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Green Spain: Galicia And Basque Country Flashcards

1
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What autonomías are included in “Green Spain”?

A

Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco (Basque Country)

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What is the climate of Galicia?

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Cool Maritime

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3
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5 DOs of Galicia from West to East

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Rías Baixas
Ribeiro
Ribeira Sacra
Valdeorras
Monterrei (farthest south)
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What does Rías Baixas mean?

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Low estuaries

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5 subzones of Rías Baixas from North to South?

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Ribeira do Ulla
Val do Salnés
Soutomaior - can't be listed as subzone
Condando do Tea
O Rosal
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6
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Major Rivers of Rías Baixas.

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Ulla River
Verdugo River
Miño River

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7
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If a wine is labeled Rías Baixas Albariño, what percentage of blending grapes are allowed?

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Zero. Must be 100% albarino.

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What percentage of Albariño must be included in Northern Subzones Ribeira do Ulla and Val do Salnés.

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70%

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What percentage of Albariño must be included in Southern Subzones Condando do Tea, O Rosal?

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70% with the remaining some blend of
Condado de Tea: Treixadura
O Rosal: Loureira

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10
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What percentage of vineyards in Rías Baixas are devoted to Albariño?

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90%

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Red wines of Rías Baixas?

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Recommended: Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón
Authorized: Mencía, Brancellao

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Where is Ribeiro DO located? What river?

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Along Miño River
East of Rías Baixas
Miño and Avia converge, and the Arnoia joins just south

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Grapes of Ribeiro DO.

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Blanco:
Recommended: Treixadura, Torrontés, Godello, Lado, Loureira, Albariño, Caiño Blanco
Authorized: Palomino, Albillo,
Tinto:
Recommended: Caiño Tinto (also known as Caiño Bravo or Caiño Longo), Ferrón, Sousón, Brancellao, Mencía
Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Tempranillo,

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14
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What is Viño Tostado?

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A dried grape wine from Ribeiro - local specialty.
-dried min 3 months
-min must weight 350 g/l
-fermented and aged in oak or cherry cask
-min 6 months in wood plus 3 months in bottle

Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello
Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón

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15
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Defining feature of Ribeira Sacra DO? Main grapes?

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Steep terraces built by Romans - like No. Rhone

Mencía, Treixadura, Godello, Albariño

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16
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What does Ribeira Sacra mean?

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“sacred bank”

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17
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Authorized styles for Ribera Sacra DO.

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Tinto: min. 70% Mencia
Rosado: Min 85% Principal red Grapes
Súmmum: 85% principal grapes
Blanco Barrica & Garda
Tinto Barrica & Garda

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Authorized grapes for Ribera Sacra DO.

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Blanco:
Principal: Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira, Torrontés, Dona Branca
Tinto:
Principal: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto
Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera, Mouratón, Tempranillo

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19
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What is the easternmost zone in Galicia? Best wines from there?

A

Valdeorras DO

-High acid godello whites

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20
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What is the southernmost DO in Galicia?

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Monterrei - small region only a handful of wineries

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21
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Is DO wine produced in Asturias or Cantabria?

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No
Asturias: Cangas VCIG

22
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Three main DO zones of País Vasco?

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Bizkaiko Txakolina
Getariako Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

23
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Main grape of Basque Country/Txakolina? Red counterpart?

A

Ondarrabi Zuri - 95% vineyard acreage
Honderrabi Beltza = red

Ondarrabi Beltza - preferred red

24
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What is Ojo de Gallo?

A

Name for rare rosado wines from País Vasco/Txakolina
min. 50% Ondarrabi Beltza

25
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Name the five subregions of Ribeira Sacra DO.

A

Chantada
Riberas do Miño
Amandi (most famous)
Quiroga-Bibei
Riberas do Sil

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26
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Which grapes are used to make the best wine in Ribeira Sacra DO?

A

Mencía
Treixadura
Godello

27
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What are the two principle soil types of Ribeira Sacra?

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Slate and schist
(lower sil = granite
upper sil - slate)

28
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Name some example of red wine from Ribeira Sacra.

A

Raúl Pérez “El Pecado”
-100% Mencía

Dominio do Bibei “Lalama”
-90% Mencía
10%Brancellao/Mouratón/Sousón/Garnacha

Dominio do Bibei “Lacima”
-100% Mencía

29
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What is the name of the white wine made by Dominio do Bibei that is 80% Godello?

