spainport Flashcards
sil or mino river valley cooler & drier?
The Sil Valley is drier and slightly cooler than the Miño.
Which river courses through the Tierra de Léon DO before joining the Duero?
Esla
rioja vinedo singulares req
35 year old vines, min 10 years working with vineyard. hand harvested. 100% of grapes from vineyard. must be vinified, aged, bottled at named winery.
aserpia’/ alumbra in reference to sherry?
building up ridges of earth between the vine rows to create a series of rectangular pits that serve to catch and store rainwater during the autumn and winter months,
River in Priorat
Siurana River cuts diagonally through Priorat before meeting the Ebro
priorat vielles vignes age of vines?
75 years old / pre 1945
CVNE monopole viura inagural vintage?
1915
mountains of rioja oriental?
yerga (part of sistema iberica)
priorat vi di paraje
100% from single zone
portugal- ‘reserva’ indiicates what?
alcohol content of at least 0.5% higher
ribera del duero tinto
tinto- min. 2 years inc 1 year oak (max. 330 liter capacity); Tinto Reserva: 3 years incl 1 year oak; Gran Reserva - 5 years inlcluding 2 in oak
Rioja Vinos de Municipio req
Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality (but 15% from neighboring municipalities may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard); Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the municipality
which subregion of rias baixas is the coldest and wettest?
Val do Salnes (largest, coolest, and original)
who producess ‘Capellanía Reserva? assemblage?
Marques de Murrieta; 100% Viura
setubal Superior:
Superior: Minimum 5 years of age
rueda vino de pueblo ?
Wines may indicate the municipality of origin provided that 85% of grapes were grown there
who produces ‘la faraona? grape?
Descendientes de Jose Palacios; mencia
who produces ‘prado eneo’?
Muga , Rioja
Portuguese table wines ‘garrafeira’ indicates what
min aging- Tinto min 30 months, including at least 12 months in bottle. Branco /rosado min 12 months with at least 6 in bottle.
Hoyo de Mazo, Fuencaliente which DO?
La Palma
La Palma subzones?
Hoyo de Mazo, Fuencaliente, Norte
Montains that shield priorat from wind.
Serra Monsant
montilla moriles subzone
Montilla-Moriles Superior
Who produces ‘bosconia’ ‘tondonia’ ? difference?
Lopez de Herredia ; Rioja alta. bosconia year less in wood, moroe tempranillo- bigger, softer, earthier, lush; tondonia 75% tem more oak, mroe structure, refine. bosconia more like vina rea; tondonia to imperial (cvne)
toro main grape , %
75% tinta del toro
Alto Turia, Clariano, Valentino in which DO?
Valencia
River thru calatayud
Jalon (before meets ebro)
Lafoes main white grape? %?
85% combined Arinto (min. 50%) and Cercial; plus Dona Branca, Sercial, Rabo de Ovelha
local name for decomposed granite in rias baixas?
xabre, with low water retention that serves the rainy environment well.
La palma subzones
Hoyo de Mazo, Fuencaliente, and Norte de La Palma.
climatic issues in catilla y leon
Frost at both the beginning of the growing season and harvest, as can drought in the hotter months.
Rioja River Tributaries
oja, najerilla (rioja alta), iregua, leza, jubera, cidacos, alhama
peter sisseck founded which winery? named after?
Pingus- his childhood nickname
Rioja Vinos de Zona req
Grapes must come exclusively from the zone (15% from neighboring municipalities may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard); Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the zone
The Pisuerga flows through which DO?
Cigales DO before joining the Duero
priorat vi di gran vinya classificada
classified ‘top quality’ single vineyard
Largest Madeira Producer?
Vinhos Justino Henriques
navarra subzones
Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, Baja Montaña, Tierra Estella, Valdizarbe
pico grape?
80% combined Verdelho, Arinto dos Açores, Terrantez do Pico
Madeira Shippers?
Broadbent Selections (buys from Justino’s)
spain general blanco aging
Crianza- 18 mo (6 mo oak); Reserva- 2 years (6 mo oak); Gran Reserva- 4 years (6 mo oak) (all max. 330 liters)
alentejo subzones
Évora, Borba, Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Reguengos, Redondo, Vidigueira, Portalegre
malaga anejo aging
36 to 60 months in oak
gran vino de rueda age of vines?
min 30 years
rueda gran anada
36 months on lees
Who produces ‘Castello d’Ygay?’
Marques de Murrieta
Vinos de Tea- which DO? what aging req?
La Palma - traditional white, red, and rosado wines of norte subzone. aged min. 6 months in Canario Pine wood.
penedes ancestrale
15 months
what helps to lenthen ripening in priorat’s warm climate?
elevation and southeast garbinada wind from sea; cool dry cierzo wind from northwest
rias baixas producers?
zarate, martin codax, trico (compania de vinos), benito santos, burgans, paco y lola
First vintage of Pingus?
1995
penedes reserva3-reserva15
longer lees aging - reserva following by numner of years
Mondego river cuts through which DOC?
Dao
Who makes ‘teso la monja’ ‘magico’ ? regions?
Sierra Cantabria; toro; rioja
What are the principal soil types of Colares and corresponding red grape?
Chão de Areia – Sand - Ramisco ; Chão Rijo – Clay - Castelão
2 factors that effect climate of Ribera del Duero?
elevation, mtns to north- sistema central; river
Varietal Alvarinho Vinho Verde min abv
Varietal Alvarinho 11.5%
portugal- traditional method ‘reserva’ indicates what?
minimum period of 12 months on the lees prior to dégorgement.
Tenerife – active volcano, spains tallest peak?
Mount Teide
rueda blanco grape, %?
min 50% autho- verdejo & SB; plus viura chard
yecla main grape?
montastrell
malaga palido aging
less than 6 months aging
Rueda Dorado (Golden):
100% combined Palomino Fino and/or Verdejo
cava reserva
18 months on lees as on 2021
colares tinto
In “chão de areia”: Primarily Ramisco
noble/anejo/viejo aging
18/24/36 in wood of 600L or less
Prieto Picudo DO?
tierra de leon
2 winds that effect Priorat?
outheast garbinada wind from sea; cool dry cierzo wind from northwest
setubal tinto grape?
Tinto: Min. 67% Moscatel Galego Roxo (85% if varietal)
sierra de gredos and sierra de guadarrama are part of which mountain range?
sistema central
In which region is Quinta do Mouro
Alentejo
medronho ? what kind of beverage ? from where?
distilled spirit from medronho tree-wild strawberry- from algarve, portugal
bullas grape, %?
min. 60% Monastrell
southeast wind that affects penedes?
garbinada
“Vinho Leve’ abv?
maximum 10%
sierras de malaga subzone
Serranía de Ronda
Dao branco nobre grapes?
Min. 85% combined Encruzado (min. 15%), Bical, Cercial, Malvasia Fina, Verdelho
rueda espumoso
9 months on lees
Who makes Janus gran reserva?
Pesquera
Which River flows through Cigales DO before joining the Duero?
Pisuerga
Terras da Beira subzones
Beira Castelo Rodrigo, Cova da Beira, Pinhel
Producers of Barraida?
Caves sao Joao (Poço do Lobo), Campolargo, Luis Pato, Filipa Pato
setubal branco grape?
Branco: Min. 67% Moscatel Graúdo (85% if varietal)