La Mancha, Andalucia, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands & Vino de Pago

Question 1

LA Mancha

What type of weather is La Mancha in?

Answer 1

Continental
* summers can reach excruciatingly high temperatures

• lack of rainfaill
• winters are freezing.

Question 2

La Mancha

Training Method most commonly used?

Answer 2

Head trained “MARCO REAL”

Each vine is spaced 2.5 meters from the next to reduce competition for water.

Question 3

La Mancha

What is the most prevelant white in La Mancha

Answer 3

Airen

Fruity wines meant for immediate consumption

Question 4

La Mancha

What is the most importatn red grape in La Mancha?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

La Mancha

Question 6

La Mancha

Question 7

La Mancha

Question 8

La Mancha

Question 9

Andalucia

Condado de Hulva grows what white varieties?

Answer 9

Authorized Grapes:
Blanco:
Recommended: Zalema
Authorized: Palomino Fino, Listán B, Pedro Ximénez, Garrido Fino, Moscatel de Alejandría, Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay

Question 10

Andalucia

Condado de Hulva grows what RED varieties?

Answer 10

Tinto: Syrah, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot

Question 11

Andalucia

What are the 2 main styles of wine produced in Condado De Huelva?

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

Andalucia: Condado de Huelva

Min age req. for Palido or Viejo, and what vessel is used?

Answer 12

Min. 2 yrs

650 liter American Oak Butts

Question 13

Andalucia: Condado de Huelva

What grape is used for the regions “Generoso” wines?

Answer 13

Zalema

Question 14

Andalucia: Malaga & Sierras de Malaga

What styles of winea are produced in Malaga DO?

Answer 14

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.)

Question 15

Andalucia

What is Arrope?

Answer 15

A syrup used for sweetening wine in Spain, especially Sherry and Malaga, made by boiling down and unfermented grape juice

Question 16

Canary Islands

Describe the profile of Listan Blanco here(palomino)?

Answer 16

Unfortified, fresh wines of complexity. Semi-aromatic dry whites of med body, w. a subtle nutty, savory profile

Question 17

Canary Islands

Describe Marmajuelo (BERMEJUELA)

Answer 17

Offers richer, more tropical leaning whites

Question 18

Canary Islands

What Island could you find Mount Teide?

Answer 18

Tenerife

Mount Teide stands at the island’s center, an active volcano andSpain’s tallest peak at 3,718 meters

Question 19

Canary Islands

What are “Suertes”?

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

Canary islands

Tenerifes DOs

Answer 20

• Tacoronte-Acentego
• Valle de la Orotava
• Ycoden-Daute-Isora
• Abona
• Valle de Guimar

Question 21

Canary Islands

What DO in Tenerife uses de “TRENZADO” cordon system?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Canary Islands

In Valle de la Orotova, what varieties are favored?

Answer 22

Listan Blanco and Listan Negro, with Negramoll among other staples

Question 23

Canary Islands

Valle de Gumar in Tenerife is known for what Varieties?

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

Canary Islands

Vino Dulce Classico is made in what island and what is the rs?

Answer 24

Abona in S. of tenerife.

Vino Dulce Clásico/Vino de Licor: min. 45 g/l of res. sugar.

Question 25

Canary Islands

Lanzarote has a distinct volcanic top soil, what is the name of it?

Answer 25

Ceniza, derived from the ash and lava of a 6 year eruption frome the 1730’s

Question 26

Canary Islands : Lanzarote

What are hoyos and zanjas?

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

Canary Islands; Lanzarote

What kind of wines is Lanzarote known for?

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

Balearic Islands

Two appelations of Mallorca

Answer 28

Binissalem and Pla in Levant