Valencia Flashcards

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What styles are made in Utiel-Requena DO?

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Blanco

Rosado

Tinto

“Superior”:

Blanco: Macabeo and/or Chardonnay

Rosado: 100% Bobal

Tinto: Tempranillo and/or Grenache

Vino Espumoso: traditional method

Espumoso Aromáticos

Vino de Aguja (semi-sparkling)

Vino de Licor: native varieties only (Bobal and Planta Nova)

Vendemia Inicial: nouveau wines

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What are the minimum aging requirements for Utiel-Requena DO Reserva?

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Reserva (all wines): min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak (max. 1000 liter capacity)

** INCLUDES EXTENDING OAK AGING ON WHITES**

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What are the Minimum Aging Requirements for Utiel-Requena DO Gran Reserva?

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Gran Reserva (all wines): min. 24 months in oak and 36 months in bottle

** INCLUDES EXTENDED OAK AGING ON WHITES**

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What styles are made in Alicante DO?

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Blanco (Seco, Semiseco, Dulce)

Rosado (Seco, Semiseco, Dulce)

Tinto (Seco, Semiseco, Dulce)

Vino Doble Pasta: Wines fermented and macerated with double the amount of solids

Vino Rancio

Vino Noble: Wines must be produced exclusively from recommended varieties and may not be fortified

Fondillón: 100% Monastrell (overripe grapes, not fortified)

Moscatel de Alicante: Vino de Licor and Vino Dulce, 100% Moscatel de Alejandría

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What is Fondillón?

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Style made in Alicante DO:

A solera-style, oxidative dessert wine produced from overripe Monastrell (Mourvèdre) grapes aged for a minimum of ten years. Unlike Sherry, the famous solera wine of Andalucía, Fondillón is not fortified and it does carry the flavor of wood.

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What is Doble Pasta?

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Doble Pasta red wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Often, doble pasta wines are used to strengthen weaker blends, but this traditional role is ebbing away with the rising production of grape concentrate in Utiel-Requena.

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What styles are made in Valencia DO?

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Blanco

Rosado

Tinto

Vino de Licor and Vino Rancio

Vino Espumoso

Vino Espumoso Aromático

Vino de Misa/Vino Consagrar Valencia (Vino de Licor, sacramental wine)

Alto Turia Subzone

Valentino Subzone

Clariano Subzone

Moscatel de Valencia Subzone

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What are the Subzones of Valencia DO?

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Alto Turia

Clariano

Valentino

Moscatel de Valencia

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What is Valencia?

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A region steeped in both Catalan and Moorish tradition, Valencia is simultaneously the name of the autonomía, its capital (and Spain’s third largest city) and a DO zone focusing on white wines produced from the local Merseguera grape and other varieties.

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10
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What are the DOs of Valencia?

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Valencia DO

Utiel-Requena DO

Alicante DO

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