Spain 21.10.23 Flashcards
What are the DO Pago in Navarra
Arinzano
Prado Irache
Otazu
Bolandin (2022)
What are the DO Pago in Aragon
Ayles
What are the DO Pago in Castilla Y Leon
Uruena
Dehesa Penalba
Abadia Retuerta
What are the 3 key winds of Spain
Poniente - blows from west, brings cool Atlantic air
Levante - blows from East, hot and humid wind
Leveche - hot drying currents from African deserts
Which French region produces Palomino
Historically distilled for Armagnac, across Pyrenees
What is Xabre
Decomposed granite in Rias Baixas found in soils
Low water retention, useful in rainy environment
1200 - 1800 per year rainfall in Rias Baixas
Which Rias Baixas subzone cannot label wines by its name
Soutomaior
Name the subzones of Ribeira Sacra
Amandi
Chantada
Ribeiras do Mino
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga Bibei
Which grape is known as Merenzao in Ribeira Sacra
Bastardo/Trousseau
Which Galicia regions are at the Portuguese border
Rias Baixas| Monterrei
Which Txakoli produces Ojo de Gallo (Rose wine)
Bizkaiko Txakolina| Ozo de Gallo - requires min 50% Ondarrabi Beltza
Which two Basque DO’s are close to bay of Biscay
Gateriako Txakolina| Bizkaiko Txakolina
What are the vino Palido in Rueda
Fino sherry styled wines from Rueda
Aged for min 3 years in wood under flor
Who established Pingus? When
Peter Sisseck in 1995
Which four provinces does Ribera del Duero DO span
Soria
Segovia
Burgos
Valladolid
What percentage of red grapes is required in rose and clarete wines in Ribera del Duero
50% red grapes
What grapes are used for making white wines in Toro
Verdejo 100% or Malvasia min 85%
Who is the most famous producer of Tierra del Vino da Zamora DO
Dehesa La Granza estate - owned by Alejandro Fernandez of Ribera del Duero
Which flagship wine of Bodegas Palacios was established by Michel Rolland
Cosme Palacios y Hermanos Reserva Especial
Matured for shorter time in French Barrique
Which grape is called Maturana Tinta in Rioja
Trousseau from Jura| Also known as Bastardo and Merenzao
What is Catalayud Superior wines
Wines made from min 85% Garnacha| Vines must be 50 years or more in age
What is the key local white grape grown in Somontano
Alcanon
Which Cava grape can only be vinified for Rosado wines
Trepat
What is Elaborador Integral in Cava
Means 100% produced on the estate
Which zones are authorised for Cava
Comtats de Barcelona
Valle de Ebro
Vinedos de Almenralejo
Zona de Lavante
What does No Dejorat/No Degollat stand for on a classic penedes sparkling wine
A wine made in ancestral method, aged for 4 years or more and released without disgorgement
What synonym of Carinena is used in Priorato
Samso
What is Vimblanc in terragona
Vi de Licor made from overripe grapes
What kind of wines is Pla de Bages known for
Picapoll Blanco and Macabeo based wines| Soft, floral and slightly herbal white wines
What kind of wine is Fondillon
A red wine, non fortified, produced from late harvested, overripe Monastrell grapes
Not dried after plucking
Solera ageing of 10 years or more
Max 40 g/l RS
Olorosso style wine with RS
Which white local grape is used in Alicante DO white wines
Marseguera
What is Bobal Alta Expresion on wine labels in Utiel Requena DO
Min 35 years of vine age on 100% Bobal wines
What is Marco Real
A traditional method of planting wines 2.5 metres apart from each other in La Mancha, to reduce competition for water
Which grape is the key for vinos generosos of Condado de Huelva
Zalema
Which is the newest DO in spain
Granada DO
Which is the only red grape authorised for Malaga production
Rome’
Which Malaga subregion is known for Sierra de Malaga wines
Serrania de Ronda
What is Vino de Tea
Wines from La Palma DO aged in 500L canary pine wood casks for min 6 months - rancio style
Which producer makes wines in Vina Real, Contino and Imperial wineries
CVNE Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana
Who makes Amelia: 100% Tempranillo from over 100-year-old vines
Dominio de Pingus
