Ebro River Valley- ARAGON Flashcards
What size is Aragón with in Spain?
4th Largest
What are the provinces in Aragón?
Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel
What is the Capital city of Aragón?
Zaragoza
What is the climate in Aragón?
Continental
What are the two significant mountains in Aragón?
Pirineos and Sistéma Ibérico
What is the most important river in Aragón?
Ebro River
What is the dominant grape?
Garnacha tinta
In what DO is Garnacha NOT dominant?
DO Somontano
The majority of Aragón’s wines are trained with what system?
en vaso
What is the dominant grape in DO Calatayud?
Garnacha tinta
What are the soils of DO Calatayud?
Gray and red slate, clay and sand
Where is DO Calatayud’s located?
Near the foothills of Moncayo Massif (Sistema Iberico)
Viñas Viejas labeling in DO Calatayud must be how old?
35 y/o
How old must Calatayud superior vines be?
50 y/o
What is the climate in DO Calatayud?
Continental with Mediterranean influence
Where is DO Campo de Borja located?
Located in the Northwestern part of Zaragoza between Ebro River and Sistema Iberico
How are vines trained in DO Campo de Borja?
en vaso
What is the dominant grape in DO Campo de Borja?
Garnacha Tinta
What one of Spain’s oldest designated wine regions in Aragon?
Cariñena
What is the climate in Cariñena?
Continental
Which DO in Aragon can produce DO Cava?
Cariñena
Campo de Borja
What is the most planted grape in DO Cariñena?
Garnacha Tinta
Describe what an Añejo is?
A vino tinto from Cariñena with >15% ABV, oxidatively aged for over 24 months
Requirements to label vino tinto as Añejo in Cariñena
ABV >15%, intensely oxidative method, min. 24 months in barrel
How are vines trained in DO Somontano?
Espaldera
What is the climate in Somontano?
Continental climate with Mediterranean influences
Which is Aragon’s Northernmost wine region and Aragón’s wettest and greenest?
Somontano
Where is Somontano located?
Situated in the Pirineos foothills
In which Aragón DO does six cooperatives account for the majority of wine produced?
DO Campo de Borja
Name the two significant mountain ranges flanking Aragón.
Pirineos and Sistema Iberico
Which grape variety accounts for 62% of plantings in DO Calatayud?
Garnacha Tinta
Which Aragón DO is a stronghold for international varieties?
Somontano
How many Carlist Wars were fought?
3
Which Aragón DO is one of Spain’s oldest demarcated wine regions?
DO Cariñena
What two types of soil dominate the DOs of Aragón?
Limestone and clay
What is the term for DO Calatayud wines with 85% Garnacha from low yielding vines of at least 50 years old?
Calatayud Superior
Aragón’s climate is primarily what?
Continental
Which Aragón DO has more old vines than anywhere else in Spain?
Cariñena
The majority of Aragón’s vines use what training method?
en vaso
What are three threats to Aragón’s growing season?
Cierzo wind, frost, hail
