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Catalonia / Aragona / Balearic / Canary Flashcards

1
Q

Ull de Llebre

Synonym

A

Tempranillo

(Penedès)

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Birthplace of Cava

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San Sadurní d’Anoia

  • In the Alt-Penedès
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Year José Raventós of Codorníu introduce método tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain

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1872

  • Codorníu is 2nd in size only to competing house of Freixent, the world’s leader in sparkling wine production
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World’s largest producer of sparkling wines

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Freixenet

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Cava

% produced in Penedès

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95%

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Cava DO

Regions

A

7

  • Catalonia (Catalunya)
  • Aragón
  • Navarra
  • Basque Country
  • La Rioja
  • Valencia
  • Extremadura
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Cava DO

Grapes

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  • (R) Parellada, Macabeu, Xarel·lo, (A) Chardonnay, Malvasía (subirat)
  • Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat (Trepat for rosé only)
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Cava

Reserva

Aging Requirement

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  • min 18 months on the lees
  • previously 15 mo, prior to 2021 harvest
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Cava

Gran Reserva

Aging Requirement

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  • min 30 months on the lees from the day of tirage
  • Brut, Extra Brut, and Brut Nature only
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Cava, Cava Reserva, Cava Gran Reserva

Aging Requirements

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  • Cava: 9 mo lees
  • Cava Reserva: 18 mo lees (previously 15 mo)
  • Cava Gran Reserva - 30 mo lees

vs. Champagne NV 12 mo lees, 15 mo total, Vintage 12 mo lees, 36 total

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Penedès DO

3 altitude zones

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  • Penedès Marítim, aka Baix- (low) Penedès
    • Rises from sea level to 250 m
    • Monastrell, Garnacha, Cariñena
    • Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada
  • Penedès Central, aka Mitja- (middle) Penedès
    • Tempranillo, red Bordeaux
    • Transitional sector, 250-500 m
  • Penedès Superior, aka Alt- (high) Penedès
    • Ascend into Montserrat mountain range, highest elevation, 500-850 m
    • Increased precipitation, more dramatic diurnal swing
    • PN, Cab Franc, Chard, Riesling, Gewürzt
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Malvasia de Sitges

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  • Sweet fortified wine from Baix-Penedès
  • Currently produced by Vega de Ribes and Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista
  • Holds Slow Food “presidia” status, helping to save it from extinction
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Malvasia de Sitges

Two producers

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  • Vega de Ribes
  • charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista

Historical specialty of Baix-Penedès, sweet fortified wine, recently recieved coveted Slow Food “presidia” status

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Cava

Cork’s signature mark

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  • Four pointed star
  • also, the muselet twists the wrong way!
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Cava

Permitted Training Systems

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  • En Vaso
  • En Espaldera: Cordón, Vara y Pulgar
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Corpinnat

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  • No longer part of DO Cava
  • 100% organic, hand harvested, estate made
  • Aged min 18 months
  • Gramona, Llopart, Nadal, Recaredo, Sabaté I Coca,
  • Torelló, Can Feixas, Mas Candi, Julia Bernet
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Priorato di Scala Dei

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Carthusian monastery, from which Priorat takes its name (priory)

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18
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Priorat

Main soil

A

licorella

  • black slate/quartzite mix
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Priorat

Styles

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  • Blanco / Blanc
  • Rosado / Rosat
  • Tinto / Negre
  • Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
  • Mistela (Negre and Blanc)
  • Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vi de Licor, min. must weight of 320 g/l

(wines may be labeled by authorized varieties if the variety is present as a min. 85% of the blend)

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Priorat Blanc

Grapes

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  • Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Xarel·lo, Picapoll, Viognier
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Priorat Tinto / Negre

Grapes

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  • R: Garnatxa Negre (Grenache), Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan)
  • A: Garnatxa Peluda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Picapoll Negre (Puntxó Fort)
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Priorat

Vi de Vila

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Village Wine category

  • Since the 2007 vintage
  • 12 villages
  • Min 60% Garnacha and/or Cariñena (recommended grapes)
  • Made from vineyards owned or long-term leased (min 7 years)
  • Max yields:
  • White 7,000 kg/ha
  • Red 5,000 kg/ha
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Priorat

12 Vi de Vila

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  • Bellmunt del Priorat
  • Escaladei
  • El Lloar
  • Gratallops
  • La Morera de Montsant
  • La Vilella Alta
  • La Vilella Baixa
  • Masos del Terme de Falset
  • Poboleda
  • Porrera
  • Solanes del Terme de El Molar
  • Torroja del Priorat
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Two DOs that surround Priorat

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  • Monstant DO (ring around Priorat)
  • Tarragona DO (larger, extending to the coast)
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Monstant DO

Main Grapes

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Garnacha and Cariñena

  • Value alternative to Priorat’s rising prices
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Monstant

Year elevated to DO

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2002

  • Formerly a subzone of Tarragona
  • Ring-shaped region that almost entirely surrounds Priorat
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Tarragona DO

Traditional Styles

A

Fortified rancio or mistela

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Tarragona’s most substantial market

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Communion wines for Christian churches

  • Tarragona DO is a much larger, encompassing swath of Catalan coast west of Penedes DO
  • Historically, wines were fortified rancio or mistela (vin de liqueur); old styles still made in small quantities
  • Much of the vineyard acreage converted to white varieties for Cava
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Two DOs that border Tarragona

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  • Terra Alta DO (SW)
  • Conca de Barberá DO (N)
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Terra Alta DO in relation to Tarragona

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southwest

  • Blanco:
    • Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Parellada
    • Sauvignon Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Chardonnay, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc
  • Tinto:
    • Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Peluda, Samsó (Mazuela)
    • Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Garnacha Tintorera
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Conca de Barberá DO in relation to Tarragona

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adjacent to northern Tarragona

  • Blanco:
    • Macabeu, Chard, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Parellada, Sauv Blanc
    • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Tinto:
    • Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Trepat, Tempranillo, Mazuela (Samsó)
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Costers del Segre

Geographic significance

A

Encompasses a series of 7 non-contiguous subzones:

  • Artesa de Segre
  • Garrigues
  • Pallars Jussá
  • Raïmat
  • Segrià
  • Urgell
  • Valls du Riucorb
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Costers del Segre CO

7 subzones

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  • Artesa de Segre
  • Garrigues
  • Pallars Jussa
  • *Raïmat (smallest)
  • Segria
  • Urgell
  • Valls du Riucorb

Nonconitguous subzones btwn Tarragona and Somontano

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Manuel Raventós

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  • Integral to the formation of the Costers del Segre DO
  • 1914, purchased arid, infertile land in the region for his Raïmat estate
  • 60 years later, after the transformation of parched land through canal construction and agricultural restoration, Manuel produced Raïmat’s 1st commercial vintage
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Emporda DO

Main styles of wine produced

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Cariñena rosados

  • Emporda DO, NE corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon
  • also, Garnacha and international varietals
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36
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DO known for Xarel-lo made as still white wine

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  • Alella DO
  • Pansà Blanca = Xarel-lo
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Alella DO

Main grape

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Xarel-lo (known locally as Pansa Blanca)

  • Dry white wines or blends of Cava
  • Alella DO - northeast of Penedès
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Xarel-lo

Synonym in Alella DO

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Pansa Blanca (Xarel-lo)

  • Dry white wines, or blends of Cava
  • Alella, northeast of Penedès
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39
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Where is Pla de Bages DO?

