Valencia Flashcards
What are the DOs of Valencia?
Alicante
Utiel-Requena
Valencia
What are the sub zones of the Valencia DO? What wines are they known for?
Alto Turia (Merseguero & Macabeo)
Moscatel (Mistelas & Fortified wines)
Valentina (Merseguero, Macabeo, Sémillon, Garnacha Tintorera, Monastrell, Tempranillo)
What kind of wine is most common in the Alicante DO?
Red wine from a min 80% Monastrell
What is Fondillón? Where is it found?
Late harvest 100% Monastrell, the grapes have usually seen some dehydration on the vine, barrel aged and fractionally blended so the wine develops a rancio character
Alicante DO
What is the minimum average age for Fondillón?
10yrs
Is fondillón fortified?
No
What grape dominates the plantings of the Utiel-Requena subzone of Valencia?
Bobal
What are the DOs of Murcia?
Bullas
Jumilla
Yecla
What is the most planted grape in the Yecla DO, Bullas DO, and Jumilla DO?
Monastrell
What is the recommended white grape of Bullas DO?
Monastrell