Sparkling Flashcards
Which Cava producer created spain’s first sparkling wine
Raventos
what is the name for the precursor to the gyropalette
girasol
Cava can be produced in what seven autonomies
Catalonia (95% of production)
Rioja
Valencia
Extramadura
Aragon
Pais Vasco
Navarra
what percentage of cava rose must be red grapes
25%
what was the first vintage for Paraje Calificada wines
2017
min aging for reserva cava
18 months
who produces the wine Can Sala
Frexinet
Name 3 producers who produces Paraje Calificada wines
Alta Alella
Pere Ventura
Codorniu
name 3 corpinnot producers
Recaredo
Mas Candi
Gramona
min aging for Corpinnot wines
18 months
where does corpinnot get its name from
Cor = heart
pinnot = latin term for Penedes
three requirements of classic penedes wines
organic
15 months aging
tradional method
min aging for Rioja Espomosos
15 months
24 months
36 months
min aging for Cava de Garda
9 months
what are the label colours for the different levels of cava
Green: Cava de Guarda
Silver: Reserva
Gold: Gran Reserva
Antique Gold: Paraje Calificado