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Spain in general Flashcards

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What’s Spain’s Wine-making history from old to new?

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  • 1100BCE port-cities established in S. Spain and wine trading begun
  • Invasions -Cartharginian monks brought wine-making expertise
  • Romans brought volume production exported to their empire
  • Late 18th cent.Manuel Quintano went to Bordeaux + brought expertise + oak barriques but no one embraced these methods until
  • Mid 19th century: Civil war saw Marqués de Murrieta, +the Marqués de Riscal seeking excile in Bordeux + bring back expertise + barriques.
  • Early 20th Century phyloxera arrived= reduction in production
  • 1936-39 civil war left country under dictatorship for 40yrs
  • 1960 Miguel Torres returns from France bringing international varieties & clean wine-making techniques
  • 1970-democracy re-established
  • 1986- Entering EU brings investment in wine production & modernisation of viti & wine making
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what’s the latitude of Spain

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located at 36 - 43°N( warm country)

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What’s the climate in N-NW Spain

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Maritime- infl. by Atlantic, high rainfall throughout the year

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What’s the climate in N-NE Spain

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Continental- rain from the Atlantic is blocked by mountains, cold winter/hot summer

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What’s the climate in S-SE Spain

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Moderate Warm-vineyards face onto the Mediterranean, proximity to sea, warm, dry summers/mild winters.

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What is the meseta

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  • central Spain
  • altitude of 600 - 900m (moderates heat
  • continental, high diurnal hot days/cool nights,
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Which is the country with the largest vineyard holdings?

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Spain

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what’s Spain’s position in terms of production

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3rd in the world behind Italy & France

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Grapegrowing in Spain in general

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-Organic viti widely used
-Bush vines
-Old vines
-Low densities
mildew due to heavy storms
-grapevine moth (pheromone traps)

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Name the 6 top varieties in Spain top to bottom

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  • Airen w.
  • Tempranillo
  • Bobal
  • Granacha
  • Macabeo (Viura) w.
  • Monastrell
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National ageing legislation for Red Wines

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total min. age—min. in barrl
Crianza 24 6
Reserva 36 12
G. Reser. 60 18

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National ageing legislation White and Rosé Wines

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total min. age—min. in barrl
Crianza 18 6
Reserva 24 6
G. Reser. 48 6

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Type of Oak used in Spanish wines

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American(cheaper) or French

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Rose in Spain past and present

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past: deep in colour (longer skin contact)
now: paler colour

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What is a traditional style spanish rose?

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  • mixture black and white grapes
  • longer macerated
  • pressed + fermented together.
  • matured in oak vessels
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16
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what is the impact in style of rose maturation in oak

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leads to a reduction in fruit flavours but a greater texture and increased complexity from secondary and tertiary flavours.

17
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What is Spain’s classification system?

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-Vino: wines without a
geographical indication.
-VT, Vino de la Tierra: same
as PGI (40VTs)
- VP,Vino de Pago: high reputation single estate (Castilla la mancha, Navarra)
- DO and DOCa/DOQ:status given to Rioja & Priorat strict regulation/tasting panel

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How can you get Do & DOCa status?

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To applythe DO must have been established for a minimum of ten years. All wines must also be bottled at the producer’s own property

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Name a couple of large scale wine businesses in Spain

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Pernod Ricard Groupe, Miguel Torres SA

20
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what are the businesses involved in Spanish wine production

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  • Cooperatives,
  • Negociants (own land+ buy in grapes
  • Wine estates (small production)
  • some large wine businesses
21
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what’s the domestic consumtion like in Spain

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Low. Trent towards higher quality/priced wines

22
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What’s Spain’s biggest export markets?

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France and Germany- inexpensive wines

23
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who is the largest exporter of wine in terms of volume?

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Spain

24
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what types of wine does spain export?

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Mainly Inexpensive, bulk

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