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
what is the max amount of chard and pinot in a corpinnot wine
10%
what grapes are authorized for cava rose production
garnacha
pinot
trepat
monastrell
what are the subzones of the Cava DO
Comtats de Barcelona
Zona de Levante
Valle de Ebro
Vinedos de Almendralejo
min vine age for paraje calificada
10 years
What are the three calificado releases of cordineu
Le Pleta (chard)
El Tros Nou (pinot)
La Fideuera (xarello)
what is the only DO producing traditional method sparkling wine produced in andalucia
Granada
Metodo tradicional (9 months)
Premium (12 months)
primary grape of Grenada sparkling wine
Vijireja
