Spain Flashcards
The two DOCa wines of spain
Rioja and Priorat (priorato)
Special classification (appellatino) for estate wines
Vinos de pago
Minimum aging time for red wine labeled “crianza”
6 months in barrel/2 years total
Minimum aging time for red wine labeled “reserva”
12 months in barrel/3 years total
Minimum aging time for red wine labeled “gran reserva”
18 months in barrel/5 years total
Minimum aging time for white wine labeled crianza
6 months in barrel/18 months total
Minimum aging time for white wine labeled reserva
6 months in barrel/2 years total
Minimum aging time for white wine labeled gran reserva
6 months in barrel/4 years total
Three main grapes of rias baixas
Albarino, loureira, and treixadura
Main grape variety of rueda
Verdejo
Main grape variety of ribera del duero
Tempranillo (75% minimum) (known here as tina de pais)
Main grape variety of white rioja
Viura (51% minimum)
Main grape variety of rioja rosado
Garnacha
Alternative name for viura
Macabeo
Famous, rocky soil of priorat
Llicorella
Three main grape varieties of cava
Parellada, macabeo, xarel-lo
Three main grapes of sherry
Palomino, moscatel, pedro ximenez
Three main soils of sherry
Albariza, barro, arena
Type of sherry that ages under flor
Fino
Type of sherry that ages without flor influence
Oloroso
Type of sherry aged in the town of sanlucar de barrameda
Manzanilla
Vintage madeira that has been cask aged for a minimum of 20 years
Frasqueira
VR where vinho verde is produced
Minho VR
Two main white grapes of white vinho verde
Alvarinho and loureiro
Three subregions of the douro DOC
Baixo corgo, cima corgo, douro superior
5 preferred vareities of port
Touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz, tinta barroca, tinta cao
Term used for tempranillo (as used in port)
Tinta roriz
The simplest style of port; generally aged 2 years in large oak vats before filtering and bottling
Ruby
Port that has been oak aged for at least 7 years before being bottled
Reserve tawny
Single-vintage tawny port
Colheita
4 noble grapes of madeira
Sercial, verdelho, boal, malvasia
The most widely grown grape on the island of madeira
Tinta negra mole (=tinta negra)
Aging process for madeira that involves storing the wine in the rafters of an uncooled warehouse
Canteiro method
