Southern Spain Flashcards
Name the DOs of Valencia (3)
Valencia DO
Alicante DO
Utiel-Requena DO
What is Fondillón?
A local specialty of Alicante DO in Valencia
A solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from dried Monastrell grapes and aged for a minimum 10 years.
Unlike sherry, Fondillón is not fortified and does carry the flavor of wood
What is the primary grape of Utiel-Requena DO?
Bobal
Produced in Doble Pasta method (double the amount of solids for extraction)
Name the DOs of Murcia (3)
Jumilla DO
Yecla DO
Bullas DO
Which DO’s sandy soils were able to avoid phylloxera until the 1980s and has since replanced to mostly Monastrell?
Jumilla DO in Murcia
What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?
La Mancha
What is the local synonym for Tempranillo in La Mancha?
Cencibel
What are the primary grape varieties of La Mancha?
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
Airén*
*Despite only being found in southern Spain, Airén has more acreage than any other white grape in the world due to its large swaths of low-density plantings
What was the first DO Pago?
In 2003, Marqués de Griñon estate was granted an estate appellation: DO Pago Dominio de Valdepusa
Located within the Méntrida DO in La Mancha
What is the primary grape of Almansa DO?
Garnacha Tintorera
What is the classic style of wine from Málaga DO?
Moscatel or Pedro Ximenez grapes dried on esparto grass mats for 20 days. Process called Soleo
