Spain - East+ south Flashcards
In what DO is Urgell sub zone located?
Costers del Segre
in Cataluña - Spain
Other subregions:
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Vall del Riucorb
When does Pla de Bages DO been upgraded?
2006
Who’s the first winemaker in Spain to introduce Stainless steel tank into to vinification room? When?
Miguel Torres, in Priorat, alongside René Barbier
in 1960.
Helps to give up the more new technologies to follow.
What is the ageing requirement for Noble in Alicante DO?
18 mth in wood
Añejo: 24 mth in wood
Produced from recommended grapes and non fortified
14% ABV
Blanco: Moscatel de Alejandría, Airén, Subirat Parent, (Malvasia), Chardonnay, Macabeo, Merseguera, Planta fina de Pedralba, Sauvignon blanc, Verdil
Tinto: Monastrell Garnacha Tintorera (Alicanté Bouschet), Garnacha Tinta (Gironet), Bobal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Tempranillo
What style of wines can be produce in Place de Bages DO?
1: Blanca / Blanc
2: Rosado / Rosat
3: Tinta / Negre
4: Vino de Aguja / Vi d’Agulla (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure)
5: Vino Espumoso / Vi Escumós: min. 3.5 bars of pressure, made by the traditional method
6: Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
7: Mistela (fortified)
8: Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vino de Licor, min. must weight of 255 g/l (fortified)
Explain the following
Vi de Finca
Vi de Paratge*
Vi de Vinya Classificada*
Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada*
Velles Vinyes
1: 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”.
2: Vi de Paratge: 100% Sourced from a single zone.
3: Vi de Vinya Classificada: Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
4: Vi de Gran Vinya Classificada*: Top-Quality vineyard designation given to single parcel wines by the Consell.
5: Velles Vinyes: Vineyard designation given to vineyards planted prior to 1945 (75 year old vines).
What is “Tinas”? Where is it in use?
Large wooden vat use in Castilla la Mancha mainly (Ribera del Jucar)
5,000 to 20,000 Liters capacity
Can sparkling wine be made in the Penedes DO?
Yes
1: Vino Aguja / Vi d’Agulla: (semi-sparkling, 1-2.5 bars of pressure)
2: Classic Penedès: Sparkling wine made by traditional or ancestral method from organic grapes, min. 3.5 bars of pressure
* Classic Penedès: min. 15 months prior to disgorgement (all wines are technically “Reserva”)
* Reserva3, Reserva4, etc. to Reserva15 can be used on the label to indicate a longer lees aging period of 3 to 15 years.
* Ancestrale Method: min. 15 months. Wines aged on lees for 4 years or more can be release without disgorgement with “No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat”.
Where are the sub-zones:
Arganda, Navalcarnero, San Martin de Valdeiglesias
Vino de Madrid DO
Where is Montsant DO located?
Within the border of Tarragona
- Catalunya - Spain
Where is Ribera del Jucar DO located in?
Eastern Castilla la Mancha autonomia
DO est: 2003
Is Rosato wine allow in Priorat? White? Vino Dulce Natural?
Yes all are allowed. Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, and PX dominate.
Vi dulce natural/Vi Ranci require a min abv of 15% and a min must weight of 320g/l
Where is Almansa DO located? What style of wine can be produce here?
Castilla la Mancha
DO: 1966
-Blanco (Seco, Semiseco, Semidulce, Dulce)
Blanco “Fermentado en Barrica”
Rosado (Seco, Semiseco, Semidulce, Dulce)
Tinto (Seco, Semiseco, Semidulce, Dulce)
Sweetness Designations:
Seco: max. 4 g/l residual sugar
Semiseco: 4-12 g/l residual sugar
Semidulce: 12-45 g/l residual sugar
Dulce: min. 45 g/l residual sugar
Where is Méntrida DO located?
What GV are in use here?
Northern Castilla la Mancha - West of Madrid
- blanco: Albillo, SB, Macabeo, Chardonnay, Verdejo
- Tinto: Garnacha, Tempranillo, CS, PV, Syrah, Merlot
What is Vino Dulce de Uva Sobremadurada? Where can you find it mainly?
Sweet fortified wine made from overripe grapes:
Cataluya: Penedes mainly
What are the main grapes of La Mancha DO?
Airen / Chardonnay
Cencibel, CS, Garnacha
What are the white grapes varieties of Emporda DO?
white: Garnatxa Bianco, makaber, Moscatel de Alexandria + Chardo, GW, Muscat PG, SB, Xarel-lo, Picapoll
What is Vino Espumoso “classic” From Penedes DO?
What’s No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat?”
A sparkling wine made only in Traditional method
Wines aged on lees for 4 years or more can be release without disgorgement in the ancestrale method.
Aged for a min of 15 mth OTL
What are the authorised white GV in Penedes DO?
Macabeu, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), Moscatel d’Alexandria, Malvasia de sitges, Chardonnay, SB, Riesling, GW, Chenin Blanc
How many villages are allow to produce Priorat DOCa?
Precise the denomination if it comes from single village?
Regulations?
12 villages in totals
- Name of the village must be follow by “Vi De Vila” on the label.
- Must include at least 60% of recommended varieties
- or 50% if only one is present
who was the first winemaker to believe in Priorat region? When? How?
René Barbier in 1979.
He convince Alvaro Palacios to plant and grow french and native grapes in Llicorella soil of Gratallops.
Who are the 2 biggest sparkling wine productions houses in the world?
1st: Frexeinet
2nd: Cordoniu
What is the main Grape variety of Murcia Area? What other can be mention behind this principal grape?
Monastrell, Drought resistant grape occupes nearly 80% of the vineyard production
- Petit Verdot, or Garnacha are also present
What is the soil type of Priorat?
mix of Llicorella (black slates) and rocky schist