Spain Flashcards
Somontano DO is the only region of Spain that grows the variety…
Moristel
Name the three types of soil we come across in Jerez.
Albariza
Barros
Arenas
Which grape variety covers more than 60% of Sierra de Salamanca DO?
Rufete
Where does the Phylloxera Festival take place?
San Sadurni d’Anoia
Spanish and Portuguese term for a fortified wine.
Generoso
Name the only Galician region which is specialising in red wines from the Mencia grape.
Ribeira Sacra
Large earthenware vessel, occasionally used to ferment and store wine in Central and Southern Spain and Southern Chile.
Tinaja
Syrup used for sweetening wine in Spain, especially Sherry, made by boiling down and thus concentrating unfermented grape juice.
Arrope
“Raw” sherry category, whereby unlike mass-market brands, it is only very lightly clarified before being bottled and sold.
En Rama
Rioja synonym for Trousseau.
Maturana Tinta
Famous synonym of Mazuelo.
Carignan
What are the two winds that influence Sherry DO?
Poniente
Levante
Name the municipalities of Ribera del Duero.
Burgos
Soria
Segovia
Valladolid
Which grape variety represents over 80% of the vineyards of Jumilla DO?
Monastrell
First two red wine estates in Castile-la-Mancha to receive Denominacion De Pago status.
Finca Elez
Dominio De Valdepusa
Name the five districts of Navarra (from north to south).
Tierra Estrella Valdizarbe Baja Montana Ribera Alta Ribera Baja
Catalan synonym of Carinena.
Samso
Name the two main white grape varieties used in Toro.
Malvasia
Verdejo
Name of Spanish DO that borders Roussillon.
Emporda
Name the DOs of Andalucia.
Jerez Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda Malaga Sierras de Malaga Montilla-Moriles Condado de Huelva
Binissalem’s dominant red and white grapes.
Manto Negro (red) Moll (white)
Name the principal grape variety of Condado de Huelva DO.
Zalema
Name the DOs of Galicia.
Rias Baixas Ribeiro Ribeira Sacra Monterrei Valdeorras
Maximum permitted yields (kg/ha) for Rioja wines (red and white).
White: 9000 kg/ha
Red: 6500 kg/ha
When did Rioja became the first DOCa?
1991
When was new varieties approved for Rioja, for the first time since 1925?
2007
Name the two latest vintages that have been rated as excellent by the Regulatory Council in Rioja.
2011
2010
Which type of training is the traditional one used in Rioja?
Bush training (Goblet)
Which is the maximum elevation for the vineyards of Rioja?
700 m.
Where is the Consejo Regulator of Rioja based?
Logrono
Name the four distinct categories of classification for the bodegas in Rioja.
Winegrowers
Co-operatives
Wine keepers
Ageing Bodegas (to be classified as such, it must have minimum fifty 225lt. oak casks and 22500lt. of wine in stock)
Rioja Oriental (formerly Baja) accounts for ….% of Rioja’s wine production.
40%
In which region of Spain do we come across, almost exclusively, the grape Parraleta?
Somontano
Legal minimum of criaderas in a solera.
2 (plus a solera)
Special tulip-shaped glass in which Sherry is customarily served in Spain.
Copita
Spanish term for vineyard, used particularly in Jerez and Castilla Y Leon.
Pago
Extremelly rare white variety of Ribera del Duero.
Albillo
What is Fondillon?
Alicante non-fortified wine made from overripe Monastrell grape, with minimum permitted alcohol 16% and minimum allowed ageing 10 years
Smallest subregion of Rias Baixas.
Soutomaior
Name the five subregions of Rias-Baixas DO (from north to south).
Ribeira Do Ulla Val Do Salnes Soutomaior Condado Do tea O Rosal
In which part of Spain do we come across the rare but outstanding white grape Marmajuelo (Bermejuela)?
Canary Islands
Southern Spanish region, producing both fortified and unfortified wines in the style of Sherry.
Montilla-Moriles
When did Rioja achieve DO status? Name the red grape varieties allowed for use.
1925
Tempranillo / Garnacha / Graciano / Mazuelo / Maturana Tinta
When did Priorat became the second DOCa (DOQ) of Spain?
2000 (as DOQ by Catalan authorities), 2009 (as DOCa)
Most important and largest subzone of Vinos de Madrid DO.
Arganda (del Rey)
Sanlucar de Barrameda’s equivalent to Amontillado.