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Pla de Bages DO - NE of Penedès, in Catalunya

  • Newer DO in 2006
  • Bages is a derivative of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
  • Blanco:
    • Macabeo, Chardonnay, Picapoll Blanc, Parellada
    • Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer
  • Tinto:
    • Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Merlot, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Sumoll Negre
    • Cabernet Franc, Syrah
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Empordà DO

Location

Main styles

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Empordà

  • On the French border, directly across from Collioure
  • Cariñena rosados dominate, but Garnacha and international varieties are grown as well
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Garnatxa de l’Empordà

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Garnatxa de l’Empordà

  • VDN, rubí (garnacha tinta) or ámbar (garnacha blanca), min must weight 270g/l
  • Crianza: 3 years, 1 in oak
  • Reserva: 5 years, 4 in oak
  • Gran Reserva: 8 years, 6 in oak
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Balearic Islands

Main grapes

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  • Manto Negro
  • Moll (Prensal Blanc)
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Balearic Islands DOs

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  • Pla i Llevant DO
  • Binissalem DO
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44
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Catalonia

10 DOs

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  • Priorat
  • Monstant
  • Tarragona
  • Terra Alta
  • Conca de Barberá
  • Penedès
  • Costers del Segre
  • Empordà
  • Alella
  • Pla del Bages
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45
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What autonomía is the birthplace of modern winemaking?

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Catalonia

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46
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What is the major soil type in Priorat?

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Lllicorella, a black slate/quartzite mix

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47
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What are the traditional varieties of Priorat?

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Garnacha and Cariñena. However, international varieties (and barrique treatment) are tremendously popular

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48
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Authorized styles and varieties for Priorat

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Blanco: Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, PX, Chenin, Moscatel de Alejandria, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Xarel-lo, Picapoll Blanc
Tinto: Garnacha Tinta, Samsó, plus
Vino Rancio (unfortified), Mistela, VDN

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49
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What two DO’s surround Priorat, stretching to the Mediterranean?

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Monsant DO (a ring around Priorat)
Tarragona DO (larger, extending to the coast)

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What are the traditional wines of Tarragona DO?

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Fortified rancio or mistela

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51
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What is Mistela?

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Vin de Liqueur

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What is important about Costers del Segre, geographically speaking?

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It encompasses a series of non-contiguous subzones:
Pallars Jussá
Artesa de Segre
Urgell
Segrià
Raïmat
Valls du Riucorb
Garrigues

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53
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What two DO’s border Tarragona?

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Terra Alta DO (Southwest)

Conca de Barberá DO (North)

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What are the three subzones of Penedès?

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Baix-Penedès
Medio-Penedès
Alt-Penedès
Divided by Altitude

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55
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What % of Cava is produced in Penedès?

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95%

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56
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What are the authorized grapes for Cava?

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Macabéo, Parellada, Xarel-lo, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Trepat, Subirat (Malvasia)

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57
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Where is the best zone for Parellada?

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Alt-Penedès

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58
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What does Reserva mean on a bottle of sparkling?

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18 months on the lees

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59
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What is the Catalan synonym for Tempranillo? Where might you find it?

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Ull de Llebre

Medio-Penedès

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What is Malvasia de Sitges?

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A sweet fortified wine from the Baix-Penedès, currently produced by Vega de Ribes and Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista.

Holds Slow Food “presidia” status, helping to save it from extinction.

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What is the birthplace of Cava? Who was the founding winemaker?

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San Sadurni d’Anoia in the Alt-Penedès, pioneered by Jose Raventós of Cordorníu in 1872.

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What is unique about Cava DO?

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It is the only DO is Spain to cover a style rather than a region.

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63
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How long does basic Cava age sur lie?

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9mos

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64
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How long does reserva Cava age sur lie?

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18mos

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65
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How long does gran reserva Cava age sur lie?

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30mos

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How can you tell a bottle of Cava by the cork?

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A four pointed star (also, the muselet twists the wrong way!)

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67
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What are the permitted training systems for Cava?

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En Vaso

En Espaldera: Cordón, Vara y Pulgar

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Where is Xarel-lo made into dry white wine? What is the local synonym?

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Alella DO

Pansà Blanca

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Where is Empordà DO? What is the major style?

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On the French border, directly across from Collioure. Cariñena rosados dominate, but garnacha and international varieties are grown as well.

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What is Garnatxa de l’Empordà?

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VDN, rubí (garnacha tinta) or ámbar (garnacha blanca), min must weight 270g/L
Crianza: 3 years, 1 in oak
Reserva: 5 years, 4 in oak
Gran Reserva: 8 years, 6 in oak

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71
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Where is Pla del Bages DO?

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Northwest of Penedès, featuring both international and indigenous grapes.

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What is the purpose of Catalunya DO?

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It encompasses the entire autonomía, covering wineries outside the other DOs and allowing more liberal blending of sites and grapes.

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What are the DOs of the Balearic Islands?

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Pla i Llevant DO

Binissalem Mallorca DO

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What are the major grapes of the Balearic Islands?

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Manto Negro

Moll (Prensal Blanc)

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What are the twelve DOs of Catalonia?

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Priorat
Monsant
Tarragona
Terra Alta
Conca de Barberá
Penedès
Costers del Segre
Empordà
Alella
Pla del Bages
Pla i Llevant
Binissalem Mallorca
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What is the Priorato di Scala Dei?

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A Carthusian monastery, from which Priorat takes its name.

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What is Vino de Pueblo? When and where was it established?

