Spain Flashcards
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Falset
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Previous name for Montsant, it was a sub one of Tarragona prior to 2002
2
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Pansa
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Dried grapes, overripe, used to make VDL, Vino vimblanc in montsant for instance,
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Roble
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Literally ‘oak’
Aragon DOs (Carinena, somontano, calatayud, campo del Borja)
max 600L
whites- min 45 days
reds- min 90 days
Ribera Del Duero:
Min 3 months aging
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Tonel
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Similar to Robles
Designated oak aging
No minimum required but time in oak is stated on label
5
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Vino del guarda
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Red wine term for 1 year minimum aging in oak
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What regions in Spain may omit their pdo/pgi terms from the label?
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Cava, Sherry
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Location of first spanish sparkling wine production?
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San Sadurni d’Anoia
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Quality Levels of Spanish Wine
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DOC- Denominación d'Origen Calificada DO- Denomination d'Origen VCIG- Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica VP- Vinos Pago VPC- Vino de Pago Calificado VT- Vino de la Tierra
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Vinos Pago Req’s
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Single estate if within a DO, stricter req's for yield, etc min. 10 years of production estate bottled int'l reputation
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ESP-wide Crianza aging
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White- 18 months total, with 6 months in wood
Red- 24 months total, with 6 months in wood
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ESP-wide Reserva aging
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White- 24 months total, with 6 months in wood
Red- 36 months total, with 12 months in wood
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ESP-wide Grand Reserva aging
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White- 48 months total, with 6 months in wood
Red- 60 months total, with 18 months in wood
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Noble aging term (ESP)
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min. 18 months in cask
600L or less
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Anejo aging term (ESP)
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min. 24 months in cask
600L or less
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Viejo aging term (ESP)
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min 36 months in cask
marked oxidative character
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Autonomias included in North-Central Spain
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Rioja
Navarra
Aragon
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DO’s of Navarra
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Navarra Bodegas Otazu (DP) Prado de Irache (DP Senorio de Arinzano (DP) Technically some of Rioja DOCa spills into Navarra
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DO’s of Aragon
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Calatayud
Campo de Borja
Carinena
Somontano
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Sub zones of Navarra
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Tierra Estrella Valdizarbe Baja Montana Ribera Baja Ribera Alto
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Mazuelo Synonym
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Carignan
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‘Traditional’ grapes of Rioja and minimum in blend
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Tempranillo Mazeulo Graciano Garnacha Maturana Tinta (since 2007) min. 85% if whole clusters min. 95% if destemmed
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Who is Berceo named after
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12th century Benedictine monk
known for writing his verse about wine in local spanish dialect
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Styles of Rioja Sparkling wine?
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Cava
Vinos Espumoso de Calidad
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Vinos Espumosa Calidad aging levels and req’s
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Calidad- 15 months on lees
Reserva- 24 months on lees
Gran Anada- 36 months on lees
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Sancocho
color adjustment for sherry- syrup and must cooked to one-third original volume
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Arrope
color adjustment for sherry- syrup and must cooked to one-fifth original volume
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pantomima
color adjustment for malaga- syrup and must cooked to half original volume
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Lagrima
traditional style of Malaga wine produced without any mechanical pressing
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Lacrimae Christi
Lagrima (no mechanical pressing) wine aged for min. 2 years in oak
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Pajarete
traditional style of Malaga produced without the addition of arrope
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Vendemia Asoleada
traditional Malaga style produced only from PX and/or Moscatel dried with Soleo method
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Malaga aging levels
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Malaga Palido- less than 6 months aging
Malaga- 6 - 24 months in oak
Malaga Viejo- 24 - 36 months in oak
Malaga Anejo- 36 - 60 months in oak
Malaga transanejo- 60+ months aging in oak
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When were VOS and VORS introduced?
2000
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DOs of Valencia
Alicante
Until-Requena
Valencia
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Styles: Alicante
Blanco- dry, semi-dry, sweet
Rosado- dry, semi-dry, sweet
Tinto- dry, semi-dry, sweet
Doble Pasta- twice as many solids
Rancio-
Vino Nobile- only recommended varieties, no fortification
Fondillon- 100% monastrell, no fortification
Moscatel de Alicante- 100% Alexandria, fortified
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Grapes: Alicante
White: Merseguero, Airen, Macabeo, Alexandria
Red: Monastrell, Garnacha, Tintorera, Temp
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Aging terms for Alicante
Vino Rancio: min. 2 years in glass or wood, in sun
Noble Alicante: min. 30 months in wood
Vino Anejo: min. 36 months in wood
Fondillon: min 10 years in wood
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Styles: Utiel-Requena
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Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Superior Blanco/ Rosado/ Tinto
Espumoso
Espumosos aromatico
VdL
Aguja
Vendemia Inicial (nouveau)
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Grapes permitted for Superior wines in Utiel-Requena
Blanco- Macabeo a/o Chardonnay
Rosado- 100% Bobal
Tinto- Temp a/o Grenache
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Grapes for Utiel-Requena
White: Planta nova, Macabeo, chard, SB, Merseguera
Red: Bobal, Temp, Garnacha, CS, Merlot, Syrah
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Aging for Utiel-Requena
Standard ESP aging for all colors
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Styles: Valencia
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Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Rancio
VdL
Espumoso
Espumoso Aromatico
Vino de Misa (consecration wine)
Vino Consegrar (consecration wine)
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Wines with aging designation require 12% min. alc versus 9/9.5% for normal
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Subzones of Valencia
Alto Turia
Valentino
Moscatel de Valencia
Clariano
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DOs of Balearic Islands
Binissalem
| Pla i Llavent
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Dino Dulce Classico (Canaries)
sunned grapes
Moscatel or Malvasia
min 45 g/L RS
All DOs except La Palma, Ycoden-Daute-Isora
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DO Pagos of Navarra
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Senorio de Arinzano (Tierra Estrella, 2007)
Prado Irache (Tierra Estrella, 2008)
Bodegas Otazu (Valdizarbe, 2009)
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Subzones of Navarro
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Valdizarbe
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
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xabre
decomposed granite soils of Rias Baixas
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Name for decomposed granite soils of Rias Baixas
Xabre
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Term for estates in Rias Baixas
Pazos
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Original name for Rias Baixas DO
Albarino DO (changed due to EU regulations)
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Largest sub zone of Rias Baixas
Val de Salnes (contains >50% of vineyard plantings)
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Smallest sub zone of Rias Baixas
Soutomaior (both in size and production)
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Subzones of Rias Baixas (N-S)
Ribeiro do Ulla, Val de Salnes, Soutomaior, Condado do Tea, O Rosal
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Subzone of Rias Baixas that borders Ribeiro
Condado do Tea
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Training system of Rias Baixas
Parral (pergola-type)
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Other white grapes of Rias Baixas
Loureiro
Treixadura
Caino Blanco
Torrontes
Godello
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which sub zone of Rias Baixas cannot go on the label?