Manzanilla Olorosa or Manzanilla Pasada
Old Spanish term for Table Wines.
Vino de Mesa
Main grape variety used in Bullas DO.
Monastrell (Mourvedre)
What is the minimum % of Albarino that goes into a bottle labeled Val do Salnes or Ribeira do Ulla?
70% minimum
What is Malvasia de Sitges?
Sweet passito wine produced in Penedes
What is the synonym for Mission on the Canary Islands?
Listan Prieto
Ribera del Júcar DO was a sub-zone to which region until 2005?
La Mancha
What is Macabeo known as in Rioja?
Viura
What ring-shaped DO surrounds Priorat?
Montsant
What is Europe’s largest single demarcated wine region?
La Mancha DO
What red grapes are authorized for Cava production?
Pinot Noir
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trepat (for rosé use only)
Where does Jerez get most of it’s Pedro Ximénez?
Montilla-Moriles
it has dispensation to import PX must from here to compensate for the declining acreage in Jerez
What is the principal grape of Montilla-Moriles?
Pedro Ximénez
Where is DO Pago Finca Élez? When was it promoted?
La Mancha
2003
What is the Rioja Crianza ageing requirement?
Red - 2 years (1 year in oak)
White - 2 years (6 months in oak)
Where is the Pla i Llevant DO? What are the two main varieties?
The Balearic Islands
Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)
What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas O Rosal?
Minimum 70% Albariño and Loureira combined
What DO resisted phylloxera until the 1980s?
Jumilla, sandy soils (nearly 100 yrs after the louse hit Spain)
What does “noble” mean on a Spanish label?
18 months ageing in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
What five iconic producers are located in Haro?
López de Heredia La Rioja Alta Bodegas Muga Bodegas Roda CVNE
Where is the Binissalem Mallorca DO? What are the main varieties?
The Balearic Islands
Manto Negro and Moll (Prensa Blanc)
What village did Rene Barbier originally plant vines in Priorat?
Gratallops
Name Galicia’s easternmost region.
Valdeorras DO
Who is the only producer of Cava in southwestern Spain?
Bodegas Inviosa
What is the main grape and the required % of Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO red?
Minimum 75% Tempranillo
Name the three main red grapes of Rias Baixas.
Caino
Espadeiro
Mencia
What soil characterises the best sites of Priorat?
Llicorella
Name Spain’s largest autonomia.
Castilla y Leon
What DO was a subregion of Tarragona until 2002?
Montsant DO
What soil is principally suited for Moscatel in Jerez?
Arenas
Where is Finca Allende producer located?
Briones, Rioja Alta
What kind of mats are the grapes dried on in Malaga?
Esparto grass mats
What are the principal grapes of La Mancha DO?
Airen
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
Where is DO Pago Calzadilla?
La Mancha (promoted in 2011)
When did Sherry receive DO status?
1933
What DO’s traditional style is dople pasta?
Utiel-Requena DO
Name the four iconic Rioja producers that got started in the latter half of the 19th century.
Lopez de Heredia
CVNE (Compana Vinicola del Norte de Espana)
La Rioja Alta
Berceo
What two Bordeaux trained winemakers helped introduce new techniques in the 1850’s in Rioja?
Marques de Riscal
Marques de Murrieta
When did Ribera del Duero receive DO status?
1982 (there were only 9 wineries at the time)
What is Palomino known as in Jerez?
Listan
What is the minimum % for Toro DO red?
Minimum 75% Tinta de Toro
Who founded Vega Sicilia and when?
Don Eloy Lacanda y Chaves
1864
What is the Rioja Reserva ageing requirements?
Tinto - 3 years (1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle)
Blanco/Rosado - 2 years (6 months in cask)
What are the ageing requirements for Cava?
Basic - 9 months on lees
Reserva - 15 months on lees
Gran Reserva - 30 months on lees
Name the styles of wine authorized by the Rueda DO.
White (minimum 50% Verdejo)
Red (dominated by Tempranillo)
Rosado (minimum 50% Tempranillo)
Name two iconic producers that are in Logrono, Rioja Alta.
Marques de Murrieta
Artadi
What is the southernmost DO in Galicia?
Monterrei DO
What is the scientific name of American oak?
Quercus Alba
What is Rueda DO Dorado?
Dry, fortified, oxidised wine
Name the two DOs of the Balearic Islands.
Pla i Llevant
Binissalem
Name the three subzones of Penedes.
