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Spain Flashcards

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What impact did phylloxera in France have on the Spanish winegrowing industry in the 1800s?

A

Many French producers moved to Spain to continue producing wine. They brought techniques such as barrique-aging (but with American Oak) and estate bottling

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What is a barrique called in Spain?

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Barrica

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What type of wood is used in barricas?

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American Oak

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What was champaña?

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Spanish sparkling wine before changing its name to Cava

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Who were Marqués de Riscal and Marqués de Murrieta?

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Bordeaux-trained winemakers that returned to Rioja and brought French techniques with them in the 1800s

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When did phylloxera first arrive in Spain?

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Dawn of the 20th century

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7
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What is a consejo regulador?

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A semi-autonomous governing body in each region of Spain that ensures quality levels of wine and other foodstuffs are adhered to

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Who was Miguel Torres?

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Winemaker that brought stainless steel and temperature-controlled fermentation to Catalonia in the 1960s

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What is the name of Spain’s wine classification system?

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Denominación de Origen

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10
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What was the Spanish DO system approved?

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1970

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What are the levels of the DO system?

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Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa)

DO Pago (Vinos de Pago)

Denominación de Origen

Vinos de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG)

Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)

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What are the DO Pago requirements?

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Producer must be in an existing DO/Lower yields/International critical praise/10 years of quality production

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What does Crianza generally mean for red wine?

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2 years with 6 months in cask

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What does Reserva generally mean for red wine?

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3 years with 1 year in cask

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What does Gran Reserva generally mean for red wine?

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5 years with 18 months in cask

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What does Crianza generally mean for white wine?

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18 months with 6 months in cask

17
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What does Reserva generally mean for white wine?

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2 years with 6 months in cask

18
Q

What does Gran Reserva generally mean for white wine?

A

4 years with 6 months in cask

19
Q

What wines can be labelled as Noble: Añejo: or Viejo?

A

Any DO or DOCa wine

20
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What does Noble mean in Spain?

A

18 months of aging in a bottle or cask less than 600 liters

21
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What does Añejo mean in Spain?

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24 months of aging in a bottle or cask less than 600 liters

22
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What does Viejo mean in Spain?

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36 months of aging and demonstrates oxidative character

23
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What are the autonomías of North-Central Spain?

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Navarra

La Rioja

Aragón

24
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What two mountain ranges create a rain shadow for North-Central Spain?

A

Pyrenees to the northeast

Cantabrian to the northwest

25
Q

What are the autonomías of Galicia?

A

Galicia

Asturias

Cantabria

País Vasco

26
Q

What is a rías?

A

An estuary

27
Q

What are synonyms for Tempranillo?

A

Tinto del País

Tinto Fino

28
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What does espumoso mean?

A

Sparkling wine

29
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What is Doble Pasta?

A

A style of making wine/Red wine macerated and fermented with twice the amount of grape skins and pulp

30
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What is the most planted white grape in the world?

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Airén

31
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What type of wine is Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO known for?

A

Sherry

32
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What type of wine is Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO known for?

A

Sherry

33
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What are the authorized grapes of Sherry (from most to least important)?

A

Palomino (Listán)

Pedro Ximénez

Moscatel

34
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What is albariza?

A

A white soil that characterizes the best Sherry pagos

WSET D3 from Henry P (112 decks)

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