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Spain Flashcards

1
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What grape variety is most closely associated with Spain

A

Tempranillo

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2
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What countries make up the Iberian Peninsula

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Spain, France, Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal

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Leading red grapes of Spain

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Tempranillo 
Bobal 
Garnacha tinta 
Monastrell (Mourvèdre)
Mazuelo (carignan)
Mencia 
Cabernet Sauvignon 
Syrah 
Alicante bouschet 
Merlot
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Leading white grapes of Spain

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Airén (leading grape of Spain )
Cayetana Blanca 
Albariño
Macabeo (Viura)
Palomino 
Verdejo 
Parellada 
Xarel-lo
Moscatel 
Pedro ximenez 
Garnacha Blanca
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5
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Tempranillo synonyms

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Tempranillo rioja 
Tinta de toro toro 
Tinta del pais ribera del duero 
Cignales 
Tinto fino ribera del duero 
Ull de llebre Catalonia 
Cencibel la mancha 
Valdepeñas aragonêz Portugal 
Tinta Roriz Douro (Portugal )
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6
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Spanish wine categories

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Vinos de Mesa
Vinos de la Tierra (PGI level)
Vinos de calidad (between )

DO (PDO level)
DOCa (PDO level)
Vinos de Pago

Vdlt
VCIG 
DO
DOCa
Vino de Pago??
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7
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Spanish Wine that has spent minimum 18 months in barricas (oak barrel) or in the bottle

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Vino noble

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Spanish wine that has spent a minimum of 24 months aging in barricas or in the bottle

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Vino añejo

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9
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Spanish wine that has spent a minimum of 36 months aging in a strongly oxidative environment exposed to any combination of light oxygen and heat

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Vino viejo

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10
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Spanish wine aging designation for wine released the year after it was made

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Joven or genérico

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11
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Spanish Crianza

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Spanish wine designation for red wine aged 24mos with 6mos in barrel

For white or rosé 18mos with 6 mos in barrel

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12
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Reserva Spanish wine aging designation

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Red aged 36 mos with 12mos in barrel

White or rosé 24mos with 6mos in barrel

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13
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Gran reserva Spanish wine aging designation

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Red wine aged 60mos 18mos in barrel

White or rosé aged 48mos with 6mos in barrel

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14
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Notable DOs of Galicia

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Rías Baíxas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras

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15
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What wine region is known as green Spain

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Galicia in the northwest with exposure to the Atlantic

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16
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What are the leading wine areas of Castilla y león

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Toro
Rueda
Cigales
Ribera del duero

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17
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Name the Wine regions of Spain

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Galicia 
Castilla y Leon 
Rioja
Navarra 
Aragon
Catalonia 
Valencia 
Murcia
Andalucia 
Jerez or Xeres 
Extremadura 
Castilla La Mancha in the middle like Madrid
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18
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What 3 geographical features influence or moderate the rioja wine region

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The cantabrian mountains
The Ebro River
The Mediterranean Sea. (The Atlantic???) probably both Atlantic toward the west and warming east toward the Mediterranean

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The 3 sub appellations or zones of the Rioja DOCa

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Rioja Alta
Rioja alavesa
Rioja oriental

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20
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The leading red and leading white grape of Rioja

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Tempranillo and Viura

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21
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Rioja DOCa crianza

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24 mos aging at least 12 mos in barrel

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22
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Rioja DOCa reserva

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Minimum 36 mos aging with at least 12 mos barrel and 6 mos bottle

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23
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Rioja DOCa gran reserva

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60 mos total aging 24 mos barrel and 24 mos bottle

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24
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What is the principal grape used in white Rioja ? Rosé Rioja ?

A

Viura (aka macabeo)

Garnacha

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25
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What region is the largest producer of quality wine in Spain

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Catalonia

26
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Name 5 DOs of distinction in the Catalonia region

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Priorat DOQ
Tarragona
Montsant 
Costers del Segre 
Penedés
27
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Name the 3 DOs of Spain’s Murcia region and what grape is most known in all 3

A

Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas

Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grape variety

28
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What is the Jerez-Xérès region known for?

A

Sherry

29
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What is the main grape variety in Spanish sherries

A

The palomino grape

30
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What 3 grape varieties are used in Spanish sherry

A

Palomino
Pedro ximenez (PX)
Moscatel (muscat)

31
Q

Name the styles of Spanish sherry

A

Fino and manzanilla
oloroso
Amantillado (aged fino)
Pale cortado

32
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Sherries with an age indication means what ?

A

A lower classification of sherries aged 12 to 15 years

33
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What is VOS and VORS

A

Levels of sherries of certifies old age
VOS very old Sherry min 20yrs solera aging
VORS very old rare Sherry min 30 years solera aging

34
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What is en Rama

A

Raw or unfiltered sherry

35
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What are the 3 classic grape varieties for cava

A

Macabeo
Xarel-lo
Parellada

All white varieties

36
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What does Ribera del Duero translate to?

A

Bank of the Duero River

37
Q

Mouvèdre is known as what in Spain ?

A

Monastrell

38
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Synonyms for mouvédre

A

Monastrell

Mataro

39
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What is carignan known as in Spain

A

Mazuelo

40
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Synonym for macabeo grape in Spain

A

Viura

41
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Rioja gran añada

A

36 months in the lees

42
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Spanish wine labeling 18 months aging in barricas or in bottle

A

Vino noble

43
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Spanish wine labelling 24 months in barricas or bottle

A

Vino añejo

44
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Spanish wine labelling 36 months aging in an oxidative environment

A

Vino viejo

45
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What 3 geographical influences moderate the weather in rioja

A

The Ebro River
Cantabrian mountains
The Mediterranean Sea

46
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What is the principal grape of white rioja

A

Viura

47
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What grape is the primary component of rosé Rioja

A

Garnacha

48
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What 3 towns for the Sherry triangle of Spain

A

Jerez de la frontera
Sanlúcar de barragmeda
El puerto de Santa Maria

49
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What 3 soul types are found in the Jerez region

A

Albariza
Barro
Arena

50
Q

Styles of Sherry

A

Review

51
Q

What is Spain’s high quality traditional method sparkling wine known as and where is most of it produced

A

Cava

95% produced in Catalonia

52
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Cava production requirements

A

9 months lees aging in bottle

53
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Cava Riserva production requirements

A

15 months lees aging in bottle must be brut level sweetness or drier

54
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Cava gran reserva production requirements

A

30 months lees aging brut level sweetness or drier

55
Q

Cava de paraje calificado

A

36 months lees aging from single estate vines brut level sweetness or drier

56
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PDO only terms for Spanish wines

A

Joven or generico
Crianza
Reserva
Gran reserva

57
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Name the 3 Jerez soil types and the grapes that favor them

A

Albariza-palomino
Barro-Pedro Jimenez
Arena- moscatel

58
Q

Name 4 fino style sherrries

A

Fino
Puerto fino
Manzanilla
Pale cream

59
Q

Name 2 oloroso style sherries

A

Oloroso

Cream Sherry

60
Q

Name 2 dried grape sherries

A

Pedro ximenez

Moscatel

61
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Name 2 hybrid style sherries

A

Amontillado

Pale cortado

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