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A village category in Priorat for estate-grown wines from 12 villages, established in 2009.
Vino de Pueblo wines must include 60% recommended varieties, or 50% if only one is present.

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What is Vi de la Vila?

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The Catalan term for Vino de Pueblo

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Name three Vi de Vila villages:

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La Morera de Monsant
Gratallops
Bellmunt del Priorat
Escaladei
Porrera
Poboleda
La Vilella Baixa
La Vilella Alta
El Lloar
Masos del Terme de Falset
Solanes del Terme de El Molar
Torroja del Priorat
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80
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What styles are produced in Priorat?

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Blanco, Rosado, Tinto
Vino Rancio (Tinto and Blanco, NOT FORTIFIED)
Mistela (Tinto and Blanco)=
VDN (min. must weight of 320)
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81
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What are the varietal requirements for Vi de la Vila?

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Minimum 60% recommended varieties, or min 50% recommended varieties if only one is present for reds and rosados; whites may be produced from all varieties.

White: Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Chenin, Picapoll Blanco, Pedro Ximénez, Moscatel Grano Menudo/Alejandria
Red: Garnacha Tinta, Samsó

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What is Samsó?

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Carignan/Mazuelo in Priorat

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83
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What are the two largest Cava houses?

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Freixenet and Cordorníu

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What is Vino Vimblanc?

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VdL from Monsant; Fortified wine of 100% Pansa (Xarel-lo) made from dried grapes
Also produced in Tarragona.

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85
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How does Vino Rancio in Monsant and Tarragona differ from that of Priorat?

A

Fortification (none in Priorat)

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86
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What is Vino de Aguja?

A

Semi-sparkling wine 1-2.5 atmospheres

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87
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What is the minimum pressure for Vino Espumoso?

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3.5 atmospheres

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88
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What is Vino Dulce de Uva Sobremadurada?

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VdL of overripe grapes (Penedès)

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89
Q

What does Vino de Guarda indicate?

A

12mos in wood

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90
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What are the requirements for Vi de Finca?

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Wines are from a single vineyard, and said vineyard has been registered with the Consejo for at least 5 years.
Max yield 65L/100kg of grapes, and 15% under the max yield of the parent DO.
The wine must have been in the market under the vineyard name for at least 10 years.

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91
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What are the current Vi de Finca?

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Clos Mogador (2006)
Mas de la Rosa, Vall Lach (2013)
La Scala/Gigi/Palau/Le Havre, Jean Leon (2013)
Teixar, Vinyes Domenech (2014)
Arnau Oller, Oller del Mas (2015)
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92
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Mallorca

2 wine appellations (DOs)

A
  • Binissalem DO
  • Pla i Llevant
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93
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Mallorca

1st DO established

A

Binissalem, 1991

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94
Q

Mallorca

Oldest winery on the island and year founded

A

Hereus de Ribas, 1711

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95
Q

Binissalem

General location in Mallorca

A

Center of the island

  • Northeast of the capital, Palma de Mallorca
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96
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Geographic feature that shields Binissalem from cold northerly winds

A

Serra de Tramuntana range

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97
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Mallorca

Three indigenous red grapes

A
  • Manto Negro
  • Gorgollosa
  • Callet
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98
Q

Mallorca

Indigenous white grape

A

Prensal Blanc

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99
Q

Prensal Blanc

Synonym (aka)

A

Moll

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100
Q

Binissalem DO

Red (Tinto) Grape Requirements

A
  • Min 30% Manto Negro
  • Max 30% Gorgollassa
  • Authorized red grapes: Manto Negro, Callet, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Gorgollassa
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101
Q

Manto Negro

General character

A

Low in pigment, but high in alcohol

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102
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Binissalem DO

White (Blanco) grape requirements

A
  • Min 50% Moll or Moscatel
  • Authorized white grapes: Moll (Prensal Blanco), Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat à Petits Grains, Giró Ros
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103
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Moll

General character

A

Moll is a low acid grape, and requires the addition of other grape varieties

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104
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Pla i Levant covers what area of Mallorca?

A

Southeastern half

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105
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Pla i Llevant

Prominent French grapes

A

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay

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106
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What are the three altitude zones of Penedès DO?

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a. Penedès Marítim, Baix- (low) Penedès sea level – 250m
b. Penedès Central aka Mitja- (middle) Penedès, 250-500m
c. Penedès Superior, aka Alt- (high) Penedès, 500-850m

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107
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  1. In 2012, Pepe Raventós, the head of Raventós I Blanc, established what subzone to highlight the area along the Anoia River basin?
A

a. Conca del Riu Anoia
b. Must be made with indigenous grapes
c. Grapes must be grown organically
d. Grapes must be from vines at least 10 years old
e. Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

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108
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  1. What Catalan Sparkling designations exist besides Cava?
A

a. Conca del Riu Anoia,
b. Clàssic Penedès
c. Corpinnat

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109
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  1. What are the production requirements for Corpinnat? What does the name mean?
A

a. No longer a part of DO Cava
b. Must be made with indigenous grapes
c. Wines may be made with the traditional or ancestral method
d. Grapes must be grown organically
e. Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months
f. Means “heart of Penedès”, include 11 current wineries

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110
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  1. What are the additional classifications for Priorat DOQ?
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Vi de Finca (Single vineyard, independent of Vi de Vinya): 100% Sourced from designated parcel. Only allowed for wines that also qualify for Catalan “Vi de Finca”.
Vi de Paratge: 100% Sourced from a single zone.
Vi de Vinya Classificada: Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada: Top-Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
Velles Vinyes: Vineyard designation given to vineyards planted prior to 1945 (75 year old vines).

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111
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What is the historical, sweet/fortified wine of Baix-Penedès? Which two producers are championing this grape?

A

a. Malvasia de Sitges
b. Vega de Ribes and the charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista

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112
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Empordà DO, located in the northeastern corner of Spain bordering Banyuls in Roussillon, is known for what style of wine?

A

Cariñena rosados, although Garnacha and international varieties have also been successful

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113
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Synonym for Tempranillo in Medio-Penedès?

A

Ull de Llebre

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114
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Synonym for Garnatxa Negra in Emporda DO?

A

Lledoner Negre

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115
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Outside of Cava DO, which other areas are authorized for Cava production?

A

Aragón
Euskadi
Extremadura
La Rioja
Navarra
València

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116
Q

Local synonym for Xarel-lo?

A

Presnal Blanc

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117
Q

How many bottles does a gyropalette hold?

A

504

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118
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Minimum months on the lees for Cava Gran Reserva?

