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Viticulture Flashcards

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1
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Ranking in wine acreage

A

Top in world

14.7% of total world production
22% of world market by volume (#1) but #3 by value

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2
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Ranking in wine produced

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3rd in world

14.7% of total world production
22% of world market by volume (#1) but #3 by value

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3
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3 main regions for production

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Castilla la Mancha
Extremadura
Cataluna

Then La Rioja

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4
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Pergola = Parral

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VTS
North west Spain inc Gallicia
Overhead system => max air circulation
Prevents mildew
Wire trellis = Parra
Stone posts – grapes picked from below
Cultivation of other crops below
Some modernisation = > other systems

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5
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Gobelet = En vaso

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VTS
Continental Spain and Islands
Protects from sunburn
Trunk head pruned to small bush = bush vines
Found in old and low density vineyards
Marco real system = chequerboard pattern (2.5m apart)= min hydraulic stress. Such vines trained ‘en cabeza’ head of vine trained downwards (protects from sunburn)

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6
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Espaldera

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VTS

Modern method
Trunk 3ft off ground with ½ cordons on wires
Cordons trained upwards to a curtain
Allows for mechanisation and irrigation

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7
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What are the 2 significant lowland areas in Spain

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Ebro basin
Andalusian plain

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8
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How many years must a VC exist before applying for promotion to DO

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5 years

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9
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How many autonomous communities are there in Spain

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17

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10
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What are Spain’s five most planted grape varieties

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Garnacha, Tempranillo, Bobal, Airen, Vivura/Macabeo

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11
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Name the only DO exclusively dedicated to vino dolce

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DO Malaga

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12
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What is the time in Barrel for a Gran Reserva vino tinto with traditional aging requirements

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18/12

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13
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What is the Spanish name for the mixture of yeast and sugar used to initiate a second fermentation in a vino espumoso

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Licor de tiraje

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14
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What are the 4 primary quality standards set by a CR to become a DO

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Grape varieties
Vineyard practice - production
Vinification techniques
Aging

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15
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What are the top three most planted grapes in Spain

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Airen, Tempranillo and Bobal

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16
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What are the top three most planted white grapes in Spain

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Airen, Macabeo, Cayetena Blanca

17
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What are the top four most planted red grapes in Spain

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Tempranillo, Bobal, Garnacha Tinta and Monastrell

18
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Which type of oak barrels are preferred in Spain

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Historically American - cheaper, more powerful and sweeter. Works well with Tempranillo - but now French and Hungarian

19
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What is the designation Noble

A

Wine aged for 18/12 in barrel

20
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What is the designation Anejo

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Mature - wine aged for 24/12 in barrel

21
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What is the designation Viejo

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Old - wine aged for 36/12 in barrel

22
Q

What solution was found to red wines with high alcohol and low acidity

A

Add white grapes

23
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What are the 3 signature white varietal spanish wines

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Albarino (Galicia), Verdejo (Rueda) and Godello (Green Spain and CyL)

24
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Where are the signature rose wines made

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Navarra and Cataluna and Cigales

25
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Explain saignee technique

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red grapes crushed , placed in SS for 1-24 hours- pigmnented juice removed, remaining must for red wines

26
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What is a common alternative method for rose other than saignee

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Direct press of grapes stacked above each other - N NW Spain

27
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What common grapes are used for rose

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Garancha and Tempranillo

28
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How fast can Freixenet riddle their cava

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1 hour (plus 1 day resting)

29
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What is destilado

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Distilled wine usually from Airen used to fortify sherried

30
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Name four areas with grapes for their signature vino dulces

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DO Malaga from moscatel
Alicante from moscatel
Fondillon from monastrell in Alicante
Malvasia in Islas Canarias

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