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Mediterranean Coast Flashcards

1
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Who made the first traditional method sparkling wine in France? When?

A

Josep Raventós
1872

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What town serves as the industrial center for Cava?

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Sant Sadurní d’Anoia

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3
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Where does the name Cava come from?

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It translates to cellar, more specifically one below ground. This name started being used in 1970 when the term Champán was forbidden.

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4
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Must Cava come from Catalonia?

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No, but 95% of it does

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What are the traditional Cava grapes? What other grapes are sometimes used?

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Traditional grapes: Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel-lo
Other: Monastrell, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Garnacha

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6
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What are the aging requirements for basic Cava?

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Min 9m from the date of tirage until disgorgement

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7
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What regions of Spain may Cava be made in?

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Aragón
Basque Country
Catalunya
Extremedura
La Rioja
Navarra
València

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What are the aging requirements for Cava Superior and Cava Reserva?

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Min 18m on the lees from the day of triage (was 15m prior to the 2021 harvest)

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9
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What are the aging requirements for Cava Gran Reserva?

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30m on the lees from the date of triage

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10
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When was the category Cava de Paraje Calificado introduced?
What are the requirements?

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2014
Must originate from a single parcel whose vines are at least 10yrs old
Vintage dated
Aged in bottles for at least 36m prior to disgorgement
Hand harvested
Unacidified
May only be Brut Nature, Extra Brut, or Brut

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What does Elaborador Integral indicate of a bottle of Cava?

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That the producer carries out the entire production themselves, from grape growing to bottling

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12
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What are the designated foil colors for:
Cava de Guarda
Reserva
Gran Reserva
Paraje Calificado

A

Cava de Guarda - Green
Reserva - Silver
Gran Reserva - Gold
Paraje Calificado - Antique Gold

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13
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What is the label for sparkling wine made in Penedès?

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Clàssic Penedès. Many Cava producers abandoned the Cava DO and chose to bottle as Clàssic Penedès in 2013

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14
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What is Corpinnat?

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Roughly translates to the “heart of Penendès”
An association created in 2019 as a quality alternative to Cava in which grapes must be organically grown, hand harvested, 90% indigenous, and from within a dilineated zone
Min bottle aging is 18m prior to disgorgement

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15
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List the Vi de Vila of Priorat

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La Morera de Montsant
Gratallops
Bellmunt del Priorat
Escaladei
Porrera
Poboleda
La Vilella Baixa
La Vilella Alta
El Lloar
Masos de Falset
Solanes del Molar
Torroja del Priorat

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16
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What group of vinters committed themselves to Priorat’s survival and quality in the 1970s?

A

René Barbier
Álvaro Palacios
Daphne Glorian
José Luis Pérez
Carlos Pastrana and Mariona Jarque

17
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Who started Clos Mogador?

A

René Barbier

18
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Who started Finca Dolfí?

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Álvaro Palacios

19
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What is Daphne Glorian’s estate in Priorat?

A

Clos Erasmus

20
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Who makes L’Ermita? Where is it from?

A

Álvaro Palacios
Priorat

21
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When was the Vi de Villa category introduced to Priorat?

A

2009

22
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What river cuts diagonally through Priorat?

A

Siurana River

23
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Why is the distinctive soil of Priorat?

A

Licorella - schistose mica and quartzite. Has a reflective black- red surface which radiates heat back to the vines

24
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What are Vi de Finca wines in Priorat?

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Single vineyard, 100% sourced from a designated parcel. Only permitted form wines that also qualify for Catalan Vi de Finca

25
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What was the new scheme for vineyard classification within Priorat introduced in 2019?

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Vi de Paratge - single zone “village”
Vi de Vinya Classificada - “1er cru”
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada - “Grand Cru”

26
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How old must the vines be to make a Velles Vinyes labeled wine?

A

Planted prior to 1945

27
Q

What DO forms a complete ring around Priorat?

A

Montsant DO

28
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What are the sweet wines made in Tarragona?

A

Vimblanc- A non-fortified wine made from overripe grapes
Garnatxa de Tarragona- Fortified Garnatxa that may be white or red
Moscatel de Tarragona- Fortified wine from Moscatel
Mistelas
Rancios

29
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What DO lies just across the French border in the NE of Spain?

A

Empordá DO

30
Q

What wind effects the Empordà DO?

A

Tramontana wind

31
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What is Empordà’s answer to Banyuls and Rivesalts?

A

Vi de Licor from Garnacha or Moscatel

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