A

30 mos

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119
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What is the name for the winds that affect DO Emporda?

A

Tramontana winds

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120
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Does DO Montsant produce more white or red wines?

A

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa Negre, Garnatxa Peluda, Merlot, Monastrell, Picapoll Negre, Syrah, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo)

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121
Q

What river runs through DO Penedes?

A

Siurana River

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122
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Name a wine that falls under Gran Vinya Classificada:

A

Alvaro Palacios ‘L’Ermita’

Vall Llach ‘Mas de la Rosa’

Mas Doix ‘1902 Tossal d’

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123
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What are ‘brisats’?

A

Orange wines

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124
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Who produces ‘Textures de Pedra’ and ‘de la Finca’?

A

Raventos i Blanc

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125
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What type of wine is Terragona Clasico?

A

Sweet wine crafted from overripe Garnacha grapes aged for 12 years in large format oak

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126
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Where can you find Morenillo grape vines?

A

Is a native variety from Terra Alta, pre-phyloxera 100+ years old vines, at one point almost extinct but recently recognized as a variety since the end of 2018.

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127
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What rivers moderate Empordà DOP?

A

The DOP is crossed by the rivers Muga, Llobregat and Manol which flow eastwards to the sea.

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128
Q

Artesa, Valls de Riucorb, Garrigues, and Raïmat are all sub-zone of which Catalonian DOP?

A

Costers Del Segre

In 1998 two other subzones were added: Pallars Jussà, and Segrià surrounded by the Raimat subzone

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128
Q

Where can you find Spain’s vineyards with the highest elevation?

A

Terra Alta

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129
Q

Name Raventos Codorniu’s winery in Napa Valley?

A

Artesa

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130
Q

When did Priorat become the second Spanish wine region to be promoted as DOCa?

A

July 6th. 2009

131
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What is the name of the wind that affects Catalonia’s wine regions?

A

The Tramontana winds predominantly affects Catalonia and the Languedoc-Roussillon region, which is the closest to the border with Spain. Here, the most powerful Tramontane in France has been measured in the towns of Sète and Perpignan, at 110 knots.

132
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Name one popular Catalonian beer.

A

Estrella Damm- one of the most famous beers in Spain. The brand was founded in 1876

Moritz- one of the oldest beers in spain created in 1856

133
Q

Where can you find Morenillo grape vines?

A

Is a native variety from Terra Alta, pre-phyloxera 100+ years old vines, at one point almost extinct but recently recognized as a variety since the end of 2018.

134
Q

What rivers moderate Empordà DOP?

A

The DOP is crossed by the rivers Muga, Llobregat and Manol which flow eastwards to the sea.

135
Q

Artesa, Valls de Riucorb, Garrigues, and Raïmat are all sub-zone of which Catalonian DOP?

A

Costers Del Segre

In 1998 two other subzones were added: Pallars Jussà, and Segrià surrounded by the Raimat subzone

136
Q

Name Raventos Codorniu’s winery in Napa Valley?

A

Artesa

137
Q

Where can you find Spain’s vineyards with the highest elevation?

A

Terre Alta

138
Q

When did Priorat become the second Spanish wine region to be promoted as DOCa?

A

2009

139
Q

What is the name of the wind that affects Catalonia’s wine regions?

A

The Tramontana winds predominantly affects Catalonia and the Languedoc-Roussillon region, which is the closest to the border with Spain. Here, the most powerful Tramontane in France has been measured in the towns of Sète and Perpignan, at 110 knots.

140
Q

Name the DOs that can also label traditional method sparkling wine as Cava:

A

Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarra, and Extremadura

141
Q

What year was the Corpinnat Association started?

A

2019

142
Q

What percentage of grapes must be indigenous to Spain to produce under the Corpinnat?

A

90%

143
Q

What contributing factors allow Penedes Superior to produce higher quality wine?

A

Higher altitude (500 - 800) Larger Diurnal swings

144
Q

What is significant about Cellers de Scala Dei?

A

They’re a part of the original monastery

145
Q

Piorat DOQ is part of what larger DO?

A

Montsant DO

146
Q

What Cava producer has branched out into the production in Mexico?

A

Freixenet

147
Q

What is the requirement to label wine from Priorat as Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada?

A

35 yr old vines

148
Q

What region of Catalonia experiences the Tramontana wind from the Massif Central?

A

Emporda DO

149
Q

Yzaguirre Rojo is what? And bonus for the area of production?

A

Vermouth, Reus

150
Q

What varietal thrives in the Medio-Penedes?

A

Tempranillo (Ull de Llebre)

151
Q

What wine region borders Catalonia to the North?

A

Roussillon

152
Q

What was Cava called before 1970?

A

Champan

153
Q

What is the “highest quality tier for Cava?

A

Cava de Paraje

154
Q

This major river runs through Tarragona?

A

Ebro

155
Q

T/F-Raimit is the most historic subzone in Costers del Segre DO?

A

True

156
Q

When did Catalonia and Roussillon split?

A

With Ferdinand’s II marriage to Isabella as an arrangement for the unification of Spain.

He married the princess Isabella of Castile in Valladolid in October 1469. This was a marriage of political opportunism, not romance. The court of Aragon dreamed of a return to Castile, and Isabella needed help to gain succession to the throne.

157
Q

Who introduced the use of Stainless Steel in winemaking to Catalonia and when?

A

Miguel Torres in 1960s

158
Q

What are the original three varietals used in the forefirst Cava produced in 1872, and who produced it?

A

Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parrellada

Josep Raventós i Fatjó of Codor

159
Q

What is the name of the village where approximately 75% of Cava is produced, and many of the large houses reside?

A

Sant Sadurní d’Anoia

Mnemonic- Saint Siduri is Annoying

160
Q

True or False: The varietal composition for Cava may vary depending on the region.

A

True! Traditionally, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, and Parellada is used but Monestrall is used in Valencia, and Chardonnay/Pinot Noir is used in various producing communes.

161
Q

Match the Cava varietal with its role in the sparkling wine:

Macabeo _____ B

Xarel·lo _____ A

Parellada _____ C

A

Macabeo _____ B

Xarel·lo _____ A

Parellada _____ C

A. will further strengthen the wine, adding earthy flavors, broadening the mid-palate, and extending its aging potential.

B. most planted and typically serves as Cava’s foundation and its largest component, contributing fruity breadth and structure.

C. is used to soften a Cava with its more moderate acidity, favored for its floral finesse.

162
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  1. Cava de Paraje Calificado, which is NOT true?

