Espain is Different Flashcards
Where is Somomontano DO? Styles of Wine?
Aragon Auto.
R=Parraleta
W=local Alcañón and lots of Spanish+int’l varieties
What Autonomías make up Green Spain?
Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
What are the 5 DOs of Galicia?
Rías Baixas Ribeiro Valdeorras Ribiera Sacra Monterrei
Wines labelled Rías Baixas must be min ________ % of Albariño?
100%
Which 2 subzones of Rías Baixas req a min of 70% Albariño only?
Val do Salnés
Ribiera do Ulla
What is the Easternmost DO of Galicia? The Southernmost?
E=Valdeorras
S=Monterrei
Which 2 regions of “Green Spain” do not produce any wine?
Asturias
Cantabria
Whar are the 2 principal DOs of País Vasco? What are the dominant varietals of all 3?
Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina
Local Ondarrabi Zuri (W) and Ondarrabi Beltza (R)
What are the rare rosado wines of País Vasco known as? What are the varietals?
"Oja de Gallo" Blend of (R) Obarrabi Beltza and (W) Ondarrabi Zuri
What are the soil types of Sherry?
Albariza=Limestone
Barros=Clay
Arenas=Sandstone
Name subzones of Rías Biaxas
5 O Rosal Condado do Tea Soutomaior Val do Salnés Ribiera do Ulla
How many vinos de pagos are in Spain?
15 (and counting)
What winemaking tech’s did Rioja learn from Bordelaise
Barrique aging (although mix Fr. and Am. Oak) Estate bottling
What year did DO system start in Spain?
1970
Define White/Rosado
Crianza
Reserva
Gran Reserva
Crianza=18mo (6 in cask)
Reserva=2yrs (6mo cask)
GR=4yrs (6mo cask)
Name grapes used in Sherry
Palomino (some Moscatel)
Also Pedro Ximenez styles
Describe the hierarchy of Spanish wines (L-H)
Table="vino" IGP="Vino de la Tierra" (VdlT) DOP=Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geografica (VCIG) DO DO "vinos de Pagos" DOCa/DOQ
What are DOCa wines of Spain?
Rioja (1991)
Priorato (2009)
Name the predominant climate and soil type of Rioja
Continental, chalky soils
Name producers in village of Haro
Bodegas la Horra (Roda)
La Rioja Alta
Bodegas Bilbainas
Name primary grapes in Rioja Tinta and Blanca
T=Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Maturana Tinta
B=Viura, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca
What is the most prominent winery in Ribera del Duero? Famous winemaker?
Vega Sicilia
Mariano Garcia from 1966-1996
Name best vintages of Rioja in 2000s
01, 04, 05, 09, 10
What is the primary grape, climate, and soil type of Rias Baixas DO?
Albariño
Cool Maritime
granite, clay, alluvial, sand
What grapes are in Priorato?
Garnacha
then
Carineña
Vintage on Spanish label= _______ from stated year?
85%
What is the local specialty dried grape wine of Ribiero DO?
Viño Tostado
What are the 5 subregions of Ribiera Sacra (“sacred bank”) DO?
Amandi Chantada Quiroga-Bibei Riberas dosil Riberas do Miño
Which DO of Galicia is known for ts terraced slopes that mimic the N. Rhône and were also built by the Romans? What are the primary varietals?
Ribiera Sacra
Mencía, Trexadura, Godello
What are the dominant R+W grapes of Valdeorras DO?
R=Mencía, Merenzao, Sousón, Brancello
W=Godello, Dona Branca
Primary grape of Jumilla DO?
Monastrell
Define terms (tinto)
Crianza
Reserva
Gran Reserva
Crianza=2yrs (6mo in cask)
reserva=3yrs (1yr cask)
Gran Reserva=5yrs (18mo. cask)
Red Rioja aging req's Joven Crianza Reserva Gran Reserva
Joven=none
Crianza=2yrs (1 in cask)
Reserva=3yrs (1 in cask)
GR=5yrs (2 in cask)
What is most widely planted grape in Spain? 2nd most?
