Spain Flashcards
Wine regions of Spain
1) Galicia
2) Castilla y Leon
3) Rioja
4) Navarra
5) Aragon
6) Catalunya
7) Valencia and Murcia
8) Castilla-La Mancha
9) The Basque Country
10) Sierra De Gredos
11) The Islands
Sub regions of Galicia
1) Rias Baixas
2) Ribeiro
3) Ribeira Sacra
4) Valdeorras
5) Monterrei
Sub regions of Castilla y Leon
1) Bierzo DO
2) Toro DO
3) Rueda DO
4) Ribera Del Duero DO
5) Castilla y Leon VT
Sub regions of Rioja
1) Rioja Alta
2) Rioja Alavesa
3) Rioja Oriental
Sub regions of Aragon
1) Campo de Borja DO
2) Calatayud DO
3) Carinena DO
4) Somontano DO
Sub regions of Catalunya
1) Catalunya DO
2) Costers Del Segre DO
3) Priorat DO
4) Montsant DO
5) Penedes DO
Sub regions of Valencia and Murcia
1) Utiel Requena DO
2) Valencia DO
3) Alicante DO
4) Yecla DO
5) Jumilla DO
Sub regions of Castilla La Mancha
1) La Mancha DO
2) Valdepenas DO
3) Vino De Pago
4) Castilla VT
Sub regions of other Spanish regions
1) The Basque country
2) Sierra De Gredos
3) The Islands
Subzones of Rias Baixas
1) Val do Salnes (Oldest Subzone,coolest and wettest area)
2) O Rosal( Along the river mino and Neighbouring Portugal, therefore wines are often blends of Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura and Caino Blanco)
3) Condado do Tea ( Wamer than O Rosal, tends to produce wines that are riper in style with more peach and lower acidity , hence easier to drink when young)
4) Ribeira do Ulla (Newest subzone, tends to produce inexpensive and mid-priced wines)
5) Soutomaior (Smallest Subzone)
Sub regions of the islands
1) The Balearic islands(Mallorca, Menorca, lbzia and Formentera)
2) The Canary Islands( including 7 islands, Tenerife is the biggest island with five DOs, such as Valle de Orotava)