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
Is irrigation allow for Cava DO vines?
Yes, since 1996 in lower quality (Baja Penedes)
- on sandy / alluvial soil
Where is Terra Alta Located?
Cataluyan - Spain
along the Ebro River, inland
– off the coast
Why priorat find international’s fame in a shorter time?
Christopher Cannan (bordeaux base importeur), offer a tasting of René Biarbier's Clos Mogador to Robert Parker in late 1990. The enthusiasm of Parker gone easily around the world
What are the yields regulations for Ucles do?
Red Grapes:
Vines > 40 years of age: 5,000 kg/ha (en vaso), 8,000 kg/ha (trellis)
Vines > 15 years of age: 6,500 kg/ha (en vaso), 9,500 kg/ha (trellis)
Vines > 6 years of age: 8,000 kg/ha (en vaso), 11,000 kg/ha (trellis)
Red Vines under 6 years of age may not produce Uclés DO wines
70 liters/100 kg
What are the 2 DO of located in Balearic Island?
What GV?
- Pla I Llevant DO
- Binissalem Mallorca
- Manto Negro, Callet, Fogoneu, Tempranillo, Monastrell, CS and Syrah
- Moll (Prensal Blanco), Macabeu, Moscatel, Parellada + international grapes
Where is Los Balagueses DO located?
When does it been upgraded to Vino de Pago?
Utiel-Requena DO - Valencia
2011
Syrah and Grenache grapes
What are the ageing requirement for Ribera del Jucar?
Vino Tradición Tinto: either min. 2 months in barricas (225L - 330L capacity) or min. 4 months in “Tinas” (Large wooden vats of 5,000L - 20,000L capacity)
Crianza (Tinto only): Wines must be aged for a min. 2 years, including at least 6 months in wood
Reserva (Tinto only): Wines must be aged for a min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in wood
In what DO is Segria sub zone located?
Costers del Segre
in Cataluña - Spain
Other subregions:
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Urgell
- Vall del Riucorb
What is Vimblanc? Where does it produced?
Min aging for Garnacha de tarragona?
Liquor wine made from overripes grapes
Tarragona DO - Catalunya
15-18% ABV
Garnatxa de Tarragona: min. 2 years
Garnatxa de Tarragona: min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak - crianza
Where are the sub-regions:
Tierra Barros, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, Matanegra, Cañamero
Ribera del Guadiana DO?
What is the biggest wine region (appellation) in Europe?
La Mancha: more than 160,000 Ha
What DO in castilla la Mancha has some yielding regulation depending the age of the vine?
Ucles DO
What is the only DOCa of Catalunya?
Priorat DO
What is the min ageing requirement for Rancio wine in Plain de Bages DO?
Straight: 1 year in oak
Crianza: 4 years included 3 y. in wood
What region introduced the Giropalette? What is it?
Cava was the first one to use it. Then Champagne took over the process
– Mechanical “remuage”
What is the sweetness range of La Mancha DO?
- Secco: 4 g/L max
- Semisecco: 4-12 g/L
- Semidulce: 12-45 g/L
- Dulce: min 45 g/L
Name the al DO of Catalonia?
- Alella DO
- Catalunya DO
- Cava DO
- Conca de Barbera DO
- Coster del Segre DO
- Emporda DO
- Montsant DO
- Penedes DO
- Pla de Bages DO
- Tarragona DO
- Terra Alta DO
- Priorat = DOCa
Where does the Priorat name comes from?
From the Priorato di Scala Dei
= “A carthusian monastery founded where a boy’s vision of angel ascending to Heaven”
What is the smallest sub-region of Costers del Segre? Is also the most famous?
Raimat
Are international GV allow to be use in Penedes DO?
Yes:
CS, CF, Syrah, Merlot, PN
What are the DOs of Castilla la Mancha Autonomia?
- Almansa DO
- La Mancha DO
- Manchuela DO
- Mondéjar DO
- Méntrida DO
- Ribera Del Júcar DO
- Uclés DO
- Valdepeñas
If you read “Reserva Superior” on a label of Conca de Barbera wine. What does it mean?
Can be only use for Vino espumoso
- Wine must spent at least 24 mth OTL prior disgorgement
What trellising system are authorised in Cava DO?