A. Must be aged 36 mo. on lees min.
B. Must be single parcel, vines are at least 10 years old
C. Can be or non-vintage, vintage dated
D. Category introduced in 2014, wines arrived to market 2017

A

A. Must be aged 36 mo. on lees min.
B. Must be single parcel, vines are at least 10 years old
C. Can be or non-vintage, vintage dated X
D. Category introduced in 2014, wines arrived to market 2017

163
Q
  1. Arrange these Catalonian DO’s in order from West (1) to East (4)
    Penedes ____
    Terra Alta ____
    Emporda ____
    Alella ____
A

Penedes ____ 2
Terra Alta ____ 1
Emporda ____ 4
Alella ____ 3

164
Q

Min. bottle age for Corpinnot before disgorgement?

A

18mos

165
Q

What does Garnacha Peluda translate to? What does it reference?

A

Hairy grenache
The fuzzy underside of the leaves – it’s a mutation of Grenache Noir

166
Q

Name the producer to the bottling:
L’Ermita Velles Vinyes
Mas de la Rosa
Clos de l’Obac
Els Escurcons

A

L’Ermita Velles Vinyes – Alvaro Palacios
Mas de la Rosa – Torres
Clos de l’Obac – Costers del Siurana
Els Escurcons – Mas Martinet

167
Q

What style of wine is Vino de Aguja?

A

Slightly sparkling wine

168
Q
A

Vara y Pulgar – stick and thumb

169
Q

What is the Elaborador Integral?

A

A stamp indicating that the producer carries out the entire cava production method from farming to bottling

170
Q

The Tramontana wind originates where? Is it cooling or warming?

A

Pyrenees. Cooling

171
Q

What are the Catalonian sparkling wine designations?

A

Concaa del riu Anoia
Classic Penedes
Corpinnat

172
Q

In what DOs would you find special designations for Garnatxa and Moscatell for Vi de Licor?

A

Tarragona
Montsant

173
Q

In what DO would you find Vino Dulce de Frio produced? Who is a major producer?

A

Penedes. Gramona

174
Q

How is Vi de Glass/Vino Dulce de Frio produced?

A

Using liquid nitrogen

175
Q

Who are the 3 producers behind the movements of “Classic Penedes”?

A

Josep Maria of Alberti Noya

Segi Colet of Colet

Agusti Torello of AT Roca

176
Q

What is the aging requirement of Classic Penedes?

A

Min 15 months prior release, 9 months on lees

177
Q

What is Conca del Riu Anoia?

A

Pepe Raventos, Raventos i Blanc

Established in 2012

100% organic

Vineyard, min 10 years of age

Age on the less for at least 18 months

178
Q

2 different tiers of Cava?

A

Cava de Guarda

Cava de Guarda Superior

179
Q

What are the rivers run through Priorat?

A

Ebro

Siurana

180
Q

What are Priorat’s vineyards on slopes called?

A

Costers

181
Q

What is Vi de Finca in Catalunya?

A

Catalunya also has its own scheme for exceptional wines from single estates. Providing strict specifications are met, including a restriction on yields and a minimum length of time for the wine to be established in the market

182
Q

How old is the term “Old Vines” in Priorat?

A

Villes Vinyes; min 75 years or were planted before 1945

183
Q

Which Catalan wine region is known for its production of sweet wines from the Muscat grape?

A

Terre Alta

184
Q

Which white grape variety is commonly used in the production of white wines in Alella?

A

Pansa Blanca (Xarel-lo)

184
Q

What is the primary grape variety used in the production of red wines in Tarragona?

A

Tempranillo (Ull de Llebre)

185
Q

What type of soil is prevalent in the Montsant wine region?

A

Llicorella (slate)

186
Q

What are the red grapes of the Canary Islands?

A

Listán Negro, Negramoll (Tinta Negra), Malvasía Rosada, Listán Prieto

187
Q

What are the white grapes of the Canary Islands?

A

Mavasía, Gual, Forastera Blanca, Moscatel, Listán Blanco

188
Q

What is the synonym for Listán Blanco?

A

Palomino

189
Q

What is the spanish synonym for the mission grape?

A

Listán Prieto

190
Q

What are the five DOs on Tenerife?

A 
Ycoden-Daute-Isora
Valle de la Orotava
Tacoronte-Acentejo
Valle de Güímar
Abona
191
Q

What are the five island DOs of the Canaries?

A 
El Hierro
La Palma
La Gomera
Gran Canaria
Lanzarote
192
Q

Which region of Spain remains phylloxera free?

A

The Canary Islands

193
Q

What is Vino Dulce Clásico? In which DO’s is it authorized?

A

Produced from sunned Moscatel or Malvasia; min. 45 g/L RS

Abona (Tenerife)
Valle de Güímar (Tenerife)
El Hierro (El Hierro)
Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria)
Lanzarote (Lanzarote)
194
Q

What is the largest Canary Island DO by acreage?

A

Lanzarote (Lanzarote): 1963 ha

195
Q

What is the smallest Canary Island DO by acreage?

A

La Gomera (La Gomera): 121 ha

196
Q

What are the subzones of La Palma?

A

Hoyo del Mazo
Fuencaliente
Norte de la Palma

197
Q

What is Vino de Tea?

A

Traditional wine of Norte de la Palma (in red, white, or rosado), aged max. 6mos in Canario Pine wood.

198
Q

Four primary islands of Balearics:

A

Ibiza
Formentera
Mallorca
Menorca

199
Q

DO production of the Balearics is limited to this island:

A

Mallorca

200
Q

Appellations of Mallorca?

A

Binissalem
Pla i Llevant

201
Q

White/Red of Balearic Islands:

A

Red: Manto Negro
White: Moll (Presnal Blanc)

202
Q

What is “Vino de Aguja” in the Baleariac Isles?

A

Semi-sparkling wine

203
Q

Binissalem DO (Balearic Islands): Authorized grapes?

