Spain Flashcards
What are Crianza aging requirements? (Spain)
Red: 1yr Wood,
2yr Total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood
1.5yr Total
What is Reserva aging requirements (Spain)
Red: 1yr Wood,
3yr Total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood
2yr Total
What is Gran Reserva aging requirements (Spain)
Red: 1.5yr wood,
5yr Total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wod
4yr Total
What is Rioja Crianza Aging Requirements?
Red: 1yr wood,
2 yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
1.5yr total
What is Rioja Reserva Aging Requirement?
Red: 1yr wood,
6mo bottle,
3 yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
1.5 yr total
What is Rioja Gran Reserva Aging Requirement?
Red: 2yr wood,
2 yr bottle,
5yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
4yr total
What is Rib. Del Duero Crianza Aging Requirement?
Red: 1yr wood,
2yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
1.5yr total
What is Rib. Del Duero Crianza Aging Requirement?
Red: 1yr wood,
2yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
1.5yr total
What is Rib. Del Duero Reserva Aging Requirement?
Red: 1yr wood,
3 yr total
Wht/ Ros: 6mo wood,
2yr total
What is Rib. Del Duero Gran Reserva Aging Requirement?
Red: 2yr wood,
5yr total
Wht/ Ros: 2yr wood,
4yr total
What is Brunello Normale & Riserva aging requirements
Normale: 1yr wood,
4mo bottle, 5yr total
Riserva: 6mo bottle,
6yr total
What is Barbaresco Normale & Riserva aging requirements?
Normale: 9mo wood,
2yr total
(+2mo 26mo total)
Riserva: 9mo wood,
4yr total
(+2mo 50 mo total)
What is Barolo Normale & Riserva aging requirement?
Normale: 1.5yr wood,
3yr total
(+2mo 38mo total)
Riserva: 1.5yr wood,
5yr total
(+2mo 62 mo total)
Cepage meaning
Grape Variety
Elevage
Aging
literally breeding/ rearing
Jupone
look of mushroom shape champagne cork when expanded
Chene
oak
Taille
Pruning
Rendement
Yield
Palissage
Training vines
Greffage
Grafting
Ebourgeonnage
Bud thinning
Debourrement
Bud Break
Soutirage
Racking
Recolte
Harvest
Pigeage
Punch down
Levure
yeast
Fut
Barrel, ferment or age
Cuvaison
red wine in contact with skins
Muselet
Cork Cage
Remuage
Riddling
Liqueur de Tirage
Wine, Sugar + Yeast adding for 2nd fermentation (adds pressure like a TIRE)
Liqueur de Expedition
Dosage: Final sugar/ wine added before bottling (adds for “expedition” to the market). Defines sweetness & alcohol level