Spanish & Portuguese terms Flashcards

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DO

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  • Denominacion de Origen
  • PDO/AOC equivalent
  • 70 DOs in Spain eg. La Mancha DO
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DOCa/DOQ

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  • Denominacion de Origen Calificada / Denominacio d’Origen Qualificada
  • Only two: Rioja(65k ha under vine) and Priorat (2k ha under vine)
  • Needs to comply with stricter rules (lower yield, external tasting panels etc)
  • Needs to be estate grown, made and bottled
  • At least 10 years as DO to apply
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VP

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  • Vino de Pago
  • Given to 17 single estates with high reputation, mostly in Castilla-La Mancha
  • Needs to be estate grown, made and bottled
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GPE

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  • Grandes Pagos de España = “Grands Crus of Spain”
  • 36 of associated members
  • Some overlaps with VP (ie. Arinzano) but not legally recognised
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Parral

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Pergola found in Rias Baixas, supported by granite poles

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Treixadura

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  • Aromatic low-acidity green variety
  • Planted in Galicia and Vinho Verde
  • Famous regions: Ribeiro DO, O Rosal sub-region in Rias Baixas (on Portuguese border)
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Godello

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  • Crispy green variety with herbal notes (fennel)
  • Planted in Galicia, Castilla y Leon and Duoro
  • Famous region: Valdeorras DO, Monterrei DO, Bierzo DO
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Mencia

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  • Mid-ripening light red variety
  • Raspberry, red cherry
  • Can be high yielding
  • Planted around Bierzo DO, Monterrei DO and general Galicia and Castilla y Leon
  • Known as Jaen in Dao
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Albillo Mayor

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Local white of Ribera del Duero

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Tinto Fino

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Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero

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Tinta del Pais

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Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero

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Caino Blanco

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  • Late ripening high acidity green variety
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Loureira

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  • Early ripening med+ acidity green variety
  • Green aromas with herbal notes
  • Star variety in Vinho Verde
  • Also used in blends in Rias Baixas subregions bordering Portuguese border, ie O Rosal
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Souson

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  • Local black variety in Rias Baixas
  • Same as Vinhao in Vinho Verde and Sousao in Douro
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Viura

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Rioja name for Macabeo (rest of Spain) and Macabeu (Roussillon)

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Maturana Tinta

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Trousseau in Rioja

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Mazuelo

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Carinena in Rioja

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Cierzo

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Cooling wind from the north in Aragon slowing down growth

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Vi de Finca

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Catalan equivalent of single vineyard estates like Vino de Pago

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Three subzones of Penedes

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1) Penedes Maritim - more for inexpensive wines
2) Penedes Central - mod alt 500m
3) Penedes Superior - high alt 500-800m

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Coster

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  • Catalan for slopes (5-60% gradient)
  • Associated with Priorat
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Llicorella

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Very low nutrient mica-containing slates Priorat is famous for

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Priorat vineyard hierarchy (4)

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1) Vi de Vila - 12 sub-zones
2) Vi de Paratge “lieu dit” - 459 lieux dits
3) Vinya Classificada “cru”
4) Gran Vinya Classificada “Grand cru”

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Velles Vinyes

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Old vine in Catalan, in association with Priorat

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Garnacha Tintorera
Alicante Bouschet
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Bobal
- Mid/late-budding uneven ripener inky black variety - Signature of Utiel-Requena - Naturally high acidity and med+ full bodied - Can be vigorous and high-yielding - Affinity with semicarbonic
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Fondillon
- Naturally reduced late-harvest Monastrell in Alicante - Oxidatively aged for min 10 yrs - No fortification allowed and naturally 16%+ abv - RS usually 40g/L
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Cencibel
Tempranillo
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Toneis
- 3,000-6,000L large old wood barrels used in traditional Portuguese winemaking - Made of Portuguese oak or Brazilian hardwood
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Foudres
2,000-2,500L old oak barrels
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Lyre
Big vine training system used in Vinho Verde
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Pederna
- Vinho Verde term for Arinto - Mid ripening neutraller variety of high acid
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Avesso
- Late ripening mid acidity green grape in Vinho Verde - Full body stone fruit
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Trajadura
- Portuguese for Treixadura - Low acidity with apple and peach
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Vinhao
- Same as Sousao in Douro and Souson in Rias Baixas - Black variety with deep colour, cherry and high acidity
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Tinta Roriz
Tempranillo in Portuguese
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Aragonez
Tempranillo in Portuguese
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Viosinho
Full bodied floral stone fruit white Douro variety, low in acidity
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Rabigato
High acidity, floral citric white Douro variety
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Gouveio
- Godello in Galicia - Med+ acidity herbal citric white
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Sousao
- Same as Vinhao in Vinho Verde and Souson in Rias Baixas - Black variety with deep colour, cherry and high acidity
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Moscatel Galego Branco
Douro white
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Lagar
Shallow cement vat for extraction traditional to the Douro
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Jaen
Portuguese for Mencia
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Encruzado
- Signature medium acidity, full bodied, peach floral white of the Dao - Made protectively - Used to be exclusively in blend with Malvasia Fina/Boal, Bical and Cercial
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Alfrocheiro
- Medium tannin and medium bodied black variety in Portugal - Soft strawberry and blackberry - Grown in Dao and Bairrada
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Baga
- Barraida's signature tannic, acidity, late-ripening black variety - Cranberry, cherry and plum - Usually single varietal - Can be blended with Cab Sauv to soften tannins
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Maria Gomes
- Most planted damp hardy, high yielding white variety in Portugal - Citrus floral, med+ acidity - Usually in a blend with Bical
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Talha
Portuguese amphora
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Vinho de Talha
- A DOC introduced in 2010 for Portuguese skin contact wines, covering the same land as Alentjo - Antao Vaz a leading variety for this style
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Alicante Bouschet
High acidity teintinuier of both black and red fruits
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Roupeiro
- High acidity green variety most suited to Alentejo - Susceptible to rot
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Arinto
- Pederna in Vinho Verde - High acidity variety widely planted throughout Portugal
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Antao Vaz
- Drought tolerant white variety in Alentejo - Tropical fruits - Made into different styles including oaked, blends and talha wines