En Vas = Bush vine
En Espatllera = Trellis
– Cordon simple ou double or Vara i Polze (simple ou double)
Where is Emporda DO located? Explain it?
Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Garnatxa de l’Empordà: Vi de Licor, designated “rubí” if made with Garnatxa Negre, or “ambre” if made with Garnatxa Blanca, may be labeled “vi dolç natural” with a min. must weight of 270 g/l
Moscatell de l’Empordà: Vi de Licor, may be labeled “vi dolç natural” with a min. must weight of 270 g/l
Vino de Aguja, Vi d’Agulla (semi-sparkling)
Vino Espumoso, Vi Escumós
Mistela (Blanca/Tinta)
Vi de raïms sobremadurat: Vi de Licor made from over-ripe grapes (Blanco only)
Garnacha del Empordà:
Crianza min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak
Reserva: min. 5 years, including at least 4 years in oak
Gran Reserva: min. 8 years, including at least 6 years in oak
What is the DO of Extremadura?
Ribera del Guadiana DO
subzones: Tierra Barros, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, Matanegra, Cañamero
In what DO is Raimat sub zone located?
Costers del Segre
in Cataluña - Spain
Other subregions:
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Vall del Riucorb
How long time must a “Tinto Roble” Manchuela DO be aged for?
2 mth in wooden barrels: no bigger than 600L barrels
What is Vino de Aguja?
Where does it produce?
Semi sparkling wine
In Catalunya within the Emporda DO
Explain vino espumoso of Vino de Madrid DO?
Traditional Method: 9 mth OTL min
Can be produced only from Albillo, Torrontes, Viura, Garnacha Tinta, Tinto Fino, Parellada, Malvar
Can Montsant be produce varietally?
Yes,
with classic 85% law regulation
How is Planta Fina de Pedralba call in South Africa?
Where does it originate from?
From Valencia DO
Dry - aromatic white wines
In south Africa call Kanaān
What are the reg grapes of Alella DO?
Garnatxa negre as recommended
+ CS? Garnatxa Peluda, Merlot, Monastrell, PN, Samso, Sumoll, Syrah, Ull de Llebre
What is the min ageing for vino espumoso in Alella DO?
9 mouth OTL made in Traditional method only
What are recommend white grapes for Costers del Segre DO?
Chardonnay, Garnatxa B, Macabeu, Moscatel d’Alexandria, Parellada, Riesling, SB, Subirat Parent (Malvasia), GW, Pansa Blanca (Xarel-lo)
Name the 5 “original” clos of Priorat?
- Clos Mogador
- Clos Erasmus
- Clos Dolfi
- Clos de L’obac
- Clos Martinet
What are the main GV of Conca di Barbera DO?
CF, CS and Garnatxa Negre + PN, Monastrell, Merlot, Sarah, Trepat, Ull de Llebre, Samso
How long must be age a wine label as Tinto roble in Penedes? Barrica?
These mentions doesn’t required any length in oak ageing.
However, the time in oak must be stated on the label
Can “Blanco” wines of Almansa DO be aged as Reserva / Gran Reserva ?
No, only for red wine
- Crianza wh: 18 mth incl 6 in wood
Tinto: Crianza: 24 mth in total with 6 in wood min
Reserva: 36 mth incl 12 in wood
Gran Reserva: 5 years i total with 18 mth in wood
What is Garnatxa de l’Emporda?
Garnatxa de l’Empordà: Vi de Licor, designated “rubí” if made with Garnatxa Negre, or “ambre” if made with Garnatxa Blanca, may be labeled “vi dolç natural” with a min. must weight of 270 g/l
Garnacha del Empordà: min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak
Garnacha del Empordà: min. 5 years, including at least 4 years in oak
Garnacha del Empordà: min. 8 years, including at least 6 years in oak
Where is Bullas DO located?
Murcia Autonomia
Spain
Min % and primary grape for the following
Alicante tinto
Fondillon (max rs)
Yecla espumosso
Jumilla monastrall timti
con mención especifica
Bullas tinto
Bullas espumosso
Alicante tinto 80% monastrall
Fondillon (max rs) 100% monastrall 40gl
Yecla vino espumosso tinto 85%
Jumilla monastrall tinto 85%
con mención especifica 100% bobal (utiel-requena)
Bullas tinto 60% monastrall
Bullas espumosso 65% monastrall
Name the particular soil type of Priorat
Llicorella: Black slates
Where is Malvasia de Sitges found in spain (mostly?) Where is it historically found? What is ‘Subirat Parent?’
