Spain Flashcards
What is the aging requirement for Crianza?
Red: minimum 2 years total. At least 6 months in oak
White/rosado: minimum 18 months total. At least 6 months in oak
What is the aging requirement for Reserva wines?
Red: minimum 3 years in total; at least 1 year in oak.
White/rosado: minimum 2 years; at least 6 months in oak
What is the aging requirement for Gran Reserva wines?
Red: minimum 5 years total; at least 18 months in oak
White: minimum 4 years in total; at least 6 months in oak.
With aging criteria, what is the maximum litre capacity of the casks?
330 litres
The DO region Jumilla is found where?
Between La Mancha and Alicante
Which grape variety is best suited to Jumilla DO?
Monastrell
What is the climate of Castilla La Mancha?
Hot and dry
What is the most widely planted grape variety in Spain?
Airen
Name some Tempranillo synonyms.
Cencibel
Ull de Llebra
Tinto del Pais
Where is Valdepeñas?
A DO/DOP immediately south of La Mancha.
What are the two main grape varieties in Valdepeñas?
Tempranillo (cencibel) and Airén
Other than Tempranillo, what other red grapes come from Valdepeñas?
Garnacha, Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, petit verdot
Other than Airen, what white grapes are found in Valdepeñas?
Macabeo, chardonnay, verdejo, sauvignon and moscatel
Montilla Moriles is near to which regions in Spain?
Málaga and Jerez
What is produced in Montilla Moriles?
Strong whites similar to Sherry. Very sweet dark PX
Which región adjoins Rioja in the East?
Navarra
What are the 5 districts of Navarra?
Baja Montaña
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe
What is the most planted grape in Navarra?
Garnacha tinta (followed by Tempranillo)
What is the most planted white variety in Navarra?
Viura
What are the 3 vinos de Pagos en Navarra?
Señorío Arinza
Prado Irache
Bodegas Otazu
Where is Penedes?
South of Barcelona
Which river flows through Rioja?
Ebro
Which is the largest demarcated wine DO in Europe?
La Mancha
What is the predominant red grape variety in La Mancha?
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
Where is the centre for cava production?
San Sadurní d’Anoia
What is Tarragona Classico Licoroso?
A sweet, red, fortified wine which is high in alcohol and matured in oak.
Until what year was Monsant part of Tarragona DO?
2001
What is the soil in Priorat?
Slate called Llicorella
what are the traditional varieties in Priorat?
Garnacha and carinena
In 1979 Barbier and Palacios, along with others planted a mix of local and french vines in the Llicorella soils in Gratallops. In 1989 they produced a single red wine under 5 labels. what are these labels?
Clos Mogador*
Clos Dorfi
Clos Erasmus*
Clos L’Obac
Clos Martinet*
What climate is Priorat?
Mediterranean
Priorat was the 2nd region to be awarded DOCa. True or False?
True
What is Priorat DOQ?
a wine from within the Priorat region or regional wine
What is Priorat Vi de Vila DOQ?
A village wine with min 60% Garnacha or Carinene grown in stated village or zone from vineyards owned or rented for min 7 years. 90% of vineyards must be at least 10 yrs old and the rest min 5 years old.
What is Priorat Vi de Paratge DOQ?
60% garnacha and or Carinena which have been grown in one of 459 paratge (Lieu-dit) and from vineyards owned or rented for min 7 years. 90% of vineyards must be min 15 years old and remainder at least 5 years old.
What is Priorat Vina Classificada (premier cru)
60% Garnacha and/or Carinena from a single vineyard owned or rented for a min 7 years. 80% of vineyards must be min 20 years old and remainder 10 years old.
What does Old Vines mean in Priorat?
vines are min 75 years old or planted before 1945
What is Priorat Gran Vina Classificada DOQ? (grand cru)
90% Garnacha and/or Carinena from a single vineyard owned or rented for min 7 years. 80% vineyards must be 35years old and remainder 10 years.
Where is Monsant DO? Soil type?
Surrounds Priorat
Mixture of Granitic sand, large pebbles, slate and calcerous.