A

Styles Produced:
Blanco (Blanc): min. 50% Moll OR min. 50% Muscat varieties
Rosado (Rosat): max. 30% Gorgollassa
Tinto (Negre): min. 30% Manto Negro, max. 30% Gorgollassa
Vino Espumoso (Escúmos): min. 50% Moll along with Parellada, Macabeo, Chardonnay, and Giró Ros for white sparkling wines, max. 30% Gorgollassa for rosé sparkling wines
Authorized Grapes:
Blanco: Moll (Prensal Blanco), Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat à Petits Grains, Giró Ros
Tinto: Manto Negro, Callet, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Gorgollassa

204
Q

Pla I Llevant: Authorized grapes

A

Styles Produced:
Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Vino de Licor
Vino de Aguja (semi-sparkling)
Vino Espumoso
Authorized Grapes:
Blanco: Moscatel, Moll (Prensal Blanco), Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Riesling
Tinto: Callet, Fogoneu, Tempranillo, Manto Negro, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir

205
Q

Binissalem DO: Styles/Encepagement

A

Blanco: min 50% Moll or min 50% Muscat

Rosado: max 30% Gorgollassa

Tinto: min 30% Manto, max 30% Gorgollassa

Vino Espumoso: min 50% Moll, w/ Paralleda, Macabeo, max 30% Gogollassa for rose sparkling

206
Q

Synonym for Moll:

A

Presnal Blanc

207
Q

Another name for Vino Espumoso:

A

Escumos

208
Q

DO’s of the Canary Islands:

A

Abona DO
El Hierro DO
Gran Canaria DO
La Gomera DO
Les Islas Canarias DO
La Palma DO
Lanzarote DO
Taroronte-Acentejo DO
Valle de Guimar DO
Valle de La Orotava DO
Yconden-Dante-Isola DO

209
Q

Sweet wine from Abona DO (Canary Islands: Tenerife)

A

Vino Dulce Classico:
- produced from “sunned” grapes
- Moscatel and Malvasia
- min 45 g/L RS

210
Q

Sweet wine of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands):

A

Vino Dulce Classico
- same manner as Abona
- the former Mohte Lentisical DO was unincorporated

211
Q

Canary Island’s newest DO?

A

La Gomera
- 2009
- “Tradicionel” indicates a min 90% Forastera Blanca

212
Q

Sweet wine of Lanzaote DO:

A

Vino Dulce Classico:
- same manner as Abona
- Espumosa wines are made from min 85% Malvasia/Moscatel and aged for a min 9 months on the lees
- Easternmost of the Canary Islands

213
Q

La Palma DO: 3 subzones

A

3 subzones:
- Hayo de Mazo
- Fuencaliente
- Norte de La Palma: Vinos de Tea, white/red/rose aged min 6 months in Canario pine wood

214
Q

First DO approved in the Canary Islands?

A

Tacaronte-Acentejo DO
- 1992
- Rosado = min 50% red grapes
- Tinto = min 90% red grapes

215
Q

Sweet wine of Valle de Guimar:

A

Vino Dulce Classico
- same manner as Abona

216
Q

Sweet wine of Ycoden-Dante-Isora (Tenerife):

A

Malvasia Classico Wines
- sundried grapes

217
Q

Sweet wine DO’s of the Canary Islands:

A

Vino Dulce Classic:
- Abona DO
- Gran Canaria DO
- Lanzarote DO
- Valle de Guimar DO

Malvasia Classico:
- Ycoden-Dante-Isora

218
Q

Red grapes of the Canary Islands:

A

Listan Negro
Negromoll (Tinta Negra)
Castellava Negra
Moscatel Negra
Tintilla
Malvasia Rosada

219
Q

White grapes of the Canary Islands:

A

Albillo
Bermejuela
Forastera Blanca
Gual
Malvasia Blanca
Moscatel de Alejandria
Sabro
Verdelho
Vijariego

220
Q

What are “Hoyos”?

A

Pits dug in volvanic soil in Lanzarote so vines can take root
- acts as a windshield

221
Q

Tallest peak in Spain?

A

Mount Teide, Tenerife

222
Q

In Vino clarete-style wines of La Palma, what % must be red wine?

A

Min 25% of the blend must be from red grapes which have been fermented on the skins
- may also be non-vintage

223
Q

What is “Envinate”?

A

“Wine yourself”
- brainchild of 4 friends
- produce wine from 4 different regions in Spain

224
Q

Synonym for Gual:

A

Boal

225
Q

Famous bottling of Envinate from Tenerife?

A

Taganau
- Tinto, Bianco, both styles

226
Q

Canary Island with the highest concentration of producer and highest vineyards in Europe?

A

Tenerife
- vineyards a high as 1600m

227
Q

Two islands of the Canary Islands w/ the most plantings:

A

Lanzarote
Tenerife

228
Q

DO’s of Tenerife Island:

A

Tacaronte-Acentejo DO
Valle de Guimar DO
Abona DO
Valle de la Orotava DO
Ycoden-Dante-Isora DO

229
Q

Traditional training method of Canary Islands:

A

Trenzado

230
Q

Notable bodegas of Lanzarote:

A

Los Bermejos
Rubicon

231
Q

Qualifications of Cava de Guarda Superior?

A
  • Vines at least 10 years old
  • farmed organically
  • max yields 10 tons/ha
  • vintage-dated
  • traceable from vine to bottle
  • 18 months on lees from date of tirage
232
Q

Recommended/Authorized grapes of Cava:

A

Blanco:
- Paralleda
- Macabeo
- Xarel-Lo
- Chardonnay (author)
- Malvasia (author)

Tinto:
- Monastrell
- Pinot Noir
- Garnatxa Negre
- Trepat (rose only)

233
Q

What authorized Cava grape may only be used to make Cava Rose?

A

Trepat

234
Q

Zones of Cava:

A
  • Comtats de Barcelona
  • Valle de Ebro
  • Vinedos de Almeuralejo
  • Zone de Levante
235
Q

Places other than Penedes DO for Cava:

A

Emporda (Catalonia)
Terragona
Carinena (Aragon)
Camp de Borja (Aragon)
Utiel-Requena (Valencia)
Ribera del Guadiana (Extramadura)
Bodegas Inviosa
La Rioja
Granada (Andalucia)

236
Q

What REGIONS can you make Cava in?

A

Regions:
Aragón
Euskadi (Basque Country)
Catalunya
Extremadura
La Rioja
Navarra
València

237
Q

Biggest producer of single-vineyard sparkling wine?

A

Freixenet

238
Q

DO’s of Catalonia?

