Aragon/Catalonia Flashcards

1
Q

What river flows through Aragon

A

Jalon

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1
Q

What is Aragon known for

A

Old vine granache

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2
Q

DOs of Aragon

A

Catalayud
Campo de Borja
Carinena
Somontano

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3
Q

What is the training method in Aragon

A

Head trained

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4
Q

What does Vinas Viejas mean in Catalyud DO

A

old vine designation, must be 35 years old

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5
Q

What does Vinas Viejas mean in Carinena

A

min 20 year old vines

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6
Q

What are gyropallets known by in Catolonia

A

girasols

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7
Q

Aging requirements for Cava normale

A

min 9 months

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8
Q

Aging requirements for Cava Reserva

A

18 months

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9
Q

Aging requirements for Cava Gran Reserva

A

30 months

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10
Q

What region does Cava lie in?

A

Penedes

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11
Q

The three areas Penedes can be divided into

A

Penedes Maritim
Penedes Central
Penedes Superior

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12
Q

What other DOs can produce cava?

A

Emporda (Catalonia)
Terragona

Carinena (Aragon)
Campo de Borja (Aragon)
Utiel-Requena (Valencia)

Ribera del Guadiana (Extremadura) Bodegas Inviosa

La Rioja

Granada (Andalucia)

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13
Q

Biggest producer of single vineyard sparkling wine

A

Freixenet

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14
Q

DOs of Catalonia

A

Allela
Catalunya
Cava
Conca de Barbera
Costers de Segre
Emporda
Monsant
Penedes
Pla del Bages Terragona
Terra Alta

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15
Q

When did Raventos introduce traditonal sparkling method to Spain?

A

1872

16
Q

Qualifications for cava de paratge qualificat

A

Hand harvested
Vintage dated
Vines must be 10 years old
36 months tirage
TA is 5.5 g/l
no acidification
brut, extra brut, brut nature

17
Q

Max alcohol for Cava

A

10.8-12.8%

18
Q

Raventos is the founding winemaker of this house

A

Cordoniu

19
Q

Widest spanning non contiguous appelalation DO in Spain

A

Cava!

20
Q

This grape is only permitted in cava for Rose production

A

Trepat

21
Q

Catalonia and Roussillon split in the __ century, when the king of Spain ceded Roussillon to France, a political division that has existed to this day

A

17th

the two regions fly a similar flag of red and yellow stripes as a reminder of an intertwined history

22
Q

Cavas authorized white grapes

A

Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Malvasia, Chardonnahy

23
Q

Bottles of Cava all have what on the cork?

A

Four pointed star