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 Vino Noble in Alicante DO?
30 mth in wood
Añejo: 36 mth in wood
Produced from recommended grapes (Garnacha, Temp), and non fortified
14% ABV
What style of wines can be produce in Place de Bages DO?
- Blanco: Macabeu, Chardonnay, Picapoll, Parellada
- Tinto / Rosado: CS, Garnatxa nero, Merlot, Ull de Llebre Sumoll + CF / Syrah
- Vino de Aguja (semi-spk)
- Vino espumoso: TM
- Vino Rancio: fortified oxidative wine
- Mistela: fortified
Vino Dulce Natural: fortified from dry grapes
What is the min weight for a vi de Licor in Priorat DOCa?
320 g/L
15% ABV min
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
Is sparkling wine can be produce under Penedes DO?
Yes = Traditional method only: - Vino espumoso: 12 mth OTL - Vino Espumoso "Premium": 18 mth OTL - Vino Espumoso "Reserva": 24 mth OTL
What are the sub-zones of Vino de Madrid DO?
Arganda, Navalcarnero, San Martin de Valdeiglesias
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?
Yes both are allow.
Handful of power / rich rosé, or full bodied white.
(some exception more refined)
Where is Almansa DO located? What style of wine can be produce here?
Castilla la Mancha
DO: 1966
- Blanco: Chardonnay, SB, Verdejo, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
- Tinto: Garnacha, Monastrell, Tempranillo, CS, Syrah, Merlot, PV
All wine can be produced in range from Secco to Dulce
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 “Premium” From Penedes DO
A sparkling wine made only in Traditional method
Aged for a min of 18 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 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 varieties:
- En Vaso
- vines > 40 years: 5,000 Kg/Ha
- Vines > 15 years: 6,500 Kg/Ha
- Vines > 6 years: 8,000 Kg/Ha
- Trellis
- vines > 40 years: 8,000 Kg/Ha
- Vines > 15 years: 9,500 Kg/Ha
- Vines > 6 years: 11,000 Kg/Ha
White varieties: 8,000 Kg/Ha en Vaso // 11,000 Kg/Ha in Trellis
70 Liters of juice in 100 Kg of grapes
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 Tracición: either – min 2 mth in 225L/330L capacity oak
- 4 mth in Tinas (Large wooden vats of 5,000L to 20,000L capacity)
- Crianza: 2 years incl 6 mth in wood
- Reserva: 3 years incl 12 mth 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?
Liquor wine made from overripes grapes
Tarragona DO - Catalunya
15-18% ABV
What are the sub zones of Ribera del Guadiana DO?
Extremadura Autonomia:
Tierra Barros, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, Matanegra, Cañamero
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?
Northern Catalunya
- branco: Garnatxa Bianca, Moscatel, Macabeu base
Rosado / Tinto: Samsò, Garnaxta negre, base
- Fortified: Moscatell / Garnaxta de l’Emporda
- Espumoso
Vino de Aguja: Semi-spk wine
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?
vino do liquor from the Emporda DO (Catalunya)
- Ruby style: Grenache noir wine
- 15-20% ABV
- Vino de la Guarda: 12 mth of ageing
- Rancio: 2y. min in oak with pronounce oxy character
Where is Bullas DO located?
Murcia Autonomia
Spain
What are the 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
Name the particular soil type of Priorat
Llicorella: Black slates
What is Malvasia de Sitges? Where is it historically found?
Fortified wine, produced from Monastrell in Penedes region.
It’s almost desapere after Phylloxera crisis. Instead, Cava took over the production
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.
What are the sub region of Valencia DO?
- Alto Turia
- blanco seco
- Clariano
- Bl, Ro, Ti: dry
- Valentino
- Bl, Ro, Ti, Vino de Licor
- Moscatel de Valencia
- Vino Dulce, Vino de licor
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 Planted de 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 the sub-zone of Costers del Segre?
- Urgell
- Garrigues
- Pallars Jussà
- Raimat
- Artesa del Segre
- Segria
- Vall del Riucorb
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 trellising is use 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
What are the recommended GV of Terra Alta DO?
White: Granatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Parellada
Tinto: Garnatxa Negre / Peluda, Samso
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
How is call the wine produce in Montsant DO, produced from 100% dried Pansa, and fortified?
VimBlanc
15-18% ABV
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 compeer with other DO of Spain?
Only DO in Spain use for a type of wine rather than a region / delimitation
What are the red recommended varieties of Alicante?
Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Monastrell
When does Tarragona DO have been established?
1947
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