A

Allela DO
Catalunya DO
Cava DO
Conca de Barbera DO
Costers de Segre DO
Emporda DO
Monsant DO
Penedes DO
Pla del Bages Terragona DO
Terra Alta DO

239
Q

DO’s of Aragon (4):

A

Calatayud DO
Campo de Borja DO
Carinena DO
Somotano DO

240
Q

Clos of Alvaro Palacios:

A

Finca Dofi
L’Ermita

241
Q

Clos of Carles Pastrana

A

Clos de L’Obac

242
Q

Authorized grapes of Somotano DO (Aragon):

A

Blanco: Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Garnacha Blanca, Alcañón, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Macabeo
Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Syrah, Garnacha Tinta, Moristel, Pinot Noir, Parraleta

243
Q

7 Subzones of Costa del Segre DO (Catalunya)

A

Subzones: Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussà, Raimat, Artesa de Segre, Segrià, Valls del Riucorb

244
Q

What year did Raventos introduce Metodo Traditionel sparkling to Spain:

A

1872

245
Q

Birthplace of Cava:

A

San Sadurni d’Anoia (Alt Penedes)

246
Q

5 Original Crus of Priorat:

A

Barbier - Clos Mogador
Palacio - Clos Dofi
Clos Eramus
Clos de L’Obac
Mas Martinet

247
Q

Modern producers of Priorat:

A

Clos Mogador
Alvaro Palacios
Clos Eramus
Coster del Siurana
Vall Llach
Scala Dei

248
Q

What year was Vino de Pueblo est in Priorat?

A

2009
- estate-grown wines
- 12 villages
- including Gratallops

249
Q

Who owns Mas Martinet?

A

Jose Luis Perez

250
Q

Min % ABV for Priorat:

A

13.5%

251
Q

What is “Velles Vinyes”?

A

Vineyard designation for vineyards planted prior to 1945
- 75+ year old vines

252
Q

Styles of Cava produced:

A
  • Escumos/Espumaso (Blanc/Rosat)
  • Cava de Guarda
  • Cava de Guarda Superior
  • Reserve
  • Gran Reserva
  • Cava de Paratge Qualificat
253
Q

Most-planted grape in Priorat?

A

Carinena (Mazuelo)

254
Q

Synonym for Carinena:

A

Mazuelo

255
Q

Authorized white grapes of Priorat DOQ:

A

Blanc: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Xarel·lo, Picapoll, Viognier

256
Q

Authorized red grapes of Priorat DOQ:

A

Recommended: Garnatxa Negre (Grenache), Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan)
Authorized: Garnatxa Peluda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Picapoll Negre (Puntxó Fort)

257
Q

Synonym for Ull de Llebre:

A

Tempranillo

258
Q

Main town of Cava?

A

San Sidurni di Anoia

259
Q

Qualifications for Cava de Paratge Qualificat?

A
  • hard-harvest
  • vintage-dated
  • vines must be 10 years old
  • 36 months tirage
  • TA 5.5 g/L
  • no acidification
  • Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature
260
Q

What sweetness levels can Cava de Paratge Qualificat be?

A

Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature

261
Q

DOQ of Catalonia?

A

Priorat

262
Q

Villages in Priorat have this on the label:

A

Vi di Vila

263
Q

What are the Villages of Priorat (Vi di Vila)?

A
  • La Morera de Monsant
  • Gratallops
  • Bellement del Priorat
  • Escaladei
  • Porrera
  • Probleda
  • La Vilella Baixa
  • La Viella Alta
  • El Lloar
  • Maso dl Teermac de Falset
  • Solenese del Terme de el Molar
  • Torroja del Priorat
264
Q

Requirements for Vi di Vila wines (Priorat):

A
  • min 60% recommended varieties
  • min 50% rec varieties if one is present
265
Q

Basic Aging requirements for Cava:

A

Cava Guarda - 9 months on lees
Reserva - 18 months on lees
Gran Reserva - 30 months on lees
Cava de Paraje - 36 months

266
Q

Cava Permitted Vine-training systems:

A

Permitted Vine Training/Pruning Systems:
En Vas (Bush)
En Espatllera (Trellis): Cordón (simple or double) or Vara i Polze (simple or double)

267
Q

Cava designated foil colors:

A

Designated Foil Colors:
Green: Cava de Guarda
Silver: Reserva
Gold: Gran Reseve
Antique Gold: Paraje Calificado

268
Q

What is the “Elaborador Integral” in Cava?

A

Elaborador Integral: This stamp indicates that the producer carries out the entire production themselves, from grape-growing to bottling.

269
Q

Raventos is founding winemaker for this house:

A

Cordoniu

270
Q

Largest producer of sparkling wine in the world:

A

Freixenet

271
Q

What year did Priorat become DOQ?

A

2009 by Spain
2000 by Catalan authourities

272
Q

Vi di Finca vs Vi de Paratge?

A

Finca:
- 100% sourced from single vineyard
- designated parcel

Paratge:
- 100% sourced from a single zone

273
Q

Widest-spanning non-contiguous appellation DO in Spain?

A

Cava

274
Q

What is DOQ?

A

Catalan translation of a DOCa

275
Q

What river runs through Priorat?

A

Siurana

276
Q

Palacio’s top bottling is called:

A

L’Ermita

277
Q

DO Pago of Aragon?

A

Ayles in Carinena

278
Q

What white grape in Somotano (Aragon) is only authorized there?

A

Alcanon

279
Q

What Spanish automnia is reonowned for old, head-trained Garnacha vines?

A

Aragon

279
Q

What was the gyropallete formerly called in the 1970’s?

A

Girasol, still required a person to turn it

280
Q

What is “Corpinnat”?

A
  • means “heart of penedes”
  • formed in 2015
  • these producers made wine from 100% organic sustainable vineyards
  • hard-harvest, vinified on site
  • aged min 18 months
  • must contain min 90% indigenous grapes
281
Q

Calatayud Superiore wines (Aragon) must be:

A
  • min 85% old vine Garnacha Tinta
  • min 50 years of age
282
Q

What does Vines Viejas mean in Calatayud (Aragon):

A

Old Vine Designation
- wines must come from vineyards of at least 35 years of age

283
Q

What does Vinas Viejas mean in Carinena DO (Aragon)?

A

Indicated min 20 year old vines

284
Q

Who makes “D. Kripta”?

A

Agusti Torello Mata

285
Q

What religious order founded the monastery Scala Dei?

A

Carthusian Monks

286
Q

Original name for Cava?

A

Champana
- 1872 Raventos

287
Q

Main white/red grape of Campo de Borja DO?

A

2/3 Garnacha for vineyard acreage
- whites based on Viura

288
Q

Main grapes of Calatayud DO and Carinena DO?

A

Garnacha
Carinena - ancestral home to Carignan but is now surpassed

289
Q

Grapes of Somotano DO (Aragon):

A

“Beneath the Mountain” foothills of the Pyrenees

White - Alcanon
Red - Parraleta

290
Q

Catalonia and Roussillon split in the ___ century?

