Spain

Question 1

Sherry region? what town? geography? history?

Answer 1

sherry

• Jerez
• lies in South of Spain, across from morocco
• trading with Britain

Question 2

how is sherry made?

Answer 2

• sherry cask with flor, bacterial coding adds colour, oxidize and flavour

Question 3

what are the 3 growing regions in Sherry and what are they determined by?

Answer 3

• determined by soils
• Albariza: chalky, well drained, limestone soil, 60% production and best wines
• Arena, sand with iron oxide
• Barro- fertile soil highest yield, less quality

Question 4

Grape varietals in Sherry

Answer 4

• 90% Palamino- onl;y grown or sherry style wines
• thin skin- prone to breaking
• fortification tax
• Pedro Ximenex secondary grape, Moscatel

Question 5

what are the styles and characteristics of sherry?

Answer 5

1. Fino & Manzanilla:
2. Cream sherries:
3. Almontillado:
4. Oloroso sherries
5. Pedro Ximenez

Question 6

Fino & Manzanilla

Answer 6

pale, dry, med bodied

-citrus notes with almond and yeast flavours, 14-15% alcohol

Question 7

Cream sherries

Answer 7

young fino’s sweetened with concentrated grape juice

Question 8

Almontillado sherries

Answer 8

no or manzanilla with alcohol added

-deep amber colour and nutty flavour, citrus and yeast

Question 9

Oloroso sherries

Answer 9

fortified after fermentation, deep brown in colour, coffee and nut flavours

Question 10

Pedro Ximenez sherries

Answer 10

-dried fruit make a dark sherry, dried fruit

Question 11

vintages of sherries?

Answer 11

NO- utilize blending system known as Solera System- dif levels of blending

Question 12

Spanish wine laws

Answer 12

• follow EU
  1. Table Wines
  -VT (vino de la Tierra)
  -IGP (protected geo indication)
  2. QWPSR
  -DO: grape brix and bottles at certain time
  DOQ: consistent track record for quality

Question 13

what are DOC 2 regions

Answer 13

Rioja and Priorat

Question 14

what are main red varietals

Answer 14

tempranillo: early ripening, blackberry and plum, premium, chalky soils, low in acid
Garnacha: same grape as grenache in France (Rhone and Midi) or Aus , low acid, high sugar, thin skin and large berry, most widely planted

Question 15

what varietals were transplanted from France to new world?

Answer 15

-cab sav, burgundy, pinot noir, chard, cab franc, syrah

Question 16

what varietal from France was not transplanted to New world?

Answer 16

• sangiovese

Question 17

what white grape varietals ?

Answer 17

• Verdejo: produces elegant wines with nutty and early flavours and good acidity- finest
• Alvarinho: white grape of Rias Baixas, more alcohol and fruit comparable wines to neighbour Portugal

Question 18

describe Aging classification

Answer 18

Vino Joven: “young wine”
Crianza: red wines, min 2 years old, aged in oak min 6 mo
Reserva: wines produced from better regions only, aged min 3 years before release min 12 mo in oak
Gran Reserva: only produced excpetional years, aged 5 years min, min 2 yrs oak, 3 in bottle

Question 19

Ribera del Duero

Answer 19

• high quality wines from Tempranillo with some blendign cab sav and merlot
• lots of oak
• Crianza to Gran Reserva (DO)

Question 20

Rioja

Answer 20

• most imp region for reds
  -mod climate, more northern
  -tempranillo is king
  (DOCa)

Question 21

where is Santiago Caltavara Bodegas Ysios

Answer 21

Alavesa, Rioja

Question 22

La Mancha

Answer 22

• dessert, big production of lower quality wines
• trained as bushes to protect grape from sun
• Airen grape, unique to Spain

Question 23

Priorat

Answer 23

• Grenache bases
  up and comer
  great value, benefit from coolness of Med Seas

Question 24

Catalunya

Answer 24

• center of sparkling wine production- Cava (charmat)
• 2nd major producer of Traditional Method sparkling wine (proseco)
• traditional grape Xarel-la, Pardellada amd Macabeo, Chard