Catalunya Flashcards
what is the cult old vine Garnacha project in Montsant that is jointly owned by Barbier, Zamora and Cannan families?
Espectacle de Montsant - 100 year old Garnacha
what DO established in 2002 used to be part of Tarragona DO
Montsant
what town is the birthplace of Cava
Sant Sadurni d’Anoia
common synonym for Pansa Blanca
Xarel-lo
what DO is located in the northeaster corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon
Emporda DO
Samso is a synonym of what grape
Carinena (Mazuelo, Carignan)
what year was Priorat promoted to DOQ/DO
DOQ in 2009, DO in 2000
what training method is common in Priorat
En Vaso (bush trained)
what are Llicorella soils composed of?
black slate and quartzite
what original Clos is owned by the Barbier family
Clos Mogador
what original Clos is owned by the Palacios family
Clos Dofi (now called Finca Dofi)
the Llicorella soils of this village was the birthplace of the cooperative effort towards high end Priorat wines in 1989
Gratallops
what is the top wine produced by Alvaro Palacios
L’Ermita - 2 ha of north facing vineyards in Gratallops. Mostly Garnacha with some Carignan and Grenache Blanc
what is the name of the jagged mountain range near Barcelona
Montserrat
when did Spain join the EU
1986
name 2 regions in which Cava may be produced
Aragon, Basque Country, Cataluna, Estremadura, La Rioja, Navarra, Valencia
may Cava be acidified
yes, unless its Paraje
where is Macabeo grown under a different name
Rioja as Viura
red grapes allowed in Cava
PN
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trepat (rose only)
what are the ‘other’ white grapes allowed in Cava
Chardonnay and Subirat Parent
Cava aging? Reserva? Gran Reserva? Paraje?
Cava - 9 months
Reserva - 18 months
Gran Reserva - 30 months
Paraje - 36 months
how many bottles fill a gyropalette
504
who makes “Enoteca” Brut Nature
Gramona
who makes El Tros Nou, La Fideuera and La Pleta
Cordoniu
what is Gramona’s top site?
Font de Jui
what producer invented the gyropalette
Freixenet
what producer made the first Chardonnay based Cava
Codorniu “Ana”
what are the three zones of Penedes
Alt Penedes
Medio Penedes
Baix Penedes
name 2 of the 7 subzones allowed for DO Penedes
Conca del RIu Anoia
Valles de Bitlles Anoia
Conca del Riux Foix
Serra d’Ancosa
Massis del Garrafi
Marina del Garraf
Costers del Montmell
Classic Penedes requirements
vintage dated
organic
producers may not buy in wine
min 15 months on lees
what mountain range separates Roussillon from Catalunya
Pyrenees
name the 5 original Clos
Clos Mogador (Rene Barbier)
Clos Erasmus (Glorian)
Clos Martinet (Raul Perez)
Clos Dofi (Palacios)
Clos de l’Obac (Pastrana)
name 2 Priorat producers that don’t produce Clos wines
Scala Dei
Terroir al Limit
Vall Llach
Ferrer Bobet
which Catalunya DO are not contigious
Tarragona DO
Costers del Segre DO
Cava DO
what is Tempranillo known as in Catalunya
Ull de Llebre
what symbol is on all Cava corks
four pointed star
major grape of Alella DO
Pansa Blanca
name the DO of Baleric Islands
Pla i Llevant
Binissalem Mallorca
Priorat is protected by what mountain range
Sierra de Montsant
name 5 of Priorats Vi de Villa
- Gratallops (Clos Mogador, Clos Erasmus, Mas Igneus, Clos Martinet
- Escaladei
- Torroja del Priorat (Terroir al Limit)
- Porrera (Vall Llach)
- Poboleda
- Masos del Falset
capital of Catalunya
Barcelona
which wind affects viticulture in Emporda DO
Tramontana wind
who introduced stainless steel tanks to Catalunya
Miguel Torres
what is Subirat better known as
Malvasia
Spain’s largest family owned producer
Torres
which DO contains Garrigues, Urgell and Raimat subzones
Costeres del Segre
how old must vines be to produce Cava de Paraje
10 years
what is Vie de raims sobremadurat and what DO is it produced in
Vi de Licor made from overripe white grapes
in Emporda DO
what is Vi de Guarda
an aging requirement in Priorat DOQ which states a min of 12 months aging in oak for red wine only
name a few producers of Corpinnat
Gramona
Mas Candi
Recaredo
Nadal
Can Feixas
Common soil of Alella DO (north of Barcelona)
Saul (granite)
Which DO of Spain allow Vi de Villa
Priorat
Rioja
Bierzo
Rueda
What Spanish DO used to be known as Falset before getting own DO
Montsant DO
Lleduner is a synonym for what grape in Emporda DO
Garnacha
Primary grape of Binissalem Mallorca DO
Manto Negro
First DO of the Canary Islands?
Tacoronte-Acentejo
What is Vino de Tea and where is it made?
Canary Retsina - fermented and aged in Canary pine barrels
La Palma DO
