cava Flashcards
Where is the birthplace of Cava?
Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in Alt-Penedès. Jose Raventós of Codorníu introduced método tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain, in 1872
When was the DO for Cava established?
1986 (last revised in 2022)
Name the three altitude zones in Penedès?
Baix-Penedès, Medio-Penedès, and Alt-Penedès.
What does all Cava DO bottles have on the corks?
Imprint of a four pointed star
Who is Antoni Galí Comas?
Antoni Galí Comas entered his bottle of sparkling to a competition in Madrid in 1851
Who is Luis Justo I Villanueva?
A laboratory director at Catalonia’s Agricultural Institute of Sant Isidre, who taught the first generation of sparkling winemakers, three of whom entered a Barcelona wine competition in 1872
What did Cava used to be called in old Catalan dialect?
Champán or Xampany
What happened with Cava in 1970?
The wines were redubbed in 1970 as Cava, which simply translates to “cellar,” more specifically one below ground.
Define girasol?
Gyropalette. A mechanized riddling system that Catalonia was first to use in the 1970s, the gyropalette can perform remuage in as fast as three days, a task that would take hand-riddlers six weeks.
Name the two largest Cava houses?
Freixenet and Codorníu Raventós
Name the seven autonomous communities (regions) of Cava DO?
Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarra, and Extremadura
What are the Cava DO zones?
Comtats de Barcelona, Valle del Ebro,
Videos de Almendralego,
Zona de Levante (Cava de Requena)
What river runs through the Ebro Valley?
Rio Ebro
What body of water borders north Spain and western France?
Golfo de Vizcaya
Name the two sub zones of the Ebro Valley for Cava production?
Alto Ebro, Valle de Cierzo
Name the rivers inside Comtats de Barcelona zone?
Rio Anoia, Rio Fox, Rio Gaià
Where does the name Comtats de Barcelona come from?
Comtats de Barcelona takes its name from the former counties and medieval territories under the auspices of the Count of Barcelona, and encompasses the lands to which the title was historically linked.
What are the five different sub zones of Comtats de Barcelona?
Valls d’Anoia Foix, Serra de Mar, Conca del Gaià, Serra de Prades and Pla de Ponent.
Where is the zone of Requena?
This area lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Castilian meseta inside Valencia, constituting a small inland plateau located between 600 and 900 metres in altitude.
What two geographical features are south of Requena and north of Requena?
Rio Cabriel in the south and the Iberian sierras of the Molón in the north.
What is the climate of Requena?
Dry meso-mediterranean climate, with a tendency towards continental, mainly due to the altitude and the distance, approximately 70 km, from the Mediterranean Sea. Large diurnal shifts
Where is Viñedos de Almendralejo located?
Located in the southwestern-most part of the DO, specifically in the municipality of Almendralejo, in Badajoz province in the Tierra de Barros region.
Describe the elevation and climate of Viñedos de Almendralejo?
An average altitude of between 200 and 450 metres above sea level, the vineyards enjoy a fairly dry climate, mild winters and high temperatures in summer.
What is the name of the warm wind in Viñedos de Almendralejo?
Solano wind
