La Mancha, Andalucia, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands & Vino de Pago Flashcards
LA Mancha
What type of weather is La Mancha in?
Continental
* summers can reach excruciatingly high temperatures
- lack of rainfaill
- winters are freezing.
La Mancha
Training Method most commonly used?
Head trained “MARCO REAL”
Each vine is spaced 2.5 meters from the next to reduce competition for water.
La Mancha
What is the most prevelant white in La Mancha
Airen
Fruity wines meant for immediate consumption
La Mancha
What is the most importatn red grape in La Mancha?
CENCIBEL (Tempranillo)
Cencibel, is most important among reds and will be vinifi ed into supermarket wines without the infl uence of oak, aswell as more serious examples.
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Andalucia
Condado de Hulva grows what white varieties?
Authorized Grapes:
Blanco:
Recommended: Zalema
Authorized: Palomino Fino, Listán B, Pedro Ximénez, Garrido Fino, Moscatel de Alejandría, Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
Andalucia
Condado de Hulva grows what RED varieties?
Tinto: Syrah, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot
Andalucia
What are the 2 main styles of wine produced in Condado De Huelva?
Palido (Pale, lighter of the 2)
Viejo (“old”) more like a oloroso sherry
There are two major styles of Condado:
pálido
and
viejo.
Condado Pálido (or “pale”) is the lighter of the two,aged biologically under fl or like a Fino Sherry, and similarly fortifi ed to approximately 15.5% alcohol. Condado Viejo (or “old”) is the more distinctive. Fortifi edbetween 17 and 22% alcohol, the wines are aged oxidatively and better resemble Oloroso Sherry at their fi nest. Sweetened versions, such as “cream” and“medium,” analogous to those in Jerez are also bottled.
Andalucia: Condado de Huelva
Min age req. for Palido or Viejo, and what vessel is used?
Min. 2 yrs
650 liter American Oak Butts
Andalucia: Condado de Huelva
What grape is used for the regions “Generoso” wines?
Zalema
Andalucia: Malaga & Sierras de Malaga
What styles of winea are produced in Malaga DO?
Designated for sweet wines
Authorized Grapes:
Recommended: Pedro Ximénez, Moscatel de Alejandría, Moscatel de Grano Menudo (Moscatel Morisco)
Authorized: Max 30% Lairén, Doradilla, Romé (Romé is the only red grape authorized.)
Andalucia
What is Arrope?
A syrup used for sweetening wine in Spain, especially Sherry and Malaga, made by boiling down and unfermented grape juice
Canary Islands
Describe the profile of Listan Blanco here(palomino)?
Unfortified, fresh wines of complexity. Semi-aromatic dry whites of med body, w. a subtle nutty, savory profile
Canary Islands
Describe Marmajuelo (BERMEJUELA)
Offers richer, more tropical leaning whites
Canary Islands
What Island could you find Mount Teide?
Tenerife
Mount Teide stands at the island’s center, an active volcano andSpain’s tallest peak at 3,718 meters
Canary Islands
What are “Suertes”?
Tiny Plots of land
Rather than owning large swaths of land, most wineries source from numeroussmall family growers, whose tiny plots, called
suertes
, were historically cultivated for home winemaking and today risk abandonment from less-investedyounger generations.
Canary islands
Tenerifes DOs
- Tacoronte-Acentego
- Valle de la Orotava
- Ycoden-Daute-Isora
- Abona
- Valle de Guimar
Canary Islands
What DO in Tenerife uses de “TRENZADO” cordon system?
VALLE DE LA OROTAVA DO
The method involves braiding vines for severalmeters—often more than 10—and raising the cordons at regular intervals with small sticks so that grape clusters don’t touch the earth. Several of these vinesexceed one or two centuries in age. During dormancy, the braided vines can be moved to the side to allow for additional crops
Canary Islands
In Valle de la Orotova, what varieties are favored?
Listan Blanco and Listan Negro, with Negramoll among other staples
Canary Islands
Valle de Gumar in Tenerife is known for what Varieties?
Listan Blanco most planted variety
The
Valle de Güímar DO
, which follows the coastline south of Tacoronte-Acentejo, experiences much drier conditions than vineyards on the opposite side ofTeide.
Canary Islands
Vino Dulce Classico is made in what island and what is the rs?
Abona in S. of tenerife.
Vino Dulce Clásico/Vino de Licor: min. 45 g/l of res. sugar.
Canary Islands
Lanzarote has a distinct volcanic top soil, what is the name of it?
Ceniza, derived from the ash and lava of a 6 year eruption frome the 1730’s
Canary Islands : Lanzarote
What are hoyos and zanjas?
Hoyos are pits, deep enough to penetrate a layer of subsoil that can carry sufficient moisture for the plants.
Zanjas are a series of trenches similarly protected by rows of stone mounds.
Canary Islands; Lanzarote
What kind of wines is Lanzarote known for?
Known for its historic sweet wines, both unfortified and fortified, but it also produces a full palette of Canary grapes as dry wines, most notablyfrom Listán Blanco, Malvasía, Listán Negro (Negro Común), and Negramoll.
Balearic Islands
Two appelations of Mallorca
Binissalem and Pla in Levant