Soutomaior
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DOs of Galicia
Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Rebeira Sacra
Valdeorras
Monterrei
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Recent vintage of Ribeiro highly affected by frost?
2017
lost nearly 1/3 of crop
high humidity and elevated precipitation make it susceptible
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Vino Tostado regulations
Ribeiro
White or red grapes
dried min. 3 months inside
must reach >350 g/L must weight
fermented/ aged in oak or cherry for min. 6 months
aged in bottle 3 months
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Subzones of Ribeira Sacra
Chantada
Ribeiras do Mino
Amandi
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga-Bibei
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only grapes permitted for varietal labelling in Valdeorras
Godello (100%)
Mencia (85%)
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First DO established in Basque Country
Getariako Txakolina (1989)
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Differences between Basque DOs
Getariako - east of Bilbao, most traditional production
Bizkaiko- west of Bilbao, more flexible growing and production rules
Arabako- Newest, smallest, further inland, less humid
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Styles of Vino de Licor in Rueda
Palido: lighter style, fortified, biological aging, min 3 years oak
Dorado: more traditional, oxidative, fortified, solera method, min 4 years aging (2 in wood)
Both made from palomino and viura
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Mountain on Tenereife
Teide
3718 meters elevation
Rainshadow effect to the south
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*Suertes*
Small plots of grapes on Tenereife
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*Teide*
Mountain on Tenereife
3718 meters
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DOs of Tenereife
Tacoronte-acentejo
Valle de la orotava
Ycoden-Duate-Isora
Valle de Guimar
Abona
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*Trenzado*
Traditional cordon training method
Vallée de la Orotava
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Winds of Sherry
Levante- hot, dry from inland (east)
Poniente- cooler, moist from sea (west)
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Sub types of palomino
Palomino fino (preferred for higher yield, disease resistance)
Palomino de Jerez
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*Desfangado*
Settling of the must/ racking to remove solids from Sherry must before fermentation
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*Castas*
Valdeorras term for wines with min. 85% preferred grapes (white or red)
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*Summum*
Ribeira Sacra term for min. 85% preferred grapes (white or red)
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Age for calatayud vinas viejas
Min 35 years
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Calatayud superior
Min 85% garnacha from vines min 50 years old
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Dos of Aragon
Somontano (in north)
Campo de borja
Carinena
Calatayud
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Capitol city of Aragon
Zaragoza
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River of Calatayud
Jalon (flows into Ebro)
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River of carinena
Huerva (tributary of Ebro)
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Specialty grapes of Somontano
Alcanon (white)
Parraleta (red)
Moristel (red)
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Moscatel morisco
Moscatel de grano menudo in Malaga
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Moscatel de grano menudo syn. In Malaga
Moscatel morisco
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*espartos*
Straw mats for sunning grapes in Malaga
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*Tinas*
Large wooden vats, 5,000-20,000 liters
Ribera del Jucar in La Mancha
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*tinaja*
Clay vessel for wine making in spain
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Alto Turia
Subzone of Valencia
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Valentino
Sub zone of Valencia
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Clariano
Sub zone of Valencia
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Bullas
DO located in Murcia
37’ latitude
White, rose, red, vdl, sparkling
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Alella
Catalonia DO
Northeast of Barcelona along the coast
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Conca de barbera
Catalonia DO
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Costers del segre
Catalonia DO
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Pla de Bages
Catalonia DO
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Terra Alta
Catalonia DO
98
Emporda
Catalonia DO
Opposite Roussillon
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Arlanza
Castilla y Leon DO
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Arribes
Castilla y Leon DO
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Cigales
Castilla y Leon DO
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Tierra del Vino de Zamora
Castilla y Leon DO
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Almansa
Castilla La Mancha DO
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Campo de Calatrava
Castilla La Mancha DO
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Mondejar
Castilla La Mancha DO
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Mentrida
Castilla La Mancha DO
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Ucles
Castilla La Mancha DO
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Mountains on Mallorca
Serra de Tramuntana
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Ceniza
Volcanic soil in lanzarote
Black, sandy, formed from ash and lava
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Hojos
Craters on lanzarote where grapes are grown
Up to 10m wide and 5m deep, allowing grapes to grow in soil not lava ash, and protect from hot, humid winds
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Zanjas
Similar to hojos, deep trenches for grape growing, allowing soil access and protection from wind