Where is Ribera del Duero?
characteristics….
Approx 62 miles west of southern Rioja at 2300-2800 ft altitude.
hot summers, cold winters. Late spring frosts can be a hazard. Vega Sicilia put it on the map for wine
How long is Vega Sicilia matured for in Oak?
5 or 6 years
Aging requirements in Ribera del Duero?
Joven or barrica. These wines cannot age for longer than 12 months. …
Crianza. They must stay at least 12 months in oak barrel and cannot be released before 24 months.
Reserva. 36 months of aging and at least 12 months in oak barrels.
Gran Reserva. 60 months aging, at least 24 months
Aging requirements in Ribera del Duero?
Joven or barrica. These wines cannot age for longer than 12 months. …
Crianza. They must stay at least 12 months in oak barrel and cannot be released before 24 months.
Reserva. 36 months of aging and at least 12 months in oak barrels.
Gran Reserva. 60 months aging, at least 24 months
What is the climate of Ribera del Duero?
Mediterranean
Soil type in Ribera del Duero?
layers of silty or clay sands, with alternating layers of limestone and calcareous concretions
Murcia is comprised of 3 DO zones. What are they?
Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas
Pesquera in Ribera Del Duero is made with 100% of which variety?
Tempranillo
Crianza in Ribera del Duero aging?
2 years maturation of which 1 year in oak
Rose in Ribero Del Duero aging requirement?
2 years of which 6 months must be in oak
What varieties does Dominio de Pingus use?
Tempranillo (tinto del Pais), cabernet and merlot
Aging requirement for Reserva wines in Ribera Del Duero?
3 calendar years from harvest of which 1 year is in barricas.
Aging requirement for Gran Reserva wines in Ribera Del Duero?
5 calendar years from harvest of which 18 months must be in barricas
Where is Rias Baixas?
Galicia, on atlantic coast
What are the 5 sub zones of Rias Baixas?
Val do Salnes
Condado do Tea
O Rosal
Soutomaior
Ribeira do Ulla
What grape is wine from Rias Baixas mainly made from?
Albarino
Rias Baixas Albarino must contain 100% which variety?
Albarino
Rias Baixas Condado de Tea must contain?
70% Albarino and treixadura
Rias Baixas O Rosal must contain?
70% Albarino and loureiro
What red grape variety is found in Rias Baixas?
Mencia
Name the zones Rioja is divided into
Rioja alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental
Which is the principle red variety in Rioja?
And principe white?
Other grapes?
Tempranillo
Viura (Macabeo)
Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo
What does Vinedos Singula mean?
wines sold under a single vineyard name
What does Rioja Generico mean?
A wine that is under 15months old with no other aging requiremnets.
Rioja Crianza means…..?
Matured for 2 years, of which 1 year must be in barrel
(white and rose = 1 year, 6 months of which is spent in barrel
Rioja Reserva means…..?
matured for min 3 years, 1 of which is in barrel and 6 months in bottle.
whites and roses = 2 years, of which 6 months is spent on barrel
Rioja Gran Reserva means….?
Only made in exceptional years.
Matured for minimum 5 years of which 2 spent in barrel and 2 in bottle.
White and rose = min 4 years 6 months of which is spent in barrel and 2 years in bottle
What are red Riojas best served with?
Game, casserole, roasts, Lamb
what is one of the best white wine producing regions in Spain?
Rueda
Found west of Ribera del Duero and enjoys a similar climate
What is the requirement for Rueda white wine?
It must contain min 50% of local variety Verdejo plus viura and Sauvignon blanc
Rueda Superiore requirement?
85% Verdejo
What are the red wines in Rueda made from?
Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Garnacha.
Where is Toro? which grape varieties are used?
West of Rueda. Garnacha and Tempranillo f or red and Verdejo and Malvasia for whites.
What is Cava de Paraje Calificada?
An upper tier classification introduced in 2016 meaning a Cava that comes from a specified place from a single estate. They are single vintage wines a s must pass tasting panel.
