Catalonia Flashcards
Name 4 important DOs within Catalonia
Priorat Montsant Penedès Cava Emporda Catalunya
Where is Priorat located?
Southwest Catalonia
Which Frenchman revitalized Priorat?
René Barbier
What is the name of the soil type found in Priorat? Describe it
Llicorella
Mix of black slate and quartzite
What are the 2 most important red grapes found in Priorat?
Garnacha
Cariñena
Where is Montsant located?
Almost completely surrounds Priorat; subregion of Catalonia
Where is the Penedès located?
Along the Catalan coast
95% of Cava production happens within ______.
Penedès
What are 4 grapes that are most commonly used in Cava production?
Parellada
Xarel.lo
Macabeo
Chardonnay
Which is the only Spanish DO that covers a style rather than a region?
Cava DO
Who was the “founder” of the Cava region and style?
José Raventos, of Codorníu
Name the two biggest Cava producers
Freixenet
Codorníu
Which Catalan subregion borders Banyuls?
Emporda
