Learning objectives: grapes Flashcards by Rob Findlay

Galicia:
more red or white?
more indigenous or international?
Are there ‘preferred’ varieties?
Dominant varieties and colours? (3)
Experiments with which in oak? (4)

More white.
Almost entirely indigenous.
Consejo preferred varieties.

Albariño (W): 90% of plantings.
Godello (W): better in some locations.
Mencía (R): main red, inland.

Oak: Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira.

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DO Rías Baixas in Galicia:
Which white grapes have minimum percentages by subzone?

Albariño
Treixadura
Loureira
Caíño Blanco

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DO Rías Baixas in Galicia:
alternative names for Loureira

Loureiro Blanco
Marqués

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DO Ribeira Sacra in Galicia:
main grape?
colour?

Mencía (R)

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DO Ribeiro in Galicia:
main grape? colour?

Treixadura (W)

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DO Valdeorras in Galicia:
main 2 grapes? colour?

Godello (W)
Mencía (R)

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Asturias:
main red grapes? (3)
main white grape?

Mencía
Albarín Tinto
Carrasquín

Albarín Blanco

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Cantabria:
main red grape?
main white grapes? (4)
Which colour dominates where?

Hondarribi Beltza

Albariño
Godello
Treixadura
Hondarribi Zuri

N: white
Inland: red blends (local and international grapes)

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País Vasco:
dominant grape?
other white grapes and synonyms? (5)
other red grape?
grapes ‘preferred’ for txakoli?

Hondarribi Zuri (W, 90% of DO plantings)

Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu)
Izkiriota (Gros Manseng)
Sauvignon Blanc
Riesling
Chardonnay

R: Hondarribi Beltza

Txakoli: Hondarribi Zuri, Hondarribi Beltza (no relation)

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Castilla y León:
main grape?
authorised in how many DOs?
regional synonyms?

Other 2 main red grapes, and where dominant?
White grape, where dominant, commonly blended with? (2)

Tempranillo
Authorised in 12 of the 13 DOs (not Bierzo)

Tinto Fino
Tinta de País
Tinta de Toro

R: Mencía (DO Bierzo, 75% of plantings)
Prieto Picudo (DO Tierra de León, VC Valles de Benavente)

W: Verdejo (DO Rueda)
blended with Sauvignon Blanc, Viura

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DO Cigales in Castilla y León:
main grape?
other preferred grapes? (3)
international varieties? (3)

Tempranillo

Verdejo
Garnacha Tinta
Garnacha Gris

Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

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DO Ribeira del Duero in Castilla y León:
main grape, local synonyms?
permitted blending partners up to 5%?
Only white grape?

Tempranillo (98% of plantings)
Tinto Fino, Tinta del País

Albillo Mayor (W), Garnacha Tinta

Albillo Mayor (for rosado, non-DO blanco)

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DO Rueda in Castilla y León:
main grape?
second grape, and restrictions on it?
international grape seen on labels?

Verdejo (W)
Palomino Fino, no new plantings
Sauvignon Blanc

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DO Toro in Castilla y León:
main grape?
blending partner?
main grape for rosado?
main 2 grapes for blanco?

Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)
Garnacha Tinta

rosado: Garnacha Tinta
blanco: Malvasía Castellana, Verdejo

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Rioja:
main red grape?
blended with? (3)
typical proportions?

main white grape?
3 other authorised white grapes?
main rosado grape?

Tempranillo (75% of all plantings)

Garnacha Tinta - preferred
Mazuelo (Cariñena)
Graciano

60-80% Tempranillo
20% Garnacha Tinta
balance Mazuelo, Graciano

W: Viura (Macabeo, 69% white plantings)
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo
Rosado: Garnacha Tinta

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Navarra:
main four red grapes?
main white grape?
other need-to-know grapes? (4)

Tempranillo (34% of plantings)
Garnacha (23%
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (30%)

Chardonnay (5%)

Malvasía Riojana
Graciano
Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Viura

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DO Navarra

Main grapes by subzone:
Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe
Baja Montaña
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja

Tierra Estella: Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay

Valdizarbe: (most diverse) Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Malvasía Riojana

Baja Montaña: Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta

Ribera Alta: Tempranillo, Graciano, Chardonnay, Moscatel de Grano Menudo

Ribera Baja: Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Viura, Moscatel de Grano Menudo

Aragón:
main grape?
international varieties, and where most planted?

