Spain Flashcards
Define the following terms for Spanish DOP wines:
Noble:
Añejo:
Viejo:
Noble: 18 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Añejo: 24 months aging in a cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Viejo: 36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character
Which river flows on a southeasterly course toward the Mediterranean, passing though the historic Rioja DOCa and what is the name of its tributary that Rioja is named after?
Ebro River and its tributary, the Oja.
What are the sub zones of Rias Baixas DO?
Val do Salnés Ribeira do Ulla Soutomaior O Rosal Condado do Tea
Ribeiro DO is located along what river?
Miño River
What are the sub regions of Ribeira Sacra
Amandi Chantada Quiroga-Bibei Riberas do Sil Riberas do Miño
What is the southernmost DO in Galicia?
Monterrei DO
What is Galicia’s easternmost zone?
Valdeorras DO
What DO is located directly north of Ribera del Duero?
Arlanza DO
What DO is located to the West of Ribera del Douro?
Cigales DO
What are the aging requirements in Ribera del Douro?
Crianza wines must age for two years prior to release (including one year in cask), Reserva wines must age for three years prior to release (including one year in cask), and Gran Reserva wines must age for a minimum two years in cask and three years in bottle, for a total of five years. Rosados and red wines that do not fulfill the minimum aging requirement for crianza are considered vino joven, or young wines. Most commercial rosados today are vino joven .
What is the name for the mix of black slate and quartzite found in Priorat?
Llicorella
What is Vino de Pueblo?
Village category for Priorat established in 2009.
Priorat DOQ is almost entirely surrounded by what DO?
Montsant DO
What are the aging requirements for Cava?
nine months for basic bottlings, fifteen months for reserva, and thirty months for gran reserva
What are the autonomías (autonomous communities) of Spain?
Andalucía Aragón Asturias Balearic Islands Basque Country/País Vasco Canary Islands Castilla-La Mancha Castilla y León Catalonia (Catalunya) Extremadura Galicia La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarra Valencia
What is a Vino de Pago (VP)?
VPs are single-estate appellations. If the VP is located within an existing DO, VP appellation requirements must be stricter than those of the larger DO. Estates may apply for a VP after 10 years of production. Wines must be estate-bottled.
What are the Pagos of Castilla-La Mancha?
Dominio de Valdepusa Finca Élez Guijoso Dehesa del Carrizal Campo de la Guardia Florentino Casa del Blanco Calzadilla
What are the Pagos of Navarra (Tierra Estella)?
Arínzano
Prado de Irache
What are the Pagos of Navarra (Valdizarbe)?
Otazu
What are the Pagos of Valencia (Utiel-Requena)?
El Terrerazo
Los Balagueses
Chozas Carrascal
What are the Pagos of Cariñena?
Aylés
What are the DOs of Andalucía?
Condado de Huelva DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO and Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO Málaga DO Montilla-Moriles DO Sierras de Málaga DO
What are the VCIGs of Andalucía?
Granada VCIG
Lebrija VCIG
Aging for Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO must be carried out where?
Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, or El Puerto de Santa María
Aging for Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO must be carried out where?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
What are the styles produced Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO and Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO?
Vino Generoso: dry in style (max. 5 g/l of residual sugar)
Fino: matured by biological aging
Amontillado: mature Fino, oxidative aging follows biological aging
Palo Cortado: a Fino, redirected toward oxidative aging during the second classification
Oloroso: matured by oxidative aging
Manzanilla Vino Generoso
Fina
Pasada (Fino-Amontillado style)
Olorosa
Vino Generoso de Licor: Vino Generoso blended with Vino Dulce Natural or concentrated must
Dry: 5-45 g/l residual sugar
Medium: 5-115 g/l residual sugar, usually produced from Amontillado
Pale Cream: 45-115 g/l residual sugar, usually produced from Fino
Cream: 115-140 g/l residual sugar, usually produced from Oloroso
Vino Dulce Natural: naturally sweet wine fortified after partial fermentation of "sunned" (soleo) grapes, often bottled varietally as Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel
What are the aging requirements for Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO and Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO?
All wines must be aged in solera for a min. 2 years prior to release (prior to 2010, wines were aged for a minimum of 3 years)
Sherry with Certified Age Designation: only Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, and Pedro Ximénez Vino Dulce Natural are authorized
VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum/Very Old Sherry): min. 20 years average age
VORS (Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum/Very Old Rare Sherry): min. 30 years average age