Spain Flashcards
Spain is ranked where in the world in regards to wine production
3rd
True or False
France has more vineyard acreage than Spain?
False - Spain has the most acreage in the world for Vineyards
Denominaciones de Origen (DO) is the wine laws for what country?
Spain
The Spain DO laws are based upon whose wine laws?
The French AOC laws
What country has around 3 million acres of vineyards planted in their country?
Spain
When did Spain get hit with phylloxera?
The 1890’s through the early 1900’s
What saved Spain from as much disaster in regards to the spread of Phylloxera?
The grafting of the Vines that can fight phylloxera had been discovered
True or False
Spain flourished during the French phylloxera era?
True - Spain flourished, Spanish winemakers were able to sell their wines with little or no competition
Note:
Many French winemakers moved to Spain for work during the period, spreading their knowledge and practices to Spanish winemakers
Civil war and two world wars ravaged what country’s wine regions?
Spain
How did the world pass up Spain in regards to quality of wine?
Spain never used modern technology or techniques and the world passed them up
When did Spain began to modernize in the wine industry?
After joining the European Union in 1986
What does the Spanish DO’s stand for?
Denominaciones de Origen Laws
Who are the consejo reguladores?
The wing of the Spanish government that oversees the DO’s laws
Vino de Mesa is called what?
A Spanish table wine
- has lax production standards and can be made grapes grown anywhere in Spain
Vino de la Tierra is a subregion of what classification?
Vino de Mesa
- these are known as country wines
- restrictions are stricter and the grapes must be grown in one of a handful of large recognized areas
What Spanish Classification must produce grapes grown with in specific recognized region?
The production laws are strict in this category, with specific regulations regarding:
- permissible grapes varietals
- yields
- winemaking practices
Labels will say “ Vino de a calidad de” followed by the specific region or origin
Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geogràfica
What Spanish Classification has the following:
- covers select areas throughout Spain and the wines have to be made following strict guidelines involving:
- approved grapes
- reduced yields
- permissible winemaking practices
- minimum age requirements
- This Classification is responsible for more of Spain’s production than any other region in Spain, composing more than 50 percent of the total
- They are labeled by their region of origin
Denominación de Origen
Denominación de Origen has how many regions in Spain?
70
What Spanish Classification has the following?
- the top Classification in Spanish winemaking
- refers to qualified designations of origin and is only granted to regions that have had DO status for more than a decade along with a track record of historically top - quality wine
- Viticulture and Viniculture practices are the stiffest in these areas due to the reputation it affords the region
- Only 3 places in Spain have been awarded this Appellation status
DOCa - Denominación de Origen Califcada
What does the regions of Priorat and Rioja have in common?
The only three regions in Spain that have the label DOCa
In Spanish, these are known as estate bottled
- awarded only to single estate wines that have a top quality reputation
- these wines must be made and bottled on the wineries estate
Vino de Pago
Roughly how many vineyards have the title Vino de Pago?
Roughly less than 10
Spanish word for red wine?
Vino Tinto
Spanish word for white wine?
Vino Blanco
Spanish term for Rosè
Vino Rosado
Spanish for Winery or Wine Estate?
Bodega
Spanish term for dry?
Seco
Spanish term for sweet?
Dulce
A Spanish wine released young, usually with no oak aging?
Joven
A Spanish wine aged for at least 2 years, 6 months of which must be in oak barrels
- regulations differ in various appellations
Crianza
A Spanish wine aged for at least 3 years, one of which must be in oak
- regulations differ in various appellations
Reserva
A Spanish wine that is often a special wine
- typically aged for 5 years
- 2 of which must be in oak
- regulations differ in various appellations
Gran Reserva
Dominate red grape in Spain
Tempranillo
Dominate white grape in Spain
Albariño
Spain red grape grown in Spain used mostly in blends and is also very popular in Southern Rhone region of France?
Garnacha
Note:
Is called Grenache in France
Came to France when the Spanish crossed the Pyrennees Mountains into southwestern France
What Spanish grape:
- grows mostly in northwestern Spain
- dominate growing region is Rias Baixas DO
- grapes reduce a light to medium bodied wine
- zesty acidity
- taste of ripe fruit flavors such as peaches, citrus, Melon, and kiwi fruit
- aged mostly in stainless steel to preserve the grapes fresh, fruity characteristics
Albariño
Primary grape grown in northeastern appellation of Priorato DOCa?
Garnacha
Primary Grape grown in Rioja and Ribera del Duero DOCa?
- Indigenous to Spain
- Medium To full body red wines
- Powerful tannins
- typical Flavors include: ripe cherries, strawberries, spice, clay, and leather
- usually aged in Oak barrels
Tempranillo
Spanish most widly grown grape?
- planted usually in the hot,central plains of the country
Airèn
Also known in France as Murvèdre
- mostly used in blends or make powerful single varital
- also used for Spanish rosès
Monastrell
Spanish white grape also known as Godello?
Verdejo
- Main white grape from Rioja
- Also known as Macabeo in some Spanish regions
Viura
Spain and Portugal set on what famous Peninsula?
Iberian Peninsula
This area in Spain is dominated by mountain ranges and river valleys that create several unique local climates?
Northern Spain
What is the enourmous plateau that covers almost half the country’s landmass in Spain?
Meseta Central
The best known still wine appellations in Spain are?
Rioja DOCa and Ribera del Duero DOCa
The best known white wine appellation in Spain is?
Rías Baixas DO
A Spain wine that is aged 18 months in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Noble
A Spain wine that is aged for 24 months in a cask or less than 600L or bottle
Añejo
A Spanish wine that ages for 36 months and demonstrates marked oxidative character
Viejo
To be apart of this DO status an estate must show the following:
- international critical praise
- a decade worth of quality production
What DO is this?
Pago
What is does rancio mean
Oxidized
What is Odium
A grape disease caused by a small grey fungus that attacks and dries out grapes.
Can be cured with sulfur
What is the original name of champagne in Spain
Campaña know known as Cava
Where was Cava invented
San Sadurni d’Anoia
What type of Rosado wine is aged for 18 months including 6 months in a oak barrel
Crianza
What type of Rosado wine is aged for 2 years including 6 months in a oak barrel
Reserva
What Rosado wine is aged for 4 years including 6 months in an oak barrel
Gran Reserva