Penedes / Cava - sometimes made into a fortified wine.
Malvasia in Peneds
What are the min yield allow for Cava DO?
- 12 tons / Ha
100L of must/ 150Kg of grapes
What DO is share between Murcia and Castilla la Mancha?
Jumilla
Core of the DO is located into Murcia.
In what DO are these sub-regions and their respective styles of wine made?
- Alto Turia
- blanco seco
- Clariano
- Bl, Ro, Ti: dry
- Valentino
- Bl, Ro, Ti, Vino de Licor
- Moscatel de Valencia
- Vino Dulce, Vino de licor
sub regions of Valencia DO
What are the main Grapes of Utiel Requena?
Bobal + Tempranillo, Garnacha, CS, Merlot, Syrah
What is the min must weight for Vino Dulce Natural in Montsant DO?
272 g/l
- Fortified wine
- 15-18% ABV
Where is Pla des Bages DO located?
Northern Catalunya
Spain
More inland than Alella DO
How long time must be aged a vino Roble in La Mancha DO?
60 days min in wood (no bigger than 600L)
Where is El Terrerazo DO located?
When does it been upgraded to Vino de Pago?
Utiel-Requena DO - Valencia
2010
Bobal and Merseguera grapes
What are:
- Urgell
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Vall del Riucorb
sub-zone of Costers del Segre
Can wines from Alicante be produce as sweet version?
Yes,
- Any wine as Seco, Semiseco, Dulce
- Also produce Fondillon, Moscatel de Alicante
- Vino Rancio / Vino Noble
What is the maximum pressing yield allow in Jumilla?
70L of must / 100 Kg of grapes harvested
What type of vine training is used in Jumilla?
- “Extensive”: dry farming: En Vaso only
- “Intensive”: with irrigation: en Vaso or Trellised
What are the sweetness levels of Cava?
Same regulation as Champagne AOP
- Brut Nature: 0-3 g/L
- Extra Brut: 0-6 g/L
- Brut: 0-12 g/L
- Extra Dry: 12-17 g/L
- Dry: 17-32 g/L
- Semi Dry: 32-50 g/L
- sweet: 50+ g/L
Is international grapes allow in Priorat?
Yes, Cab Sauv, Syrah, Carignan are now planted.
What is Vi de Raïm sobremadurat?
where can we find it?
- Emporda DO - Catalunya
- Vin de Licor made from over-ripe grapes = only for vino bianco base in Garnatxa
Name three producers of corpinnat / name 2 cava Paraje calificado
Llopart/Gramona/Recaredo
Juve y Camps La Capella / Cordonieu Els Trou Nou / Alta alella valcirera
Name the 2 “clos monopoles” of Priorat?
- René Barbier’s clos Mogador
- Alvaros Palacios: Clos Erasmus
What are the white recommended varieties of Valencia DO?
Merseguera, Macabéo, Malvasia, Moscatel de Alejandria, PX, Planta Fina de Pedralba, Chardonnay
What is the soil type of Jumilla DO? Why is famous for?
Sandy soil
Keep away the phylloxera from the area until 1980 (100 years after other region of Spain)
Where is Vera de Estenas DO located?
When does it been upgraded to Vino de Pago?
Utiel-Requena DO - Valencia
2014
Bobal grapes
Where is Ucles DO located?
When does the DO been established?
Northern Castilla la Mancha (East of Madrid)
2005
A wine made of 100% dried Pansa is called what and is from where? Also, what is the color and style of the wine?
xaREL-LO
Vimblanc
15-18% ABV
white vi di licor
Monstant DO
What are the 3 DO of Murcia Autonomia?
- Jumilla DO
- Yecla DO
- Bullas DO
What variety can be use only for rose wines in Cava DO?
Trépat
What are the authorised white GV of Priorat DOCa?
Garnaxta Bianca, %acabeu, PX, Chenin Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gran petit, Xarel-lo, Pacapoll, Viognier
What are the recommended red GV of Priorat?
