Catalonia/Catalunya Flashcards
DOs of Catalonia:
DOQ of Catalonia:
Allela
Catalunya
Cava
Conca de Barbera
Costers de Segre
Emporda
Monsant
Penedes
Pla del Bages Terragona
Terra Alta
DOQ: Priorat
Subzones of Costers del Segre DO
(Catalunya) (7)
Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussà, Raimat* Artesa de Segre, Segrià, Vall del Riucorb
Raimat* smallest subzone, estate with same name
Producer of Clarete in Penedes DO
Vinyes
Wine map of Catalonia
What year did Monsant become its own DO? (Was a subzone of Terragona)
2002
Focus of wine from Empordà DO
located in the northeastern corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon. The focus is on Cariñena rosados
In the 1960s, this man introduced stainless steel and temperature controlled fermentation to his familys winery in Catalonia
Miguel Torres
Garnatxa Peluda is known as this in Catalonia
Lladoner Pelut
Synonym for Tempranillo in Catalonia
Ull de Llebre
Catalonia is at the center of this culinary movement
Molecular gastronomy: restaurants like El Celler de Can Roca and El Bulli (now closed)
Montsant DO forms a ring around this DOq
Priorat
Monsant was given Its own DO in this year
2001
Monsant was originally called Falset, a subzone of this DO
Tarragona
Monsant, the Mountain range that names the DO of Monsant, is here in the circle of Monsant
North
the Southwest corridor of Monsant descends to this river valley
Ebro River Valley
This DO of Catalonia has the same Llicorella soils as Priorat
Monsant
Main town of Monsant DO
Falset (where soils are sandier)
Subzones of Tarragona DO (Catalonia)
Camp de Terragona (Meditteranean)
Comarca Ribera d’Ebre (Ebro river, more continental)
Moscatel de Tarragona is made from this grape in this style
Fortified from Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Historically, Conca de Barberá DO earned praise for grapes destined for this
Cava. Today, 2/3 of plantings are white, predominately Macabeo and Parellada
Main river of Conca de Barberá
Francolí river, and tributary the Anguera
Seven subzones of Costers del Segre DO (Catalonia)
Urgell, Garrigues, Pallars Jussá, Raimat*, Artesa de Segre, Segriá, Vall del Riucorb
What year did Manuel Raventós purchase the 2,245 hectare estate called Raimat
1914,
Planted to Tempranillo and international grapes at the foot of the Pyrenees (limestone soil)
Soil type of Costers del Segre DO
Sandy Limestone
River of Costers del Segre DO
Segre, Ebro to the South
Terra Alta, along Tarragona DO’s Western boundary, is becoming known for this grape
Garnacha Blanca
Three subzones of Alella DO (Catalonia)
Ascending in elevation from East to West
Coastal: Garnacha Blanca
Transitional: Xarel-lo (Pansa Blanca) Garnacha and Tempranillo
Vallés: coolest of the three, known for limestone
Xarel-lo
Soil of Vallés zone of Alella DO, high in the Sierra de Montsény
Sauló
Sandy granite topsoil
River of Pla de Bages DO
Llobregat
Pla de Bages DO is known for these grapes
Macabeo and Picapoll Blanco (Not the same as Piquepoul blanc)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Also the local red grape Sumoll
The name of the wind that affects Empordá DO, the furthest Northeast in Catalonia
Tramontana coming from Massif central
Two Subzones of Empordá DO
Alt Emporda (Along Albera and Rodes ranges)
Baix Empordá (Along coast, more tranquil and denser with clay)
DOs just across border from Empordá DO
Overlapping Banyuls and Collioure AOPs
This style of Wine is big in Empordá DO
Vi de Licor from Garnacha Blanca, Negra and Roja
(Right on Border with Banyuls)
Also still wines from Carinena and Garnacha
Catalunya DO is a catch all, like Sicilia DOC. This style of wine is not permitted
Fully Espumoso wines
who introduced stainless steel temperature control fermentation to Spanish wine making in Catalonia
Miguel Torres
DO for icewine in Penedes
DO Vino dulce de Frio
Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Malvasia de Sitges, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and/or Merlot – must have a minimum of 70-150g/l RS.
Synonym for Malvasia in Catalonia
Subirat Parent
Synonym for Xarel-lo in Catalonia
Pansa Blanca
What is Vino Vimblanc?
Solera method fortified wine made from PX in Catalonia
Pla de Bages DO:
Blanca / Blanc
Rosado / Rosat
Tinta / Negre
Vino de Aguja / Vi d’Agulla (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure)
Vino Espumoso / Vi Escumós: min. 3.5 bars pressure: traditional method
Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
Mistela (fortified)
Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vino de Licor, min. must weight of 255 g/l (fortified)
Blanco: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Picapoll
Tinto: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot
Catalan Sparkling Designations
Conca del Riu Anoia:
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
(Est. 2012) Pepe Raventós, head of Raventos I Blanc, established Conca del Riu Anoia
Along Anoia River Basin
Catalan Sparkling Designations
Clàssic Penedès:
Established 2013
Three broader zones:
Penedès Superior: Inland, higher elevations
Penedès Central: Middle plain area
Penedès Marítim: Coastal area just south of Barcelona
Indigenous or international grapes
traditional or ancestral method
aged for a minimum of 15 months
Bottle must list vintage date and date of disgorgement
Catalan Sparkling Designations
Corpinnat
Est 2015
“Heart of Penedes”
2018 EU recognized, 2021 ancestral method
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
Seven subzones of Corpinnat
Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregat
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès
