Spain - Catalunya Flashcards
Name the DOs within the Catalunya autonomia
Alella DO Catalunya DO Cava DO Conca de Barberà DO Costers del Segre DO Empordà DO Montsant DO Penedès DO Pla de Bages DO Priorat DOQ Tarragona DO Terra Alta DO
Which autonomia is the Alella DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Catalunya DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Cava DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Conca de Barberà DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Costers del Segre DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Empordà DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Montsant DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Penedès DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Pla de Bages DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Priorat DOQ in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Tarragona DO in?
Catalunya
Which autonomia is the Terra Alta DO in?
Catalunya
In what century did Catalunya split from Roussillon?
17th century
In what decade did Miguel Torres introduce stainless steel fermentation to Spain?
1960s
Where does the name Priorat come from?
From a Carthusian monastry founded on the site of a boys vision of angels ascending to heaven
What is the soil found in the best vineyards of Priorat?
Llicorella a mix of black slate and quartzite
Name the original 5 clos wines of Priorat
Clos Mogador Clos Dofi Clos Erasmus Clos de l'Obac Clos Martinet
In what year was did the clos wines project produce it’s first and last vintage?
First vintage 1989
Last Vintage 1991
What is does Vino de Pueblo in Priorat?
A village category established in 2009 for estate grown wines from 12 villages
Name the 5 producers who were part of the Priorat project in the 1980s
Alvaro Palacios Rene Barbier Carles Pastrana Jose Luis Perez Daphne Glorian
Name the 12 Villages of Priorat
La Morera de Montsant Gratallops Bellmunt del Priorat Escaladei Porrera Poboleda La Vilella Baixa La Vilella Alta El Lloar Masos del Terme de Falset Solanes del Terme de El Molar Torroja del Priorat
Who is the winemaker of Clos Erasmus?
Daphne Glorian
Who is the winemaker of Terroir Al Limit
Dominik Huber
What are the authorised white grapes of Priorat?
Garnatxa Blanca Macabeu Pedro Ximénez Chenin Blanc Moscatell d'Alexandria Moscatell de Gra Petit Xarel·lo Picapoll Viognier
What are the authorised red grapes of Priorat?
Garnatxa Negre Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan) Garnatxa Peluda Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) Pinot Noir Syrah Merlot Picapoll Negre
What DO surrounds Priorat DO?
Montsant DO
Montsant was a subzone of which DO until 2002?
Tarragona DO
What are the dominant red grapes of Montsant DO?
Garnarcha and Carinena
Historically, what wine style was produced in Tarragona DO?
Fortified Rancio or mistela (Spanish version of Vin de Liqueur)
What are the 2 most important markets for grape growing in the modern day Tarragona DO?
Communion wines for Christian Churches
White grapes grown for Cava production
What grape variety is Ull de Lebre a synonym for?
Tempranillo
What are the recommended re and white grape varieties in the Terra Alta DO?
White: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Parellada
Red: Garnatxa Negre, Garnatxa Peluda, Samso/Carinyena
What are the recommended red and white grape varieties of the Conca de Barbera DO?
White: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Moscatel de Gra Petit, Parellada, Sauvignon Blanc
Red: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa Negre, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Trepat, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan)
Name the subzones of the Costers del Segre DO?
Pallars Jussà Artesa de Segre Valls du Riucorb Segrià Garrigues Urgell Raïmat.
What is the smallest subzone of the Costers del Segre DO?
Raimat
Name the 3 zones of the Penedes DO?
Baix-Penedès
Medio-Penedès
Alt-Penedès
What% of Cava is produced in Penedes?
95%
Which grape variety thrives in Alt-Penedes?
Parellada
What is the only Spanish DO that covers a style rather than a region?
Cava DO
What town is considered the birthplace of Cava?
San Sadurni d’Anoia
Who introduced metodo tradicional sparkling wine to Spain in 1872/.
Jose Raventos
Were else in the world do Cordoniu produce wine?
Carneros Napa Valley
Who is the world’s largest producer of sparkling wine?
Freixenet
What are grape varieties are authorised in the Cava DO?
