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Valencia/Murcia Flashcards

1
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What is the main wine style of DO Jumilla?

A

Vino Tinto - 92%

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2
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Which DO in Murcia exports nearly 95% of its wine production to other parts of the world?

A

DO Yecla

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3
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What is the climate of DO Yecla?

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Continental with Mediterranean influences

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4
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Which wine region in Valencia maintained a reglulatory body to oversee the enological development and protection of the brand during the 16th and 17th centuries?

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Alicante

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5
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Which DO winegrowers can label up to 30% of their production as DO Valencia?

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Do Utiel-Requena

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6
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What two mountain ranges terminate in the inlands of Valencia?

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  1. Sistema Iberico
  2. Sistem Betico (Cordilleras Beticas)
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7
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True or False
DO Jumilla is the only Spanish DO located in more than one autonomous community

A

False
One of the three DOs

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8
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Which grape variety in DO Bullas has the 80% planting of the DO vineyards?

A

Monastrell

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9
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On what geological feature Murcia’s best vineyards are located?

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Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla
a high plateau in northern Murcia sandwitched between the Meseta of central Spain and the Mediterannea Sea
Elevation reaches 800 m

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10
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What is the climate of DO Jumilla?

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Continental with Mediterranean influences

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11
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What is the mountain range that bisects Murcia?

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Cordillera Prebetica

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12
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What is the most admired late harvest sweet wine produced from Monastrell from DO Alicante?

A

Fondillon

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13
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What is the training method used by the majority of Monastrelll vineyards in Murcia?

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En Vaso

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14
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Which DO is Murcia’s oldest and one of the oldest in Spain?

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DO Jumilla (1966)

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15
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What is the unique and traditional method of vinifying grapes in DO Utiel-Requena?

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Doble Pasta

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16
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What is the prime soil type of DO Jumilla?

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Reddish brown limestone

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17
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What are often used to soften Monastrell’s forceful nature in Murcia (3)?

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  1. Temperature contolled fermentation
  2. Barrle aging
  3. Blending
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18
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What is the wine style of DO Yecla?

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Tinto - 92%

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19
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What is Moscatel de Alejandria known grown in a Valencia sub zone?

A

Moscatel de Valencia

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20
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True or False
DO Jumilla produces Murcia’s very best reds

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True

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21
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What is the minmum percetage required of Monastrell in DO Bullas Vinos Tintos and Vinos Rosados?

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60%

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22
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What is the most prevalent wind affecting Valencia and Murcia?

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Leveche
A warm southerly wind, orginating the Sahara Desert in North Africa producing hot, dry and dusty conditions
Mostly occurs in springtime

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23
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Describe “Pie Franco”

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“Free footed” / “Free standing”
Ungrafted grapevines as the wine world grappled with phylloxera

24
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What are two principal rivers of Murcia?

A
  1. Segura River
  2. Guadalentin

Flow through Sistema Betico to the Mediterranean Sea

25
Q

What is Fuente del Pinar?

A

Some of the oldest winemaking ruins in Spain have been found in Fuente del Pinar close to Yecla

26
Q

True or False
DO Cava can be produced within DO Utiel-Requena?

27
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What is the prime soil type of DO Yecla?

28
Q

What is the wine from DO Alicante protected by European Union as a “traditional term” and believed to accompany Magellan on his voyages of exploration in the early 16th century?

29
Q

What are two rivers flowing through Valencia to the Mediterranean?

A
  1. Jucar River originating Castilla La Mancha
  2. SEcura River originating in Andalucia
30
Q

True or False
Murcia is red wine country

31
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Describe Fondillon

A

Made from overripe Monastrell grapes in years where summers are long and humidity is low
The wine must achieve a minimum of 16% abv without fortification.
Fermentation stops before all sugars are converted into alcohol, leaving residual sugar in the finished wine
The wine is intentionally oxidized over the course of minimum ten year stint in a solera.
This solera is composed of giant oak casks - some of which are 317 gallons / 1,200 litres in capacity

32
Q

True or False
Best examples of Fondillon are capable of aging for more than a century

33
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What is the primary soil type of Murcia?

A

Limestone
Top soils of clay and sand, so hard that needs to be mechanically broken before planting

34
Q

Name the grape variety predominantly planted in the following areas:
1. La Marina
2. Vinalopo (south of La Marina)

A
  1. La Marina - Moscatel de Alejandria
  2. Vinalopo - Monastrell
35
Q

Bobal is indigenous to which DO area?

A

Do Utiel-Requena

36
Q

Name Spain’s largest lagoon situated in Murcia

A

Mar Menor (Minor Sea)

37
Q

What is the predominant wine style and grape variety of DO Utile-Requena?

A
  • Tinto
  • Bobal
38
Q

Describe “Doble Pasta”

A

“Double Pulp”
The skins and pulp of Bobal Vino Rosado production are added to fermenting Bobal must.
Produces highly extracted, tannic Vino Tinto.
Unique to DO Utiel-Requena in Valencia

39
Q

Which DO has its vineyards in both Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha?

A

DO Jumilla

40
Q

Why was DO Jumila and parts of Murcia spared the phylloxera damage?

A

The soil’s highly acidic lime subsoil, Phylloxera could not survive.
Many of Monastrell grapes are more than 75 years old and their non-grafted descendants are referred to as “Pie Franco”

41
Q

Which DO in Murcia is the southernmost and westernmost as well as the region’s newest appellation and consisits of two non-contigous growing areas at some of the higest elevations in all of Murcia?

A

DO Bullas
DO awarded in 1994

42
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What is the climate of DO Utiel-Requena?

A

Continental with Mediterannean influences

43
Q

What was Treaty of the Ebro?

A

In 226 BCE Romans and Cathaginians signed the treaty to divide the Spanish territory, Rome taking the area north of the Ebro River and Cathaginians claimed the area south to avoid armed conflict

44
Q

DO Jumilla has more wine production in Castialla-La Mancha than Murcia?

A

False
70% of production is carried out in the town of Jumilla in Murcia

45
Q

What is the climate of Murcia?

A

Mediterranean

46
Q

What are three main soil types of DO Bullas?

A

Limestone, chalk, alluvium

47
Q

Which DO in Murcia is the smallest DO and is located in Altiplano?

48
Q

What is the minimum percentage required for Monastrell in DO Alicante Vinos Tintos?

49
Q

Which two grape varieties are predominantly known for its powerful Vinos Tintos in Valencia?

A
  1. Bobal
  2. Monastrell
50
Q

Which DO was not officially organized until 1957 even though it was included in the original 1932 list of DOs?

A

DO Alicante

51
Q

What is the climate of DO Bullas?

A

Mediterranean with continental influences

52
Q

True or False
Vino Tintos in DO Jumilla must contain 85% Monastrell

A

False
General Vinos Tintos in DO Jumilla are not required to use Monastrell in any specific quantity

53
Q

What is the minimum percetange required for Monastrell in “Tinto Monastrell” category in DO Jumilla?

A

Min 85% Monastrell
General Vinos Tintos have no minimum requirement

54
Q

What is the main climate of Valencia?

A

Mediterranean with continental influences in the inland

55
Q

List characteristics (4) of Montastrell

A
  • Thick skinned
  • late ripening
  • frost resistant
  • drought resistant
56
Q

What is the most widely planted grape and the focus of Murcia?

A

Monastrell

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