The Islands Flashcards
The 4 main islands of Balearic Islands
Menorca
Mallorca
Ibiza
Formentera
(DO production is limited on Mallorca)
DOs on Balearic Islands
2
Binissalem
Pla i Levant
Which one is the first Binissalem, which year
Binissalem
1991
Wine style of Binissalem and its indigenous varieties
white, red, rosado, espumoso
-W: min.50% moll/moscatel, giró roz
-R: manto negro (min.30%, low pigment, high acid and ABV), gorgollasa (low acid and tannin), callet, fogoneu (a parent of callet)
The 7 main islands of Canary Islands
Lanzarote
Fuerteventura (No DO)
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
La Gomera
La Palma
El Hierro
Key grape varieties on Canary Islands
W: listán blanco (=palomion)(most planted, marmajuelo (=bermejuela), malvasia (lipari, rosada), malvasia volcanica (lipari + marmajuelo), gual (=bual), moscatel, forastera blanca
R: listán negro (most planted), negramoll (=tinta negra), tintilla (=trousseau), listán prieto, vijariego negro (=sumoll), baboso negro (=brũnal in Arribes)
What does Clásico mean
made from dried grapes (on vines or sunned)
DOs in Canary Islands (10)
Lanzarote
Gran Canaria
Abona (Tenerife)
Valle de Güímar (Tenerife)
Valle de la Orotava (Tenerife)
Ycoden-Dante-Isora (Tenerife)
Tacoronte-Acentejo (Tenerife)
La Gomera
La Palma
El Hierro
Where can you find the highest vineyard in Europe, on which mountain
Abona, Tenerife
(1600m+)
Mount Tiedo
What is suertes
small plots
Which is the oldest and largest DO on Tenerife, what is the subzone
Tacoronte-Acentejo
(red wine focus)
Anaga
What is Cordon Trenzado and where can you find it
braid vines (training system)
Valle de la Orotava, Tenerife
What is the grape variety for espumoso style in Lanzarote
min.85% malvasia/moscatel
What is ceniza soil and where can you find it
a sandy black volcanic soils derived from ash and lava
Lanzarote
What is Hoyos
(“pits 坑”)
A wide and deep pit where vines are rooted
-help shelter vine from wind
-get more moisture from the subsoil
The subzone of Gran Canaria
Monte Lentiscal
Key grape varieties of La Palma and its special style
W: listán blanco
R: negramoll
-Vino de Tea: a rancio-style white/red/rosado, aged in pine cask (500L) for min.6mth
-Vino Clarete: blend of white and red grapes
(min.25% of red grapes that must be fermented on skins)
3 subzone of La Palma
Norte de la Palma
Hoyo de Mazo
Fuencaliente
Key grape variety of La Gomera
W: forastera blanca
Key grape variety of El Hierro
W: bermejuela
R: listán negro