A

17th
King of Spain ceded Roussillon to France

291
Q

This grape does best in Alt Penedes:

A

Paralleda

292
Q

% of Cava produced in Penedes?

A

95%

293
Q

Synonym for Malvasia?

A

Subirat

294
Q

This grape of Cava thrives in Medio Penedes?

A

Ull de Llebra (Tempranillo)

295
Q

These grapes are planted in the lower vineyards of the Baix-Penedes?

A

Sturdier Medit. grapes like Garnacha and Monastrell

296
Q

In Baix-Penedes, what is the historic sweet wine?

A

Malvasia di Sitges

297
Q

Penedes DO: Vino Dulce de Frio (Icewine)

A

Vino Dulce de Frio:
Allowable Varieties
Chardonnay, Gewurtztraminer, Malvasía de Sitges, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Viognier y Xarel·lo

Finished RS: 70-150 g/l
(Cryo-extraction)

298
Q

Penedes DO: Clasis Penedes

A

Classic Penedès: Sparkling wine made by traditional or ancestral method from organic grapes, min. 3.5 bars of pressure

299
Q

Penedes DO: Vino Aguja

A

Vino Aguja / Vi d’Agulla: (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure)

300
Q

Aging requirements for: Penedes

A

Crianza:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 18 months, including at least 6 months in oak
Tinto: min. 24 months, including at least 6 months in oak
Reserva:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 24 months, including at least 6 months in oak
Tinto: min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak
Gran Reserva:
Blanco/Rosado: min. 4 years, including at least 6 months in oak
Tinto: min. 5 years, including at least 24 months in oak

301
Q

Aging Requirements: Penedes Sparkling

A

Classic Penedès: min. 15 months prior to disgorgement (all vines are technically “Reserva”)
Reserva3, Reserva4, etc. to Reserva15 can be used on the label to indicate a longer lees aging period of 3 to 15 years.
Ancestrale Method: min. 15 months. Wines aged on lees for 4 years or more can be release without disgorgement with “No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat”.

302
Q

Bottles of Cava will always have this on the cork:

A

four-pointed star

303
Q

In Allela DO (Catalonia) Xare-lo is known as:

A

Pansa Blanca

304
Q

Emporda DO: focus?

A

Carinena Rosados
- bordering Banyuls in Roussillon

305
Q

Pla de Bages DO: focus?

A

Newer DO
- focus on Carinena

306
Q

Catalan Sparkling Designations:

A

Conca del Riu Anoia
Clàssic Penedès
Corpinnat

307
Q

What 7 subzones can be used for labelling Corpinnat?

A

Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregat
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès

308
Q

Catalan Sparkling Designation: Conca del Riu Anoia

A

In 2012, Pepe Raventós, the head of Raventós I Blanc, established Conca del Riu Anoia as a subzone to highlight the area along the Anoia River basin.

Requirements:

Must be made with indigenous grapes
Grapes must be grown organically
Grapes must be from vines at least 10 years old
Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

309
Q

Catalan Sparkling Designations: Clàssic Penedès

A

In 2013, Clàssic Penedès was established as an EU-approved designation for Spanish sparkling wine. The classification currently includes 17 producers. Clàssic Penedès aims to promote a premium sparkling wine category, with a focus on terroir specificity, organic production, and tighter restrictions on winemaking, all within the region of Penedès.

Within a 4,000-hectare (9,900-acre) geographic boundary, 10 growing areas with distinct microclimates have been defined within three broader zones:

Penedès Superior: Inland, higher elevations
Penedès Central: Middle plain area
Penedès Marítim: Coastal area just south of Barcelona
Requirements:

May be made with indigenous or international grapes
Wines may be made with the traditional or ancestral method
Wines must be aged for a minimum of 15 months
Bottle must list vintage date and date of disgorgement

310
Q

Catalan Sparkling Designations: Corpinnat

A

In 2015, six producers formed the Association of Wine Producers and Growers Corpinnat, or Corpinnat, meaning “heart of Penedès.”

In 2018, the EU officially recognized the designation, and in 2021 the organization approved the production of ancestral method wines as an option. The producers in the association farm about 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres) of vineyard, and there are 11 member wineries.

Seven subzones can be used for labeling:

Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregat
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès
Requirements:

Must be made with indigenous grapes
Wines may be made with the traditional or ancestral method
Grapes must be grown organically
Wines must be aged for a minimum of 18 months

311
Q

Conca de Barberà DO (Catalon):

A

Authorized Grapes:
Blanco:
Recommended: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Moscatel de Gra Petit, Parellada, Sauvignon Blanc
Authorized: Moscatel d’Alexandria
Tinto:
Recommended: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Trepat, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan), Querol, and Garro

312
Q

Costers del Segre DO

A

Blanco:
Recommended: Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Moscatel d’Alexandria, Parellada, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), Gewürztraminer, Pansa Blanca (Xarel·lo)

Recommended: Cabernet Sauvignon, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa Negre, Merlot, Monastrell, Syrah, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Trepat, Pinot Noir, Garnacha Peluda, Gonfaus, and Sumoll Tinto

313
Q

Synonym for Carinyena?

A

Samso

314
Q

Montsant DO:

A

Authorized Grapes:
Blanco: Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pansa Blanca (Xarel·lo), Moscatell de Gra Petit, Parellada
Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa Negre, Garnatxa Peluda, Merlot, Monastrell, Picapoll Negre, Syrah, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo)

315
Q

Montsant DO: Vimblanc

A

Vimblanc: Vi de Licor, 100% Pansa (dried grapes, fortified)

316
Q

Pla de Bages DO:

A

Blanco:
Recommended: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Picapoll, Parellada

Tinto:
Recommended: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Sumoll

317
Q

Tarragona DO:

A

Blanco: Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Parellada, Sauvignon Blanc, Subirat Parent (Malvasia)

Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sumoll, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan), Garnatxa Negre, Merlot, Garrut (Monastrell), Syrah, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir

318
Q

What is “Vimblanc”?

A

(Vi de Licor made from overripe grapes)

319
Q

Terra Alta DO:

A

Blanco:
Recommended: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Parellada

Tinto:
Recommended: Garnatxa Negre, Garnatxa Peluda, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan)

320
Q

Who introduced stainless temp control fermentation to Catalonia?

A

Miguel Torres

321
Q

What does “Elabrorador Integral” (Cava DO) stamp mean?

A

Producer carries out entire production from growing to bottling

322
Q

What year was Cava DO established?

A

1986

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