Catalonia (Catalunya) / Balearic Islands Flashcards
(44 cards)
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Ull de Llebre
Synonym
A
Tempranillo
(Penedès)
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Q
Birthplace of Cava
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San Sadurní d’Anoia
- In the Alt-Penedès
3
Q
Year José Raventós of Codorníu introduce método tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain
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1872
- Codorníu is 2nd in size only to competing house of Freixent, the world’s leader in sparkling wine production
4
Q
World’s largest producer of sparkling wines
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Freixenet
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Q
Cava
% produced in Penedès
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95%
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Q
Cava DO
Regions
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- Catalonia (Catalunya)
- Aragón
- Navarra
- Basque Country
- La Rioja
- Valencia
- Extremadura
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Cava DO
Grapes
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- (R) Parellada, Macabeu, Xarel·lo, (A) Chardonnay, Malvasía (subirat)
- Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat (Trepat for rosé only)
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Q
Cava
Reserva
Aging Requirement
A
- min 18 months on the lees
- previously 15 mo, prior to 2021 harvest
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Q
Cava
Gran Reserva
Aging Requirement
A
- min 30 months on the lees from the day of tirage
- Brut, Extra Brut, and Brut Nature only
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Cava, Cava Reserva, Cava Gran Reserva
Aging Requirements
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- Cava: 9 mo lees
- Cava Reserva: 18 mo lees (previously 15 mo)
- Cava Gran Reserva - 30 mo lees
vs. Champagne NV 12 mo lees, 15 mo total, Vintage 12 mo lees, 36 total
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Penedès DO
3 altitude zones
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Penedès Marítim, aka Baix- (low) Penedès
- Rises from sea level to 250 m
- Monastrell, Garnacha, Cariñena
- Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada
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Penedès Central, aka Mitja- (middle) Penedès
- Tempranillo, red Bordeaux
- Transitional sector, 250-500 m
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Penedès Superior, aka Alt- (high) Penedès
- Ascend into Montserrat mountain range, highest elevation, 500-850 m
- Increased precipitation, more dramatic diurnal swing
- PN, Cab Franc, Chard, Riesling, Gewürzt
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Malvasia de Sitges
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- Sweet fortified wine from Baix-Penedès
- Currently produced by Vega de Ribes and Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista
- Holds Slow Food “presidia” status, helping to save it from extinction
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Malvasia de Sitges
Two producers
A
- Vega de Ribes
- charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista
Historical specialty of Baix-Penedès, sweet fortified wine, recently recieved coveted Slow Food “presidia” status
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Cava
Cork’s signature mark
A
- Four pointed star
- also, the muselet twists the wrong way!
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Q
Cava
Permitted Training Systems
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- En Vaso
- En Espaldera: Cordón, Vara y Pulgar
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Q
Corpinnat
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- No longer part of DO Cava
- 100% organic, hand harvested, estate made
- Aged min 18 months
- Gramona, Llopart, Nadal, Recaredo, Sabaté I Coca,
- Torelló, Can Feixas, Mas Candi, Julia Bernet
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Priorato di Scala Dei
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Carthusian monastery, from which Priorat takes its name (priory)
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Q
Priorat
Main soil
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licorella
- black slate/quartzite mix
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Q
Priorat
Styles
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- Blanco / Blanc
- Rosado / Rosat
- Tinto / Negre
- Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
- Mistela (Negre and Blanc)
- Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vi de Licor, min. must weight of 320 g/l
(wines may be labeled by authorized varieties if the variety is present as a min. 85% of the blend)
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Priorat Blanc
Grapes
A
- Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Xarel·lo, Picapoll, Viognier
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Q
Priorat Tinto / Negre
Grapes
A
- R: Garnatxa Negre (Grenache), Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan)
- A: Garnatxa Peluda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Picapoll Negre (Puntxó Fort)
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Priorat
Vi de Vila
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Village Wine category
- Since the 2007 vintage
- 12 villages
- Min 60% Garnacha and/or Cariñena (recommended grapes)
- Made from vineyards owned or long-term leased (min 7 years)
- Max yields:
- White 7,000 kg/ha
- Red 5,000 kg/ha