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Lapola
-80% Godello, 15% Albariño, & 5% Doña Blanco

-Ribeira Sacra

30
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How are the conditions of the Quiroga-Bibei subzone of Ribeira Sacra different from the other subzones?

A

drier and harsher

31
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Which famous producer of Ribeira Sacra is based in the Quiroga-Bibei subzone?

A

Dominio do Bibei

32
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What does “Súmmum” mean on a bottle of white wine from Ribeira Sacra?

A

Summum blanco must be 85% of the varietal from one of the recommended grapes.

33
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What does “Súmmum” mean on a bottle of red wine from Ribeira Sacra?

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Summum tinto can be a blend, but if it is labeled varietally, it must be min 85% Mencia (to conform with EU law).

  • If it is 60% Mencia, and minimum 25% other recommended grapes, it can be labeled as Summum but not as Mencia (the other 15% may be any other red grapes).
  • Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto, Tempranillo

Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera, Mouratón

34
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The Ribeira Sacra DO is located at the confluence of which two rivers?

A

Sil

Miño

35
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What does “Castes Nobles” indicate on a bottle of wine from the Valdeorras DO?

A

Min. 85% preferred varieties
-Godello or Mencia

  • Blanco and Tinto
  • aka NO PALOMINO
  • With origin in Latin, the name “Caste” means “pure; without mixture”
36
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What does “Castes” indicate on a bottle of wine from the Ribeiro DO?

A

Stricter yield and abv. requirements for both red and white wine.

*Maximum press yield is 74 liters/100 kg (72 liters/100kg for Castes, Barrica, and Espumosa)

*

Blanco: 9.5%

Blanco Castes: 11%

Tinto: 9.5%

Tinto Castes: 11%

37
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What is the most important red grape of the Ribeiro DO?

A

Caiño Tinto

-also known as Caiño Bravo or Caiño Longo

38
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Martín Códax is a producer in which Spanish DO?

A

Rías-Baixas

-named after the most known Galician troubadour whose medieval poems, the oldest of Galician-Portuguese language with the original music, are preserved.

39
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Which subzones of Rías-Baixas are on the coast?

A

Val do Salnés

O Rosal

40
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What is the only sub region of Rías Baixas that does not have a specific requirement for recommended white grapes?

A

Soutomaior

41
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Why is granite soil considered the best soil for Albariño in Rías Baixas? What is this soil called?

A

Because the climate is so wet and Albariño needs dry soil to be good. Granite has lower water retention.
-xabre soil

42
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Why is the pergola training system so common in Rías Baixas?

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It keeps the grapes far enough off the ground to avoid the constant threat of mildew.

43
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What is the maximum capacity of a barrel used for the Blanco/Tinto Barrica style in Ribeira Sacra? Garda?

A

Barrica
Blanco: 600liters
Tinto: 500 liters

Garda:
Blanco: wood 8,000L, concrete 5,000L
Tinto: wood 10,000, concrete 5,000L

44
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Describe the climate and soil of Ribeira Sacra DO. Major Rivers?

A
  • Alluvial soils with slate bedrock
  • lower sil = granite
  • upper sil = slate

- Climate is warmer and drier than Rías Baixas

45
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Where is Pittacum?

A

Bierzo DO

46
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Minimum aging for Crianza in Valdeorras?

A

Reds: Min 2 years aging w/ 6 months in small oak barrels (in each case the maximum is 330L)
Whites: Min 18 months aging w/ 6 months in small oak barrels

47
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Minimum aging for Reserva in Valdeorras?

A

Reds: Min 36 months aging w/ 12 months in small oak barrels
Whites: Min 24 months aging w/ 6 months in small oak barrels

48
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Minimum aging for Gran Reserva in Valdeorras?

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Reds: Min 60 months aging w/ 18 months in small oak barrels
Whites: Min 48 months aging w/ 6 months in small oak barrels

49
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Valdeorras: Soil types

A

Slate, Granite, Calcareous Clay, Argillo-Ferrous and Alluvial soils

50
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What are rías?

A

Small inlets (fjord-like) in Rías Baixas.

51
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What are the two subzones of Monterrei?

A

Valle de Monterrei, Ladera de Monterrei

52
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What does Blanco Barrica indicate on a bottle of wine from Galicia?

A

White wine aged in oak (max 600L) for 3 months.

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