Spain Flashcards
What impact did phylloxera in France have on the Spanish winegrowing industry in the 1800s?
Many French producers moved to Spain to continue producing wine. They brought techniques such as barrique-aging (but with American Oak) and estate bottling
What is a barrique called in Spain?
Barrica
What type of wood is used in barricas?
American Oak
What was champaña?
Spanish sparkling wine before changing its name to Cava
Who were Marqués de Riscal and Marqués de Murrieta?
Bordeaux-trained winemakers that returned to Rioja and brought French techniques with them in the 1800s
When did phylloxera first arrive in Spain?
Dawn of the 20th century
What is a consejo regulador?
A semi-autonomous governing body in each region of Spain that ensures quality levels of wine and other foodstuffs are adhered to
Who was Miguel Torres?
Winemaker that brought stainless steel and temperature-controlled fermentation to Catalonia in the 1960s
What is the name of Spain’s wine classification system?
Denominación de Origen
What was the Spanish DO system approved?
1970
What are the levels of the DO system?
Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa)
DO Pago (Vinos de Pago)
Denominación de Origen
Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG)
Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)
What are the DO Pago requirements?
Producer must be in an existing DO/Lower yields/International critical praise/10 years of quality production
What does Crianza generally mean for red wine?
2 years with 6 months in cask
What does Reserva generally mean for red wine?
3 years with 1 year in cask
What does Gran Reserva generally mean for red wine?
5 years with 18 months in cask
What does Crianza generally mean for white wine?
18 months with 6 months in cask
What does Reserva generally mean for white wine?
2 years with 6 months in cask
What does Gran Reserva generally mean for white wine?
4 years with 6 months in cask
What wines can be labelled as Noble: Añejo: or Viejo?
Any DO or DOCa wine
What does Noble mean in Spain?
18 months of aging in a bottle or cask less than 600 liters
What does Añejo mean in Spain?
24 months of aging in a bottle or cask less than 600 liters
What does Viejo mean in Spain?
36 months of aging and demonstrates oxidative character
What are the autonomías of North-Central Spain?
Navarra
La Rioja
Aragón
What two mountain ranges create a rain shadow for North-Central Spain?
Pyrenees to the northeast
Cantabrian to the northwest
What are the autonomías of Galicia?
Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
What is a rías?
An estuary
What are synonyms for Tempranillo?
Tinto del País
Tinto Fino
What does espumoso mean?
Sparkling wine
What is Doble Pasta?
A style of making wine/Red wine macerated and fermented with twice the amount of grape skins and pulp
What is the most planted white grape in the world?
Airén
What type of wine is Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO known for?
Sherry
What type of wine is Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO known for?
Sherry
What are the authorized grapes of Sherry (from most to least important)?
Palomino (Listán)
Pedro Ximénez
Moscatel
What is albariza?
A white soil that characterizes the best Sherry pagos
