Spain (Not Sherry) Flashcards
what is the primary white grape of La Mancha
Airen (most planted)
what is the primary white grape of Ribeira del Duero
Albillo Mayor (thick skin, aromatic, low acid)
Which Albillo grape is planted in the canary islands?
Albillo Real
Hondarribi Zuri is genetically identical to what grape
Corbu blanc
What is Forastera Blanca called in spain?
Doradilla (grown in La Gomera)
What is the primary white grape of Monterrei and Valdeorras?
Godello
what do the terms Noble, Anejo and Viejo mean on a bottle of spanish wine
aged 18,24, 36 months
Minimum aging for Crianza, Riserva and Gran Riserva red wines (excluding Rioja/Ribeira)
2 years (6 months in oak) 3 years (1 year in oak) 5 years (1.5 years in oak)
contribution of Josep Raventos
Invented Cava 1872
spanish name for the gyropalette
girasol
what is Fondillon
overripe monstrell sweet wine, aged a min of 10 years. from alicante
what does VOS actually stand for
Vinum Optimum Signatum
Where would you find the VT appellations of Betanzos and Barbanza e Iria
Galicia
The Tamega river runs through what DO
Monterrei
Val do Salnes subzone is on what river
Umia
rias baixas subzones from north to south
ulla salnes soutomaior condado o rosal
what are the preferred red grape of Rias Baixas
Caino tinto, espadeiro, souson, loureira tinto
what two rias baixas subzones are on the mino river
o rosal, condado
two main soil types of ribeira sacra
slate (along minho) and granite (along xil)
what are the five subzones of ribeira sacra
Along the mino river, slate soils, wet climate
Ribeira do Mino
Chantada
along the sil, warmer southern exposures
Ribeira do Sil
Amandi
Quiroga
what is the main grape of the Ribeiro DO
Treixadura
what is the official name for a small boutique winery in Ribeiro
colleiteiro
how many subzones are in Valdeorras
8 (no way im gonna remember this)
what is the primary red and white grape of Asturias
red and white albarin
what is the name of the basque language
Euskadi
what are the three Chacoli DOs from west to east
Alava (smallest), Bizkaia, Getaria (wettest area in spain)
In what DO would you find the grapes Rufete and Juan Garcia
Arribes (Portuguese border, old en vaso vines)
min amount of mencia in Bierzo
70%
what is the preferred white grape of cigales
Verdejo
define majuelos
family owned farms in the village of cigales that sells grapes to winemakers
average elevation of vineyards in ribeira del duero
760-850m
aging times for ribeira del duero wines
crianza = 2 years (1 year in oak)
Reserva = 3 years (1 year in oak)
Gran Rserva = 5 years (2 years in oak)
what red grapes are preferred in Terra de Léon DO
Mencia, Prieto Picuedo
describe the madreo process of rosado production in Terra de Leon
the addition of whole grapes to fermented must, a hyrbid of yeast and enzymatic fermentation
what is the most planted white grape in Tierra del Vino da Zamora
Malvasia Castellana
what is the clarete method of rosé production
the blending of white and red wine together
soil type of Toro DO
sand (many pre pyllox vines)
what is the hiarachy of spanish wine law?
DOCa DO vino de calidad con indicacion geografica (VC) vino de Pago (VP) (19 of them) VT (similar to IGP
Toro DO rose is generally made from what grape
Garnacha
aging reguirement for Rueda Dorado
4 years (2 in wood)
where is the Abadia Retuerta estate located
Castilla y Leon VT, just west of Ribeira del Duero, applyi for Pago status
Which Rioja subzone is Haro in? Alfaro?
Alta, Oriental
what appellation in spain is called the zone of the 7 valleys
rioja
what is the name of the strong autumn wind in Rioja
Cierzo
what style of wine is made by Rioja’s cosecheros
young fruity wine similar to beaujo nouveau