Baix-Penedes
Medio-Penedes
Alt-Penedes
What region is Rioja Oriental (formerly Baja) shared with?
Navarra
Name the authorized grapes of Bierzo DO.
Red: Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera
White: Dona Blanca, Godello, Malvasia, Palomino
Where is Dominio de Pingus?
Ribera del Duero
What is the principal variety of Almansa DO?
Monastrell (Mourvedre)
What variety is perfectly suited for Alt-Penedes?
Parellada
Who introduced stainless steel fermentation in the 1960s to Spain and where?
Miguel Torres
Catalonia
What autonomia of Spain never has had Phylloxera?
Canary Islands
What are the levels of quality for Spain?
Vino de la Tierra (VdIT) Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geographica (VCIG) Denominacion de Origen (DO) Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) Vinos de Pago (DO Pago)
What iconic producer is located in Cenicero, Rioja Alta?
Marques de Caceres
World’s largest sparkling wine producer.
Henkell (has bought Freixenet’s 50,67% shares)
What is Negra de Madrid?
A local synonym for Garnacha in Vinos de Madrid
Where is Pittacum?
Bierzo DO
Where is the DO Pago Bodegas Otazu?
Valdizarbe, Navarra
What is the varietal minimum % for Rías Baixas Condado do Tea?
Minimum 70% Albariño and Treixadura combined
What are the five authorized white varieties for Cava?
Parellada Macabeo (Macabeu) Xarel-lo Chardonnay Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
What grapes may be varietally labeled from the Rueda DO?
Verdejo
Sauvignon Blanc
(both minimum 85%)
When did Rueda receive its DO status?
1980
What DO of Spain is said to be the ancestral home for Mazuelo? What is this grape called in France?
Cariñena
Carignan
What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Penedès?
Ull de Llebre
What white grape is used to produce Txakoli? Red grape? What is the rosado style known as?
White: Ondarrabi Zuri
Red: Ondarrabi Beltza
Ojo de Gallo: rose style
What does Rías Baixas mean?
Low estuaries
What is the synonym for Tempranillo in Castilla-La Mancha?
Cencibel
What symbol is always present on the cork of Cava?
Four-pointed star
What indigenous grapes are mainly used to produce white and red wines in Somonatano?
Alcanon (white)
Parraleta (red)
What is the star white grape of Valdeorras?
Godello
What are the three DOs of Murcia?
Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas
What are the four estate vineyards that Lopez de Heredia produces its wines?
Tondonia
Bosconia
Gravonia
Cubillo
What does Somontano mean?
Beneath the mountain
What are the two main grapes of Malaga?
Moscatel
Pedro Ximenez (PX)
(usually subjected to soleo process for 20 days)
Term for a Sherry stockholder who sells wine to shippers.
Almacenista (marketing term used by Lustau)
Largest Sherry producer.
Gonzalez Byass
Name the three `vino de Pagos that are located in Navarra.
Arinzano
Prado de Irache
Otazu
Who owns 50,67% of Freixenet?
Henkell
What is the common vine training method for Sherry production?
Vara y pulgar
Catalan synonym of Xarel-lo.
Pansa Blanca
Where and when did Gyropalette or Girasol was developed?
Catalunia
1970s
Grass mats used in Sherry production to dry grapes.
Esparto
Name the two co-presidents of Corpinnat.
Recaredo
Gramona
In 2010, Sherry authorities decreased the minimum solera ageing required before bottling from what to what?
From 3 to 2 years
Name the two sub-varieties of Palomino in Jerez.
Palomino Fino
Palomino de Jerez
What is “lenta”?
In Sherry production, a slow fermentation that lasts about a week
What is the must for Sherry production called? What are the three stages of this must called?
“Mosto de Yema”
Primera Yema, Segunda Yema, Mosto Prensa
Where is Aalto Bodegas y Vinedos located?
Ribera del Duero
Name the first Montilla-Moriles producer to commercialise bottled, dessert-styled PX in 1970 and remains the world’s only specialist in 100% vintage PX.
Toro Albalá (Don PX Convento is his premium wine)
How many half-bottles are extracted on average, each year from the solera cask of Valdespino Moscatel Toneles?
100
Synonym of Tannat in Pais Vasco.
Bordelez Beltza
Which producer makes “St. Jacques - La Ultreia”? What is the region and the dominant grape?
Bodegas Raul Perez
Bierzo
Mencia
Until when was irrigation forbidden in Spain?
1995
Maximum Yields for Jerez Superior.
