Spain - Southern Spain Flashcards
Domingo de Valdepusa
Finca Élez
Giijoso
Dechesa del Carrizal
Campo de la Guardia
Pago Florentino
Casa del Blanco
Pago Calzadilla
What do these all have in common
These are all the Pagos for Castilla - La Mancha
What was the first Pago DO
Domingo de Valdepusa
Location - Toledo
Year - 2003
Area - 50 hectares
What type of wine to they make in the Valencia DO
White wine ⚪
What is the main grape of Valencia
Merseguera ⚪
What is Paella
Famous rice dish from Valencia
What type of wines does Alicante DO known to make
Dessert Wines
What is Fondillón
Famous fortified dessert wine made from overripe Monastrell grapes
- solders style
- aged a minimum 10 years
What is the difference between Fondillón and Sherry
Fondillón is not fortified like Sherry is, so it doesn’t carry a wood flavor
Alicante DO
Utiel - Requena DO
What do these two DO have in common
They both are within the Valencia autonomía
What is the main grape type in Utiel - Requena DO
Vinto Tinto
What is the main grape of Utiel - Requena
Bobal 🔴
What style do they make Bobal wine in at the Utiel Requena DO
Doble Pasta
What is Doble Pasta
Wines that are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skin and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color
What is the main grape of La Mancha DO
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
What are the main grapes of La Mancha DO
Cencibel (Tempranillo) 🔴
Airèn ⚪
What is the most planted white grape in the world
Airèn ⚪
What estate owns the Pago Domino de Valdepusa
Marqués de Griñon
Why was the Marqués de Grinon estate granted a Pago
Used the illegal practice of drip irrigation, releasing modern, concentrated wines as vino de mesa
What grape varieties do they grow at the Dominio de Valdepusa Pago DO
Cabernet Sauvignon 🔴
Petit Verdot 🔴
Syrah 🔴
Merlot 🔴
What DO was the first Pago established in
Mèntrida DO
What are the main grapes of Valdepeñas
Airèn ⚪
Cencibel 🔴
Jerez - Xérès - Sherry
Manzanilla - Sanlúcar de Barrameda
What do these two have in common
These two DO zones share the same vineyards and Consejo Regulador
Jerez de la Fontera
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria
What do these towns have in common
They form the golden triangle of Sherry production. All Sherry wines must be shipped from one of these three towns
Palomino ⚪
Pedro Ximénez (PX) ⚪
Moscatel ⚪🔴
These are the three authorized grapes for what wine
Sherry
Palomino is also known as what
Listán
Of the three authorized grapes of Sherry which one produces characterless table wines but is the preferred variety for dry Sherry
Palomino (Listán)
Albariza Soil
Barros Clay
Arenas
What do these soil types have in common
These are the 3 soil types of Sherry
Which soil type does Palomino thrive in, which also characterizes the best vineyards
Albariza Soil
What soil type does PX usually grow in for Sherry wines
Barros Clay
What DO grows PX
Montilla - Moriles DO
What soil type thrives in the coastal Vineyards and is most suitable for the Moscatel grapes when making Sherry
Sandy Soils called Arenas
Fino
Oloroso
Amontillado
These are the three styles of what type of wine
Sherry from Montilla - Moriles DO
El Terrerazo
Pago de Los Balagueses
Pago de Chozas Carrascal
Vira de Estenas
La Finca Bolandin
What do these all have in common
Pagos DO that are located in Utiel - Requena
Málaga Pálido - 6 months in oak
Málaga - 6 to 24 months in oak
Málaga Noble - 2 to 3 years
Málaga Añejo - 3 to 5 years
Málaga Transañejo - Minimum 5 years
The five categories of aging for Málaga