Blanc / Blanco:
Recommended: Parellada, Macabeu, Xarel·lo
Authorized: Chardonnay, Malvasía
Negre / Tinto: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat (Trepat may only be used for rosé)
What is the sweetness level for Brut Nature wines in the Cava DO?
0-3 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Extra Brut wines in the Cava DO?
0-6 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Brut wines in the Cava DO?
0-12 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Extra Dry (Extra sec) wines in the Cava DO?
12-17 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Dry (Sec) wines in the Cava DO?
17-32 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Semi Dry (Semi-sec) wines in the Cava DO?
32-50 g/l
What is the sweetness level for Sweet (Dolce) wines in the Cava DO?
50+ g/l
What are the ageing requirements for base level Cava?
min 9 months on lees
What are the ageing requirements for Cava Reserva?
Reserva: min. 18 months on the lees from the day of tirage (previously 15 months, prior to the 2021 harvest)
What are the ageing requirements for Cava Gran Reserva?
min 30 months on lees (Brut, Extra Brut and Brut Nature only)
What are the ageing requirements for Cava Paratge (Paraje)?
min 36 months on lees
What is the name for Cava that must spend a minimum 36 months on lees?
Cava de Paraje Calificado
What are the requirements that must be met for a Cava to be labelled Paratge (Paraje)
Single-estate categories for hand-harvested wines.
Vines must be a minimum 10 years old.
Minimum 36-month tirage.
Minimum TA is 5.5 g/l.
No acidification
Must be vintage-dated.
May only be Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature.
When was the Cava DO established?
1986
What grape variety thrives in Medio-Penedes
Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo)
What grape varieties will you commonly find in the Baix Penedes?
White: Malvasia de Sitges
Red: Garnarcha (Garnatxa) and Monastrell
Which grape variety is a historical specialty of Baix Penedes?
Malvasia de Sitges
Which grape variety in Spain recently received the Slow Food “presida” status?
Malvasia de Sitges made as a sweet fortified wine as it is considered a unique product of the region
Which 2 producers are perpetuating Malvasia de Sitges in Baix Penedes?
Vega de Ribes and charity hospital Sant Joan Baptista
What is always printed on a Cava cork?
A four pointed star
What is Xarel-lo known as in the Alella DO?
Pansa Blanca
Which DO of SPain border Banyuls in Roussillon?
Emporda DO?
What wine style is a focus in the Emporda DO?
Rosados made from Carinena
What is the name of the Autonomia off the coast of Catalunya?
Balearic Islands
What are the 2 DO zones of the Balearic Islands?
Pla i Levant
Binissalem Mallorca
What autonomia is Pla i Levant DO located in?
Balearic Islands
What autonomia is Binissalem Mallorca DO located in?
Balearic Islands
Wines aged on lees for 4 years or more can be release without disgorgement with what name?
“No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat”.
Ancestrale Method, Classic Penedès, Reserva3, Reserva4, etc. to Reserva15 min lees aging
15mo / 15mo / used on the label to indicate a longer lees aging period of 3 to 15 years.
Name 3 autonomias that may produce cava
Aragón, Euskadi (Basque Country), Catalunya, Extremadura, La Rioja, Navarra, València
What is Vara i Polze
Vara y Pulgar in cava
Elaborador Integral definition?
This stamp indicates that the producer carries out the entire production themselves, from grape-growing to bottling.
“Vi de Vila” and “Vi de Finca” wines must include a what percent of recommended grapes?
60% / 50% if only one is present. (Garnacha/Carignan)
Min abv for priorat red / white / rose?
13.5 / 13 / 13
Vi de Guarda min aging in priorat?
12mo in oak
Explain the following:
Vi de Finca
Vi de Paratge*:
Vi de Vinya Classificada*:
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada*:
Velles Vinyes: .
Vi de Finca (Single vineyard, independent of Vi de Vinya): 100% Sourced from designated parcel. Only allowed for wines that also qualify for Catalan “Vi de Finca”.
Vi de Paratge*: 100% Sourced from a single zone.
Vi de Vinya Classificada*: Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada*: Top-Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
Velles Vinyes: Vineyard designation given to vineyards planted prior to 1945 (75 year old vines).