General Knowledge Flashcards
Two oceans of Spain
Atlantic on the West
Mediterranean on the East
Spain is separated from France by what mountain
Pyrenees Mountains
Two automonia without any DO
Cantabria
Austurias
Explain Poniente, Leveche, Levante
Poniente blows from the west, bringing cold air from the Atlantic
Leveche brings in hot, drying currents from the African desert
Warm but humid wind, the Levante, comes in from the east, funnels through Gibraltar, and can be felt throughoutsoutheast Spain
Which autonomia are known as Green Spain and why
Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque
Highest rainfall in the country
When and which was the first DO created
First DO was Cariñena created in 1932, four years before French first AOC
Spanish wine law pyramid
PDO:
- Vino de Pago
- DOCa
- DO
- VCIG (Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica)
PGI:
- Vino de la Tierra
Vino de Mesa
(VCIG also operates as a stepping stone between VdlT and DO, must wait a min. 5 years before applying for elevation to DO)
Subzone of Ribera de Guardiana
Tierra de Barros
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Montánchez
Matanegra
Cañamero
Subzone of Vinos de Madrid
Arganda
Navalcarneros
El Molar
San Martín de Valdeiglesias
General aging requirement:
Crianza / Reserva / Gran Reserva for Blanco, Rosado, Tinto
Oak size requirement
Blanco & Rosado:
Crianza: min. 18 months total; min. 6 months oak
Reserva: min. 2 years total; min. 6 months oak
Gran Reserva: min. 4 years total; min. 6 months oak
Tinto:
Crianza: min. 2 years total; min. 6 months oak
Reserva: min. 3 years total; min. 1 year oak
Gran Reserva: min. 5 years total; min. 18 months oak
Oak must be max. 330L
General aging terminology:
Joven
Noble
Añejo
Viejo
Oak size requirement
Joven: no oak
Noble: min. 18 months oak or bottle
Añejo: min. 2 years oak or bottle
Viejo: min. 3 years oak and demonstrates marked oxidative character
- oak must be max. 600L
Albariño is particularly well-adapted to what kind of soil
Granite
Macabeo is known as what in Rioja and Catalonia
Rioja: Viura
Catalonia: Macabeu
Palomino Fino is known as what on Canary Islands
Listán Blanco
Cariñena is known as what in Rioja, Aragon, Catalonia
Rioja: Mazuelo
Aragon: Crujillón
Catalonia: Samsó
Three most planted grapes in Spain
1st: Temprenillo
2nd: Airén
3rd: Bobal
What is Garnacha Roja
Grenache Gris - a somatic mutation of Garnacha Tinta
Garnacha Peluda is known as what in Catalonia
What’s special about this variety
Lladoner Pelut in Catalonia
A mutation of Garnacha Tinta, features hairy undersides to its leaves and finds favor for its thicker skins and higher acidity as compared to Garnacha Tinta
Crossing of Garnacha Tintorera
Garnacha
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Petit Bouschet
Synonym of Garnacha Tintorera
What’s special about this variety
Alicante Bouschet
It’s a teinturier grape
What is Listán Prieto and name two synonym in other countries
Mission grape
Known as:
Criolla Chica in Argentina
País in Chile
Five main synonyms of Tempranillo and name the regions
Cencibel (Valdepeñas)
Tinto del País (Ribera del Duero)
Tinta de Toro (Toro)
Tinto Fino (Ribera del Duero)
Ull de Llebre (Catalonia)
What are Claretes / Aloques and which three DOs are important regions for this wine production
Dark-hued rosado
Several DOs carry longstanding histories of rosado production, namely Cigales, Navarra, and Valdepeñas
Analogous to the clairets of France
Which two Autonomías in Spain that do not contain any DO
Cantabria
Austurias
What is the VCIG in Austurias
Name the principal grapes
Cangas VCIG
Blanco: Albarín
Tinto: Albarín Tinto, Carrasquín, Verdejo Negro, Mencía
Two VdlT in Cantabria
Costa de Cantabria
Liébana
Synonym of Xarel.lo and Malvasia in Catalonia
Xarel.lo: Pansa Blanca
Malvasia: Subirat Parent
Phylloxera reached Spain in which region first in which year
Phylloxera first reached Spain by way of Málaga in 1876