- Airen
2. Tempranillo
What is Spain’s largest Autonomía?
Castilla y Leon
Soil type of Priorato?
Licorella (black slate + Quartzite)
Primary grape of Almasa DO?
Monastrell
River that runs through Rioja? Mtn that influences?
Ebro River
Sierra Contabria Mtns
Rueda DO makes wines from what grapes?
Verdejo or SB/Viura blends
What contraption is the gyropalette modeled after
based on Spanish Girasol
What is Orujo?
Spanish Pomace Brandy
Wine that are DO/DOCa will have what on the label?
Gov. seal from regional consejo regulador
What are the DOs of Aragon?
Campo de Barja
Cariñena
Somomonanto
Calatayud
What 3 autonomías comprise N. Central Spain?
Navarra
Rioja
Aragon
Who was 1st producer of Cava?
Jose Raventos
What DO landlocks Priorato?
Monsant DO
3 subzone of Rioja? Highest elevation?
Alta
Alavesa (highest alt)
Baja
Define terms
Noble
Añejo
Viejo
in barrel or bottle:
Noble=18 mo
Añejo=24 mo
Viejo= 36 mo+show oxidative character
Name synonyms for Tempranillo + regions in which they are used
Toro=Tinto del Toro Rioja=Temp/Tinto del Pais Ribera del Duero=Tinto Fino Valdepeñas=Cencibel Catalunia=Ull de Llebre
What are the DOs of Castella y León?
Ribera del Duero Rueda Toro Tierra del Vino de Zamora Arribes Arlanza Cigales Tierra de León Bierzo
Which DOs pass along the River Duero?
Ribera del Duero Rueda Toro Tierra del Vino de Zamora Arribes
Which 2 DOs are located in the mountainous Northern part of Catilla y León?
Tierra de León
Bierzo
Which DO of Castilla y León borders Valdeorras in Galicia?
Bierzo
Who makes the biodynamic “Corullón” bottling? Where is it located? What are the makers relationship?
Decendientes de Palacios
town of Corullón in Bierzo
Alvaro (uncle) and Ricardo (nephew) Palacios
Bierzo is known for which grapes?
R=Mencía
W=Godello+Doxa Blanca (W)
What styles of wine are created in Tierra de León DO? Recommended red grapes?
R+W+Rosado
Mencía+Prieto Picudo (local)
Which 2 towns are in the middle of Ribera del Duero?
Aranda de Duero
Peñafiel
When was Vega Cecila fd by whom?
Dom. Lecanda y Chaves in 1864
What is the name of the winemaker who initially put Vega Sicilia on the map?
Domingo Txomin
What is the general cépage and oak treatment for Unico?
Blend of Tinto del País/Fino, CS, M
aged 10+ yrs in Am/Fr. oak
What year did Ribera del Duero achieve DO status?
How many wineries were originally in the region at that time vs. today?
1982
9 wineries, now 300
What are some of the top producers in Ribera del Duero?
Vega Sicilia
Pesquera
Dominio de Pingus
Aalto
What is the only authorized white grape of Ribera del Duero?
Albilla Mayor for Rosado production only
When did Rueda receive DO status?
1980
What styles of wine are made in Rueda?
W=Verdejo w/ Viura+SB
R=Tempranillo
Rosado=50% red grapes
espumoso/rosado, brut espumoso=85% Verdejo
What is the local dry fortified wine style of Rueda?
Dorado, but not often encountered outside of Espain
What styles of wine are made in Toro?
R, W, R but best known for reds from Tinta de Toro
*Req 75% but often 100%
W=Verdejo or Malvasia
Rosado=saignée blend of TdT or Garnacha
What is the name of Vega Sicilia’s winery in Toro?
Bodegas Pintia