Central and Southern Spain Flashcards
1
Q
Grape also known as Monastrell
A
Mourvedre
2
Q
Region that grows a large proportion of Spain’s Airen grapes (for use in brandy)
A
Castilla-La Mancha
3
Q
DO located in Castilla-La Mancha named for the “Valley of the Rocks”
A
Valdepenas DO
4
Q
Grape variety also known as Cencibel
A
Tempranillo
5
Q
Spain’s largest DO in terms of total area
A
La Mancha DO
6
Q
Three DOs of Murcia
A
Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas
7
Q
Leading grape variety of Murcia
A
Monastrell (Mourvedre)
8
Q
Leading grape variety of the Montilla-Moriles DO
A
Pedro Ximenez
9
Q
Outstanding climate features of Montilla-Moriles
A
Intense summer heat (the area is located inland and relatively far south); grapes may be super ripe and wines may be very high abv%
10
Q
Secondary grapes of Montilla-Moriles DO
A
Moscatel (Muscat)
