Chapter Eleven: Intro to Spain and Northern Spain Flashcards
What are the four classifications for PDO wines in Spain?
Vino de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica (VCIG)
Denominacion de Origen (DO)
Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)
Vin de Pago (Estate Wine)
What is the Spanish classification for PGI wines?
Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)
What is the regulating body of each DO?
Consejo Regulador
What are the alternative names for the Mazuelo grape?
Cariñena
Carignan
What is the alternative name for the Viura grape?
Macabeo
What is Vino Noble?
PDO or PGI wine that has aged for a minimum of 18 months in barrel or bottle
What is Vino Añejo?
PDO or PGI wine that has been aged for a minimum of 24 months in barrel or bottle
What is Vino Viejo?
PDO or PGI wine that has been aged for a minimum of 36 months in an oxidative environment
What does the label term Joven/Generico mean?
PDO wine that has been aged for shorted than the time needed to qualify for “Crianza” status
What does the PDO label term Crianza (for red wines) mean?
Minimum aging of 24 months (including 6 months in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What does the PDO label term Riserva (for red wines) mean?
Minimum aging of 36 months (including 12 months in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What does the PDO label term Gran Riserva (for red wines) mean?
Minimum aging of 60 months (including 18 in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What does the PDO label term Crianza (for white and rose) mean?
Minimum aging of 18 months (including 6 months in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What does the PDO term Riserva (for white and rose wines) mean?
Minimum aging of 24 months (including 6 months in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What does the PDO label term Gran Riserva (for white and rose) mean?
Minimum aging of 48 months (including 6 months in barrel), but some appellations have stricter standards
What are the two DOCa wines of Spain?
Rioja DOCa
Priorate DOCa/Priorat DOQ
Where is Green Spain?
The northwest corner of the country, on the Atlantic coast, and is cooler and wetter than the rest of Spain; include Galicia
What are the three main white grapes of Rias Baixas?
Albariño
Loureira
Treixadura
What is the DO of Galicia known for white wines based on Treixadura?
Ribeiro DO
What is the DO of Galicia known for Godello-based whites and Mencia-based reds?
Valdeorras DO
What is the main variety of Rueda Blanco?
Verdejo
What are the minor white grapes of Rueda Blanco?
Sauvignon Blanc
Viura
Palomino Fino
Viognier
Chardonnay
What are the grapes allowed for use in the red wines of the Rueda DO?
Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Garnacha
Merlot
What is the region of Castilla y Leon known for Mencia-based red wine?
Bierzo DO
What are the styles of wine produced in the Cigales DO?
Red and rose, based on Tempranillo (Tinta del Pais), often blended with Garnacha
What is the main grape variety of Ribera del Duero?
Tempranillo (here known as Tinta del Pais or TInto Fino)
What are the minor red grapes of Ribera del Duero?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Malbec
Garnacha
What is the majority variety of Ribeira Blanco?
Albillo Mayor
What is the unique terroir of RIbera del Duero?
Hot summers, cold winters
Vineayrds are among the highest elevation in Spain (as high as 2,500 ft/760 m)
Large diurnal temperature swings
What are the princpal grapes of the Navarra DO?
Tempranillo and Garnacha
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay are gaining in importance
What is the leading DO of Aragon?
Somontano DO
What is the DO–formerly known as Falset–adjacent to Priorat?
Montsant
What is the region where the majority of Cava is produced?
Penedès (Catalonia)
What are the 4 sub-regions (zones) of the Cava DO?
Comtats de Barcelona
Ebro Valley
The Levante (province of Valencia)
Viñedos de Almendralejo (Almendralejo vineyards)
What are the white grapes approved for use in Cava?
Macabeo
Parellada
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Subirat Parent/Malvasia
What are the red grapes allowed for use in Cava?
Pinot Noir
Garnacha
Monastrell
Trepat
What is the minimum required lees aging for Cava?
9 months
What is the minimum required lees aging fro Cava Riserva
18 months (was 15 months prior to 2021 harvest)
What is the minimum required lees aging for Cava Gran Riserva?
30 months
What is the minimum required lees aging for Cava de Paraje Calificado?
36 months
What is the new category of Cava approved in 2021 that requires vine-to-bottle traceability?
Cava de Guarda
What is the style of Cava requiring vintage dating, organic farming, and minimum 10 year-old vines?
Cava de Guarda Superior
What is the EU-recognized brand (not a DO) for certain sparkling wines produced in Penedès?
Corpinnat