80 hl/ha
Other Vineyards: 100 hl/ha
What is Merenzao?
Synonym of Trousseau (Bastardo)
Name the 3 DOs of Pais Vasco.
Arabako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Getariako Txakolina
Minimum ageing for Crianza wines in Valdeorras DO.
2 years (12 months in wood for red wines / 6 months in wood for white wines)
What is Ojo de Gallo?
Txakoli Rosé (minimum 50% Ondarribi Beltza)
Name a DO of Asturias.
It has none / Only one VCIG named Cangas
Synonym of Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratia in Pais Vasco.
Petit Courbu
Synonym of Izkiriota in Pais Vasco.
Gros Manseng
Synonym of Izkiriota Ttippia in Pais Vasco.
Petit Manseng
Name the only authorized variety for red wines from Arabako Txakolina DO.
Ondarrabi Beltza
Minimum alcohol content for Albariño Rias Baixas DO.
11,3%
What are the main soils that are found in Ribeira do Ulla subzone of Rias Baixas DO?
Alluvial
Name the 2 subzones of Monterrei DO.
Valle de Monterrei
Ladera de Monterrei
Which popular grape in known as Araúxa in Monterrei?
Tempranillo
When was Ribeiro DO established?
1932
Which grape variety should be present at least 85% in the espumoso wines of Valdeorras DO?
Godello
Spanish synonym for Alicante Bouschet.
Garnacha Tintorera
Name the first vintage of Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes Albariño de Fefiñanes.
1928
Which Spanish wine region has been attracting attention for the quality potential of its old Garnacha vines and is located near Madrid?
Sierra de Gredos
The region does not have its own appellation yet
Name the most popular producer of Uclés region.
Bodegas Fontana
What is the Rioja Gran Reserva ageing requirements?
Tinto - 5 years (2 year in oak and 2 years in bottle)
Blanco/Rosado - 4 years (6 months in cask)
Name the 3 subzones of Rioja DOCa.
Rioja Alta
Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Oriental (formerly Baja)
Which popular grape in known as Carabuñeira in Galicia.
Touriga Nacional
Under which Spanish DO does Torres Celeste is released?
Ribera del Duero (Valladolid)
Under which Spanish DO does Torres Mas La Plana is released? Which vintage of this wine triumphed over some of the most famous wines in the world, including some of the best from Bordeaux?
Penedès
1970 vintage
Under which Spanish DOQ does Torres Perpetual and Salmos is released?
Priorat
Alvaro Palacios L’Ermita first vintage.
1993
Which visionary Danish winemaker produced Pingus? Name the first vintage and the DO which is released. What is the average yield of this wine?
Peter Sisseck
1995
Ribera del Duero
12 hl/ha
Where is Emilio Moro located?
Ribera del Duero
Who is the owner of Bodega Numanthia? In which DO is it located? When was it founded?
LVMH
Toro
1998
Macán is a joint venture between……….
Vega Sicilia and Baron Benjamin de Rothschild
René Barbier Clos Mogador first vintage.
1989
Where is Clos Mogador located?
Gratallops, Priorat
Name the 12 villages of Priorat (from north to south).
La Morera de Montsant Escaladei Poboleda La Vilella Alta Torroja del Priorat La Vilella Baixa Porrera Gratallops El Lloar Masos del Terme de Falset Bellmunt del Priorat Solanes del Terme de El Molar
When was the “Vi de Vila” wines introduced in Priorat?
2009
What are the 5 age categories of Malaga DO Vino de Licor?
Málaga Pálido Málaga Málaga Noble Málaga Añejo Málaga Transañejo
When we come across the term Vendimia Asolelada in Malaga DO wine, what does it mean?
Wines produced solely from Pedro Ximénez and/or Moscatel dried through the “soleo” method
Name the 3 dominant grape varieties of Terra Alta DO.
Garnatxa Blanca
Garnatxa Negra
Garnatxa Peluda
Synonym of Clairette Blanche in Pla de Bages DO.
Picapoll Blanco
Which famous enologist started Terroir al Limit with Dominik A. Huber?
Eben Sadie
Where is Mondéjar DO located?
Castilla-La Mancha
What is the gobelet trellising system called in Spain?
En Vaso
What is the Andalucian name used for Graciano?
Tintilla de Rota
In which Spanish DO do we find the subzone named Sarrania de Ronda?
Sierras de Málaga
What are the minimum and maximum allowed planting densities of Empordà DO?
2900 / 6500 vines per ha