Garnatxa, Samso (Carignan)
+ autorised: Garnatxa Peluda, CS, CF, Ull del Llebre, Syrah, Merlot, PN, Picapoll Negre
What is the particularity of Cava DO when compared with other DO of Spain?
Only DO in Spain use for a type of wine rather than a region / delimitation
Organize these DO’s by the most to least amount of monastrall that must be present in red wines.
Alicante / bullas / Jumilla
Jumilla / Alicante / Bullas
What is the primary grape for Yecla Espumoso rose and red?
Monastrall 85%
Where are grapes sourced for high quality Cava?
in high Penedes = Higher altitude = lower temperature = Limestone / Slates soil = More acidity / Less sugar in grapes = more elegant, less full wine
Name 5 important and / or iconic Cava producers
- Freixenet (biggest)
- Cordoniu: 2nd biggest
- Recaredo: smaller scale, high qlt
- Gramona
- Juve Camp
- Llopart
- Pere Ventura
name the recommended red grapes for Costers del Segre?
CS, Samsó, Garnatxa Negre, Merlot, Monastrell, Syrah, Ull del Llebre, Trepat, PN
Give the synonym of the Pansa Blanca GV?
Xarel-lo
Where is Jumillia DO located?
Murcia / Castilla la Mancha Autonomias
Spain
When does Penedes been awarded as DO?
1960
How was the vine controlled in Catalunya in middle Ages?
The Monastery of Scala Dei, directed by Carthusian Monks, was over control of vineyard (especially around Priorat area)
What is the biggest production for Trepat grape grow for Cava ?
Conca de Barbera DO: Warmer region
Where is Malvar a local variety?
In Madrid Region
White grape produce medium bodied wine and retain a great level of acidity
In what DO is Pallars Jussà sub zone located?
Costers del Segre
in Cataluña - Spain
Other subregions:
- Garrigues
- Urgell
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Vall del Riucorb
What is the minimum RS for Vino Naturalmente Dulce in La Mancha DO?
45 g/L
produce from dried grapes with min must weight of 300 g/L
What are the ageing regulations of Priorat DOCa?
Follow the Spanish national requirements
Vi de Guarda: 12 mth in oak min (tinto only)
In what DO is Val del Riucorb sub zone located?
Costers del Segre
in Cataluña - Spain
Other subregions:
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Urgell
What are the 3 main varieties of Cava DO? What are the authorised?
- Recomanded: Parellada, Macabeu, Xarel-lo
- Authorised wh: Chardonnay, Malvasia
- Authorised red: PN, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, All del Llebre, Trepat (only for rose)
What is the min ageing for Costers del Segre DO Vino Espumoso ? Vino Espumoso “Reserva Superior”?
Espumoso: 9 mth OTL
Reserva Superior: 24 mth OTL
What is the synonym of Tempranillo in Catalunya?
Carignan?
Grenache noir?
- Ull del Llebre
- Samso
- Lledoner Negre
What are the ABV requirement in Cava DO? Still wine and finish wine?
Base wine (still): 9.5 - 11,5% ABV Cava finish (after 2nd fermentation): 10,8 - 12,8% ABV
Where is Yecla DO located?
Murcia
South east Spain
What is “Vino de Pueblo” wine? Where can you fin it? When does it been introduced?
In Priorat DOCa.
New village category created in 2009.
= Estate grown wines from 12 villages
What are the authorised GV of Penedes Tinto?
Ull de Llebre, Garnatxa Negre, Samso, Monastrell, CS, CF, PN, Syrah, Merlot
What is the primary grape variety of Utiel Requena DO?
What traditional red wine technique are they known for?
Bobal: local red full body grape
Doble Pasta = Wines macerated and fermented in twice the normal amount of grape skin and pulp
What GV are grow in Vino de Madrid DO?
branco: Malvar, Albillo, Airen, Viura, Torrontes, Parellada, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Tinto: Tinto Fino, Garnacha Tinta, Merlot, CS, Syrah
How did Champagne take influence from Cava?
- Usage of the Giropalette, and mechanisation of bottling and disgorgement lines
- Champagne region adjust their sweetness levels to those in place in Cava