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Cava DO Flashcards

1
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Qualifications for Cava de Guarda superior

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Find at least 10 years old
farmed organically
Max yield 10 tons/ha
vintage dated
traceable from vine to bottle
18 mos on lees from day of tirage

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authorized grapes for Cava

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Blanco:

Parallada
Macabeu
Xarel-lo (recommended)

Chardonnay
Malvasia (authorized)

Tinto:

Monastrell
Pinot Noir
Garnatxa Negre
Trepat (only used for rosé)

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3
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Zones of Cava

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Comtats de Barcelona
Valle del Ebro
Vinedos de Almenralejo
Zona de Levante

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places other than Penedes DO for Cava

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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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5
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Biggest producer of single vineyard sparkling wine

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Freixenet

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What year did Raventos introduce metodo tradicional sparkling to spain

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1872

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7
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Birthplace of Cava

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San Sadurni d’Anoia (Alt Penedes)

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styles of cava produced

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Escumos/espumoso (Blanc and Rosat)
Cava de Guarda
Cava de Guarda Superior
Reserva
Gran Reserva
Cava de Paratge Qualificat

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9
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Main town of Cava

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San Sidurni di Anoia

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Qualifications for cava de paratge qualificat (Cava de Paraje Calificado)

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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

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Basic aging requirements for Cava

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Cava: 9 mos lees
Reserva: 18 mos lees (Cava de Guarda Superior also)
Gran Reserva: 30 mos lees
Cava de Paratge (Paraje) 36 mos lees

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12
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Max Alc for Cava DO

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10.8%-12.8%

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13
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Raventos is founding winemaker for this house

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Cordoniu

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14
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Widest spanning non contiguous appellation DO in Spain

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Cava

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15
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Zones of Cava map

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16
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What was the gyropalette called in the 1970s Spain when it was first employed by Coroniu?

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Girasol: still required a person to turn it

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17
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This grape is only permitted in cava for Rosé

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Trepat

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18
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What is Corpinnat?

Producers of Corpinnat:

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Means “Heart of Penedes”
Formed in 2015
Corpinnat producers must make wines from 100 percent organic, sustainable vineyards that have been harvested by hand. The wines must be made within the Corpinnat territory, entirely vinified on their winery premises, aged for a minimum of 18 months, and they must contain a minimum of 90 percent indigenous grapes.

Producers: Gramona, Mas Candi, Recaredo, Torello, Illopart, Sabaté i Coca

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19
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Who makes “D. Kripta”

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Agusti Torello Mata

20
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Original name for Cava

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champaña

second half of the 19th century also saw the birth of Spanish traditional method sparkling wine—champaña, now known as Cava—at San Sadurní d’Anoia.

1872 Raventos

21
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When did Manuel Raventós purchase his land for the Raimat estate in Costers del Segre (Catalonia)

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1914

over sixty years later, after a transformation of the parched land through canal construction and agricultural restoration, his estate produced its first commercial vintage.

22
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This grape does best in Alt Penedes

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Parellada grape, one of the principal grapes in the Cava sparkling blend.

23
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__% of Cava is produced in the region of Penedès

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95%

24
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Cava’s authorized white grapes

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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabéo (Macabeu), Malvasía (Subirat), and Chardonnay

25
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This grape of Cava thrives in the Medio Penedes

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Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) thrives in the Medio-Penedès

26
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These grapes are planted in the lower vineyards of the Baix-Penedès

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Sturdier Mediterranean red grapes like Garnacha (Garnatxa) and Monastrell

27
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In the Baix Penedes, Malvasía de Sitges is a historical specialty of the region nearly consigned to the dustbin of history. As a sweet fortified wine, Malvasía de Sitges recently received the coveted Slow Food “presidia” status. What producers are championing this category?

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Vega de Ribes and the charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista

28
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These grapes are authorized for Cava (red and white)

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Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeu, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell, Trepat (rosé only) and Malvasia (Subirat)

29
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Bottles of Cava always have this on the cork

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Four pointed star

30
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In Allela DO (Catalonia) Xarel-lo is known as this

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Pansà Blanca

31
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Full name of Josep Raventos

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Josep Raventós i Fatjó (of Cordoniu Raventós)

Made the first traditional method sparkling wine using Macabeo, Xarel-lo

32
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In Catalonia, early iterations of Cava would bear this name

A

Xampany

or Champán

33
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in this year, the term “Cava” meaning cellar, was born and implemented

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1970

34
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Cava can be vinified in these 7 autonomias in Spain

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Catalonia
Valencia
Aragon
Basque Country
La Rioja
Navarra
Extremadura

35
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This grape of Cava is primarily seen in Valencia

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Monastrell

36
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Most planted grape and most common component of Cava

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Macabeo

37
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What is Parellada used for in Cava?

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To soften acidity, add breadth and structure

38
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What does Xarel-lo do to a blend in Cava

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strengthens the wine, adds earthy flavors, broadens mid palate, extends aging potential

39
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Producers of Corpinnat

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Gramona, Sabaté i Coca, Mas Candí, Ilopart, Torelló, Nadal, Can Feixes, Recaredo, and Julia Bernet.

40
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President of the The Association of Wine Producers and Growers Corpinnat (2015)

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Ton Mata, director at Recaredo

41
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What year did Penedes become a DO

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1960

42
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What is Penedes Martím?

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Baix Penedes
(up tp 250 meters)

43
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What is Penedes Mitja

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(Middle Penedes)
250-500 meters
All Cava grapes plus Tempranillo and Bordeaux varieties are successful here

44
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Another name for Alt Penedes

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Penedes Superior
500-850 meters at Monserrat mountain range

45
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First 100% Organic sparkling wine DO in the world

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DO Penedes (2014)
“Clàssic Pénedes”
Also must be reserva level: 15 mos on lees

Ancestral method is a variant: aged at least 4 years, natural cork

46
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Aging requirements for Classic Penedes
(Penedes DO, for organic grapes with 3.5 bars of pressure):

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Classic Penedès: min. 15 months prior to disgorgement (all vines are technically “Reserva”)
Reserva3, Reserva4, etc. to Reserva15 can be used on the label to indicate a longer lees aging period of 3 to 15 years.
Ancestrale Method: min. 15 months. Wines aged on lees for 4 years or more can be release without disgorgement with “No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat”.

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