How much Cariñena is planted in DO Cariñena?

Garnacha

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Chardonnay
in DO Somontano

Only 5% of DO Cariñena is planted to Cariñena

DO Somontano in Aragón:

Name 3 Spanish varieties?
and 3 French varieties?

Moristel
Parraleta
Alcañón

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Chardonnay

Cataluña:

Mostly indigenous or international?
Mostly single or blend?
Three main cava grapes with synonyms?
Noted white grapes? (3)
Red grapes: dominant (2), lesser (3) with synonyms?
Rosado: main grape, blended with?

Indigenous
Blend

Xarel.lo (Pansal Blanc, Pansa Blanca)
Parellada
Macabeo (most planted)

Garnatxa Blanca/Garnacha Blaca
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Garnatxa Negra/Garnacha Tinta
Samsó/Mazuelo (Cariñena)
also
Ull de Llebre/Tempranillo
Syrah
Cabernet Sauvignon

Rosado: Garnacha Tinta with Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon

DO Empordà in Cataluña:
main grapes for tintos? (2)
for vinos de licor? (2)

Garnacha Tinta/Lledoner
Samsó/Cariñena

Garnacha Tinta
Garnacha Peluda
(to make Garnacha de Empordà)

DO Montsant in Cataluña:
mainly red or white?
main red grapes? (2)
main white grapes? (2)

95% red plantings

Garnatxa Negra (Garnacha Tinta)
Samsó (Cariñena)

Garnatxa Blanca (Garnacha Blanca)
Macabeu (Macabeo)

DOQ Priorat in Cataluña:
main grapes? (2)

Garnacha Tinta
Samsó

DO Terra Alta in Cataluña:
main grapes? (6)
emerging main quality grape?

Garnacha/Garnatxa x3 (Blanca, Negra, Peluda)
Macabeo
Parellada
Samsó (Cariñena)

Garnatxa Blanca (Garnacha Blanca)

Valencia Mostly red or white? Main red grapes? (2) Blending partners? Special wines? Main white grape?

Red Bobal Monastrell Monastrell blended with small amounts of Garnacha Tintorera. Monastrell makes varietal Fondillón. Moscatel de Alejandría

Valencia DOs Main grape in: DO Alicante? La Marina subzone of DO Alicante? DO Utiel-Requina? blending partners?

Monastrell (75% of all plantings) Moscatel de Alejandría Bobal (indigenous, 71% of all plantings) blended with Tempranillo, international varieties

Murcia: Mainly red or white? Main grape? Other mentioned grapes: Red? (5) White? (3) Main grape in each of: DO Bullas? DO Jumilla? DO Yecla?

Red Monastrell Cencibel/Tempranillo Garnacha Tinta Garnacha Tintorera Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Macabeo Airén Chardonnay All DOs >80% Monastrell

Castilla-La Mancha: main grape? second grape? Other mentioned grapes? (6)

Airén (W) Tempranillo (R) Garnacha Tinta Garnacha Tintorera Monastrell Bobal Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah

DOs of Castilla-La Mancha: Main 2 grapes in DO Manchuela? Main 2 grapes in DO Valdepeñas? Both used to make what?

DO Manchuela: Bobal then Tempranillo (10% of red plantings) DO Valdepeñas: Cencibel/Tempranillo Airén used to make Aloque (Clarete)

VPs of Castilla-La Mancha: Main 4 grapes in VP Domonio de Valdepusa? Main 4 grapes in VP Finca Élez? Which is the star?

