon to France, a political division that has existed to this day
17th
the two regions fly a similar flag of red and yellow stripes as a reminder of an intertwined history
Cavas authorized white grapes
Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Malvasia, Chardonnahy
Bottles of Cava all have what on the cork?
Four pointed star
