Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

CMS Cert > Catalonia > Flashcards

Catalonia Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Introductory Sommelier Exam (CMS) flashcards
1
Q

What are the main white varieties of Catalonia

A

Macabéo, Parellada, Xarel-lo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

What are the red white varieties of Catalonia

A

Garnacha, Monastrell, Tempranillo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the Catalonian name for Tempranillo

A

Ull de Llebre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are the minor white varieties of Catalonia

A

Chardonnay, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, Moscatel, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What are the minor red varieties of Catalonia

A

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Where is Catalonia

A

On the southern border of France, a continuation of Roussillon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the main rivers of Catalonia

A

the Ebre and the Segre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Which river flows through Priorat

A

The Ebre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What mountain range borders the region to the North

A

The Pyrenees

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the Climate of Catalonia

A

Mediterranean

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the soil of Catalonia

A

Goes from poor to very fertile quickly.
towards the ocean - granite, chalk, slate, and alluvial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the soil of Priorat

A

llicorella (black slate and quartzite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

When did the Monastery Scala Dei begin making wine

A

1194

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

When did Spain succeed Rousillon to France

A

1600s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

When was the traditional method introduced to region, and by whom and where

A

1872 - Jose Raventós of Codorniu at San Sadurní d’Anoia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

When were international Varieties planted in Priorat and by whom

A

1979, Rene Barbier

16
Q

Who created the Blueprint for Priorat style and when

A

1986, Rene Barbier

17
Q

What where the first 5 labels of Priorats classic style created by Rene Barbier

A

Clos Mogador, Clos Dolfi, Clos Erasmus, Clos de l’Obac, Clos Martinet

18
Q

What styles are produced in Priorat DOCa

A

White, rosado, red, oxidized wine, Vino Dulce Naturale

19
Q

What white varieties are grown in Priorat

A

Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, and international varieties

20
Q

What red varieties are grown in Priorat

A

Garnatxa Negre, Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan), Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre, Pinot Noir

21
Q

What does Vi de Finca mean

A

100% Sourced from adesignated parcel.

22
Q

What does Vi de Paratge mean

A

100% Sourced from a single zone

23
Q

What does Vi de Vinya Cassificada mean

A

Top-Quality vineyard designation given to single parcelwines by the Consell

24
Q

What does Velles Vinyes mean in Priorat

A

Old vines planted before 1945 (75 y/o vines)

25
Q

What styles does Costers del Segre DO produce

A

dry white, rosado, and red; fortified sweet wines, sparkling wines

26
Q

What white varieties are grown in Costers del Segre DO

A

Garnacha Blanca, Chardonnay

27
Q

What red varieties are grown in Costers del Segre DO

A

Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Garnacha

28
Q

What styles does Emporda DO produce

A

dry white, rosado, and red; fortified wines in the style of Banyuls, sparkling wines.

29
Q

What varieties are used for fortified production in Emporda DO

A

Garnatxade l’Empordà and Moscatell de l’Empordà

30
Q

What white varietals are grown in Emporda DO

A

Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Moscatel d’Alexandria

31
Q

What red varietals are grown in Emporda DO

A

Carignan, Garnatxa Negra, international varieties

32
Q

What styles does Montsant DO produce

A

Dry white, rosado, red; an array of fortified wines similar to Empordà

33
Q

What white varietals are grown in Monsant DO

A

Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Xarel-lo

34
Q

What red varietals are grown in Monsant DO

A

Cabernet Sauvignon,Carignan, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot, Tempranillo

35
Q

What styles does Penedes DO produce

A

White, rosado, red, sparkling from the traditional or ancestral method, sweet wine.

36
Q

What white varietals are grown in Penedes DO

A

Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Parellada, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), and international varieties;

37
Q

What red varietals are grown in Penedes DO

A

Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Garnatxa Negre, Carignan, Monastrell, and international varieties

38
Q

What are the major villages of Catalonia

A

Barcelona, Tarragona, Begur, Cadaqués

CMS Cert (46 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions