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ES: Cava and other Spanish sparkling Flashcards

1
Q

What 3 companies producer 90% of Cava wine?

A

Freixenet, Codorníu, and García Carrión

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2
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What are the recommended white varieties for Cava?

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Parellada
Macabeo
Xarel-lo

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3
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What are all of the white varieties permitted for use in Cava? (5)

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Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo
Chardonnay, Malvasia

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4
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What red varieties are permitted for production of Cava?

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Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnacha, Trepat

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5
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What town is the birthplace of Cava?

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Sant Sidurní di Anoia

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6
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What is the Spanish term for a gyropalette?

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girasol

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7
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What 7 autonomous communities can Cava be produced in?

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Catalonia
Extremadura, Valencia
Aragon, Navarra
Basque Country
La Rioja

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8
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What is the most planted Cava grape?

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  1. Macabeo
  2. Xarel-lo
  3. Parrelada
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9
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What does the Cava de Guarda Superior designation indicate?

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  1. Vintage dated
  2. organic
  3. vines at least 10 years old
  4. max yield at 10 tons/ha
  5. wine traceable from vine to bottle
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10
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What does a green label on a bottle of Cava indicate?

A

Cava de Guarda
(macharmo)

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11
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What color label for Cava Reserva?

A

Silver macharmo
(18 months on lees)

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12
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What color label for Cava Gran Reserva?

A

Gold Macharmo
(30 months on lees)

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13
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Macharmo for Cava Paraje Calificado

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Antique gold/rhomboid shape macharmo

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14
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Cava de Guarda would carry what color macharmo?

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Green macharmo
9 months aging

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15
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How long does Cava Paraje Calificado stay on the lees?

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Min. 36 months from date of tirage

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16
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Cava Paraje Calificado is limited to what 3 styles?

A

Brut Nature, Brut, Extra Brut

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17
Q

What is Freixenet’s best selling Cava?

A

Cordon Negro Brut aka the “Black label”

18
Q

Who makes Carta Nevada? What is it?

A

Cava
Freixenet, debuted in 1941

19
Q

Who is the largest producer of Cava?

A

Freixenet

20
Q

Who is the 2nd largest producer of Cava?

A

Codorniu

21
Q

Who is credited with producing the 1st Spanish traditional method wine and when?

A

Josep Raventos
1872

22
Q

When was the Classic Penedés designation introduced?

A

2013/2014

23
Q

How long must a Classic Penedés sparkling be aged on the lees?

A

15 months - for Ancestral Method too
* Reserva3, Reserva4, etc can indicate lees aging up to 15 years
(essentially, starts at Cava’s reserva level)

24
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Name a producer of Classic Penedés sparkling wines.

A

Albet i Noya
Colet
AT Roca
* these were the 3 pioneers behind the movement.
** don’t forget this is part of the Penedes DO; not Cava

25
Q

What does Corpinnat translate to?

A

“Heart of the Penedes”

26
Q

When did Corpinnat gain EU approval?

A

2017

27
Q

What percentage of grapes in a bottle of Corpinnat sparkling must be indigenous?

A

90%

28
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How long must a bottle of Corpinnat sparkling age on its lees?

A

18 months from date of tirage

29
Q

Name 3 Corpinnat producers.

A

The founding 6:
1. Gramona
2. Sabate i Coca
3. Torello
4. Recaredo
5. Llopart
6. Nadal

the 5 joiners…..
7. Can Feixes
8. Julia Bernet
9. Mas Candi
10. Can Descegut
11. Pardas

30
Q

Can a Corpinnat producer use the Cava designation? Can they label as Penedés DO?

A

Penedés yes, Cava no

31
Q

What is a “marchamo”?

A

Found above the main back label on a bottle of Cava - the labels are color coded to indicate aging

32
Q

Name 3 of Corpinnat’s 7 subzones?

A
  1. Alta Penedes
  2. Alta Campo
  3. Anoia
  4. Baix Llobregat
  5. Baix Pendes
  6. Garraf
  7. Tarragones
33
Q

Who produced the first Cava and in what year?

A

José Raventos (Codorniu) 1872

34
Q

What option does a Classic Penedes producer have to indicate that their wine has aged on the lees for longer periods of time?

A

Reserva3, Reserva4, etc - can use this to indicate lees aging from 3 to 15 years

35
Q

How long does a gyropalette take vs hand riddling?

A

Gyropalette/girasol = 3 days
Hand riddling = up to 6 weeks

36
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Name 3 of Corpinnat’s founding wineries?

A
  1. Gramona
  2. Llopart
  3. Recaredo
  4. Sabate i Coca
  5. Torello
  6. Nadal
37
Q

What is the Conca del Riu Anoia designation?

A

Est. 2012 by Pepe Raventos upon his departure from the Cava DO. Not legally recognized and they are the only to partake.

  • 100% organic, indigenous grapes only from vines at least 10 years old, rests on lees for at least 18 months
  • a subzone of sorts - the name references the Anoia and Foix Rivers
38
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labelling thing that designates grower-producer Cava

A

Cava DO - stamp to indicate producers who complete the entire process on estate, from vine to bottle

39
Q

Cava’s single vineyard category

A

Cava de Paratge Qualificat
Single vyd, hand-harvest fruit
* min 10yr old vines
* min 36-month tirage
* min TA is 5.5 g/l
* No acidification
* vintage-dated

ONLY Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature.

40
Q

What is a macharmo

A

the quality label on a bottle of Cava that guarantees the bottle’s origins and authenticity by the Cava Regulatory Council

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