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Spain - Southern Spain Flashcards

1
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Domingo de Valdepusa

Finca Élez

Giijoso

Dechesa del Carrizal

Campo de la Guardia

Pago Florentino

Casa del Blanco

Pago Calzadilla

What do these all have in common

A

These are all the Pagos for Castilla - La Mancha

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What was the first Pago DO

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Domingo de Valdepusa

Location - Toledo

Year - 2003

Area - 50 hectares

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3
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What type of wine to they make in the Valencia DO

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White wine ⚪

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4
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What is the main grape of Valencia

A

Merseguera ⚪

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5
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What is Paella

A

Famous rice dish from Valencia

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6
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What type of wines does Alicante DO known to make

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Dessert Wines

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7
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What is Fondillón

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Famous fortified dessert wine made from overripe Monastrell grapes

  • solders style
  • aged a minimum 10 years
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8
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What is the difference between Fondillón and Sherry

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Fondillón is not fortified like Sherry is, so it doesn’t carry a wood flavor

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9
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Alicante DO

Utiel - Requena DO

What do these two DO have in common

A

They both are within the Valencia autonomía

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10
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What is the main grape type in Utiel - Requena DO

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Vinto Tinto

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11
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What is the main grape of Utiel - Requena

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Bobal 🔴

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12
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What style do they make Bobal wine in at the Utiel Requena DO

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Doble Pasta

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What is Doble Pasta

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Wines that are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skin and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color

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14
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What is the main grape of La Mancha DO

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Cencibel (Tempranillo)

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15
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What are the main grapes of La Mancha DO

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Cencibel (Tempranillo) 🔴

Airèn ⚪

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16
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What is the most planted white grape in the world

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Airèn ⚪

17
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What estate owns the Pago Domino de Valdepusa

A

Marqués de Griñon

18
Q

Why was the Marqués de Grinon estate granted a Pago

A

Used the illegal practice of drip irrigation, releasing modern, concentrated wines as vino de mesa

19
Q

What grape varieties do they grow at the Dominio de Valdepusa Pago DO

A

Cabernet Sauvignon 🔴

Petit Verdot 🔴

Syrah 🔴

Merlot 🔴

20
Q

What DO was the first Pago established in

A

Mèntrida DO

21
Q

What are the main grapes of Valdepeñas

A

Airèn ⚪

Cencibel 🔴

22
Q

Jerez - Xérès - Sherry

Manzanilla - Sanlúcar de Barrameda

What do these two have in common

A

These two DO zones share the same vineyards and Consejo Regulador

23
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Jerez de la Fontera

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

El Puerto de Santa Maria

What do these towns have in common

A

They form the golden triangle of Sherry production. All Sherry wines must be shipped from one of these three towns

24
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Palomino ⚪

Pedro Ximénez (PX) ⚪

Moscatel ⚪🔴

These are the three authorized grapes for what wine

A

Sherry

25
Q

Palomino is also known as what

A

Listán

26
Q

Of the three authorized grapes of Sherry which one produces characterless table wines but is the preferred variety for dry Sherry

A

Palomino (Listán)

27
Q

Albariza Soil

Barros Clay

Arenas

What do these soil types have in common

A

These are the 3 soil types of Sherry

28
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Which soil type does Palomino thrive in, which also characterizes the best vineyards

A

Albariza Soil

29
Q

What soil type does PX usually grow in for Sherry wines

A

Barros Clay

30
Q

What DO grows PX

A

Montilla - Moriles DO

31
Q

What soil type thrives in the coastal Vineyards and is most suitable for the Moscatel grapes when making Sherry

A

Sandy Soils called Arenas

32
Q

Fino

Oloroso

Amontillado

These are the three styles of what type of wine

A

Sherry from Montilla - Moriles DO

33
Q

El Terrerazo

Pago de Los Balagueses

Pago de Chozas Carrascal

Vira de Estenas

La Finca Bolandin

What do these all have in common

A

Pagos DO that are located in Utiel - Requena

34
Q

Málaga Pálido - 6 months in oak

Málaga - 6 to 24 months in oak

Málaga Noble - 2 to 3 years

Málaga Añejo - 3 to 5 years

Málaga Transañejo - Minimum 5 years

A

The five categories of aging for Málaga

Court of Master Sommeliers - Certified (50 decks)

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