Extremadura.Andalucia.Canaries Flashcards
What is the sole DO of Extremadura?
Ribera del Guadiana
What are the subregions of Ribera del Guadiana?
Montánchez Cañamero Ribera Alta de Guadiana Ribera Baja de Guadiana Tierra de Barros Matanegra
Who is the only producer of Cava in southern Spain? Where are they located?
Bodegas Inviosa, in Tierra de Barros
When was the Jerez Consejo Regulador founded?
1933
What are the two DOs for sherry?
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO
What three towns anchor the “golden triangle” of sherry?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda (north, on the Atlantic coast)
Jerez de la Frontera (inland)
El Puerto de Santa Maria (south, on the Atlantic coast, across the bay from Cadiz)
Where must wines be aged for Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO? For Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, El Puerto de Santa Maria
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Wines aged in other villages do not qualify for the DO.
What are the three authorized grapes of sherry?
Palomino
Pedro Ximénez
Moscatel
What are the three soil types of Jerez?
Albariza (calcareous chalk)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)
What is the principal grape of Montilla-Moriles DO? What styles are produced?
Pedro Ximénez
Sherry-styled wines - fino, oloroso, amontillado - are produced in fortified and unfortified versions
Jerez has dispensation from what other DO to import PX to supplement its own production?
Montilla-Moriles DO
Which styles of Montilla-Moriles are typically fortified, and why?
Olorosos and dessert styles only. The climate is so hot that wines will naturally ferment to 15.5%abv, the post-fortification abv for fino shery.
What are the grapes of Málaga? What is the traditional focus of production?
PX and Moscatel, traditionally as fortified and/or dessert styles.
What styles are authorized in Montila-Moriles
Blanco
Vino Dulce Natural: PX, Moscatel
Vino Generoso: Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Raya (poor man’s oloroso), Ruedos (raya without aging)
What is the subzone of Montila-Moriles?
Montila-Moriles Superior: higher concentrations of Albariza
What is soleo?
The process of drying grapes on grass mats to concentrate the sugars (Málaga).
What is arrope?
A mix of boiled grape syrup and fresh grape must, reduced to 20% its original volume; adds color and sweetness.
What is pantomima?
Boiled and concentrated grape must reduced by 50%
What are the subzones of Malaga?
(from the southwest, moving clockwise) Manilva Serrania de Ronda Norte Axarquía Montes de Málaga
What is Lágrima?
Traditional style of Málaga Vino de Licor produced without mechanical pressing
What is Lacrimae Christi?
Lágrima wines aged a min. 2 years in oak
How are fortified Málaga wines aged?
In American Oak Solera.
What is Pajarete?
Málaga Vino de Licor or Vino Naturalement Dulce produced without arrope
What is Vendimia Asoleada?
Málaga wines produced solely from PX and/or Moscatel through soleo
