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
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)
List the styles produced for Cava DO?
Escumós and Espumoso
(Blanc and Rosado)
Authorized Blanco grapes for Cava DO?
Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo
Chardonnay, Malvasia (Subirat)
What does Macabeu, Xarel·lo, and Parellada offer in the glass?
Macabeo is the most planted, serves as Cava’s largest component, fruity breadth and structure.
Xarel·lo strengthens the wine, earthy flavors, broadening the mid-palate, and extending its aging potential.
Parellada is used to soften a Cava with its more moderate acidity, favored for its floral finesse.
Authorized Negre grapes for Cava DO?
Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat
What is rosado (rosat in Catalan) made with?
Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, and Trepat, with a minimum of 25% of the blend
How is Rosado Cava produced?
Brief maceration of red skins, saignée, or blending red and white base wines.
What is a sub classification of DO Penedès?
Clàssic Penedès
Wha are the sub zone inside Penedès?
Conca del Riu Anoia (Anoia River Basin)
Valls de Bitlles Anoia (Valleys of the Bitlles and Anoia Rivers)
Conca del Riu Foix (Foix River Basin)
Serra d’Ancosa (The Ancosa Range)
Massís del Garraf (The Garraf Massif)
Costers d’Ordal (Slopes of Ordal)
Marina del Garraf (Garraf Shore)
Costers del Montmell (Slopes of Montmell)
Name some top producers of Cava?
Recaredo
Juvé y Camps
Mestres
Gramona
Perelada
Albet I Noya
Colet
AT Roca