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Priorat
12 Vi de Vila
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- Bellmunt del Priorat
- Escaladei
- El Lloar
- Gratallops
- La Morera de Montsant
- La Vilella Alta
- La Vilella Baixa
- Masos del Terme de Falset
- Poboleda
- Porrera
- Solanes del Terme de El Molar
- Torroja del Priorat
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Two DOs that surround Priorat
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- Monstant DO (ring around Priorat)
- Tarragona DO (larger, extending to the coast)
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Monstant DO
Main Grapes
**Garnacha** and **Cariñena**
* Value alternative to Priorat's rising prices
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Monstant
Year elevated to DO
**2002**
* Formerly a subzone of Tarragona
* Ring-shaped region that almost entirely surrounds Priorat
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Tarragona DO
Traditional Styles
**Fortified rancio** or **mistela**
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Tarragona's most substantial market
**Communion wines for Christian churches**
* Tarragona DO is a much larger, encompassing swath of Catalan coast west of Penedes DO
* Historically, wines were fortified *rancio* or *mistela* (*vin de liqueur*); old styles still made in small quantities
* Much of the vineyard acreage converted to white varieties for Cava
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Two DOs that border Tarragona
* **Terra Alta DO** (SW)
* **Conca de Barberá DO** (N)
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Terra Alta DO in relation to Tarragona
**southwest**
* _Blanco_:
* **Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Parellada**
* Sauvignon Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Chardonnay, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc
* _Tinto_:
* **Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Peluda, Samsó** (Mazuela)
* Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Garnacha Tintorera
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Conca de Barberá DO in relation to Tarragona
**adjacent to northern Tarragona**
* _Blanco_:
* **Macabeu, Chard, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Parellada, Sauv Blanc**
* Moscatel de Alejandría
* _Tinto_:
* **Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Trepat, Tempranillo, Mazuela** (Samsó)
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Costers del Segre
Geographic significance
**Encompasses a series of 7 non-contiguous subzones:**
* **Artesa de Segre**
* **Garrigues**
* **Pallars Jussá**
* **Raïmat**
* **Segrià**
* **Urgell**
* **Valls du Riucorb**
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Costers del Segre CO
7 subzones
* **Artesa de Segre**
* **Garrigues**
* **Pallars Jussa**
* **\*Raïmat** (smallest)
* **Segria**
* **Urgell**
* **Valls du Riucorb**
## Footnote
Nonconitguous subzones btwn Tarragona and Somontano
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Manuel Raventós
* **Integral to the formation of the Costers del Segre DO**
* **1914, purchased arid, infertile land in the region for his Raïmat estate**
* **60 years later, after the transformation of parched land through canal construction and agricultural restoration, Manuel produced Raïmat's 1st commercial vintage**
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Emporda DO
Main styles of wine produced
**Cariñena** ***rosados***
* Emporda DO, NE corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon
* also, Garnacha and international varietals
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DO known for Xarel-lo made as still white wine
* **Alella DO**
* **Pansà Blanca = Xarel-lo**
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Alella DO
Main grape
**Xarel-lo** (known locally as Pansa Blanca)
* Dry white wines or blends of Cava
* Alella DO - northeast of Penedès
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Xarel-lo
Synonym in Alella DO
**Pansa Blanca** (Xarel-lo)
* Dry white wines, or blends of Cava
* Alella, northeast of Penedès
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Where is Pla de Bages DO?
**Pla de Bages DO** - **NE of Penedès, in Catalunya**
* Newer DO in 2006
* Bages is a derivative of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
* _Blanco_:
* **Macabeo, Chardonnay, Picapoll Blanc, Parellada**
* Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer
* _Tinto_:
* **Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Merlot, Ull de Llebre** (Tempranillo)**, Sumoll Negre**
* Cabernet Franc, Syrah
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Empordà DO
Location
Main styles
**Empordà**
* **On the French border, directly across from Collioure**
* **Cariñena rosados dominate, but Garnacha and international varieties are grown as well**
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Garnatxa de l'Empordà
Garnatxa de l'Empordà
* **VDN, rubí (garnacha tinta) or ámbar (garnacha blanca), min must weight 270g/l**
* **Crianza: 3 years, 1 in oak**
* **Reserva: 5 years, 4 in oak**
* **Gran Reserva: 8 years, 6 in oak**
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Balearic Islands
Main grapes
* **Manto Negro**
* **Moll** (Prensal Blanc)
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Balearic Islands DOs
* **Pla i Llevant DO**
* **Binissalem DO**
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Catalonia
10 DOs
* **Priorat**
* **Monstant**
* **Tarragona**
* **Terra Alta**
* **Conca de Barberá**
* **Penedès**
* **Costers del Segre**
* **Empordà**
* **Alella**
* **Pla del Bages**