VP Dominio de Valdepusa: Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Petit Verdot Graciano (NB no Tempranillo here) VP Finca Élez: Chardonnay (star, 3 varietals) Syrah (also varietal) Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

DO Vinos de Madrid: Most planted reds? (2) Most planted whites? (2) Most planted by subzone: Arganda (2) Navalcarnero (2)

Tinto Fino (Cencibel, Tempranillo) Garnacha Tinta Malvar (aka Lairén in Andalucía) Albillo (Real) Arganda (SE): Tinto Fino, Malvar Navalcarnero (SW): Garnacha Tinta, Malvar San Martín de Valdeglesias (W): Garnacha Tinta, Albillo (Real) El Molar (N): Garnacha Tinta, Malvar

Extremadura: Mostly red or white? Main red grapes? (3) Main white grapes? (2) Other mentioned whites? (3)

Red Tempranillo (R) Garnacha Tinta (R) Cabernet Sauvignon (R) Cayetana Blanca/Pardina (W) Alarije (W) Borba (W) Eva/Beba de los Santos (W) Montúa (W)

Andalucia: Mainly red or white? Main red grapes? (6) Main white grapes? (6)

White Tempranillo Garnacha Tinta Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Syrah Palomino Fino Pedro Ximénez Moscatel de Alejandría Vijiriego Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc

DOs of Andalucía DO Málaga: Main grapes? (2) Other indigenous grapes? (3) DO Montilla-Moriles: Main grape?

Pedro Ximénez (PX) Moscatel de Alejandría Romé Doradilla Lairén (aka Malvar in Madrid) DO Montilla-Moriles: PX

Las Islas Baleares Mallorca main grapes: DO Pla i Llevant? (6) DO Binissalem? (4) Serra de Tramuntana? (2)

DO Pla i Llevant: Cabernet Sauvignon (R) Merlot (R) Callet (R) Fogoneu (R) Chardonnay (W) Prensal Blanc/Moll (W) DO Binissalem: Manto Negro (R) Cabernet Sauvignon (R) Gorgollassa (R) Prensal Blanc/Moll (W) Serra de Tramuntana: Malvasía (W) Chardonnay (W)

Las Islas Baleares Main grapes on: Menorca? (2) Ibiza? (1) Formentera? (1)

Menorca: Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Ibiza and Formentera: Monastrell

Las Islas Canarias main 5 grapes, synonyms?

Malvasía Aromatica (W, Malmsey) Malvasía Volcánica/Malvasía de Lanzarote (W) Listán Blanco (W, Palomino Fino) Listán Negro (R, Almuñeco, unrelated to other Listán grapes) Listán Prieto (original Mission grape)

Parents of Malvasía Volcánica/Malvasía de Lanzarote?

Malvasía Aromatica x Marmajuelo

DO Lanzarote on Las Islas Canarias: Island's indigenous grape? Other mentioned grape?

Malvasía Volcánica (W, 75% of plantings) Listán Negro/Almuñeco (R)

Tenerife, Las Islas Canarias: DO Tacoronte-Acentejo: main grape? other mentioned grapes? (2) DO Valle de la Orotava: main grapes? (2) other mentioned grapes? (5) DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora: main grapes? (2) other mentioned grapes? (4)

DO Tacoronte-Acentejo: Listán Negro (R, 90%) also Negramoll (R, 4%) Listán Blanco (W, 4%) DO Valle de la Orotava: Listán Blanco (W) Listán Negro (R) also Marmajuelo/Bermejuela (W) Vijariego Blanco (W) Bastardo Negro/Baboso Negro (R) Vijariego Negro (R) Tintilla (R) DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora: Listán Blanco (W) Listán Negro (R) 80% between them also Marmajuelo (W) Gual (W) Albillo Criollo (Albillo Real, W) Tintilla (R)