Non-Champagne Sparkling Flashcards
(86 cards)
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What are the 7 authorized regions of Cava?
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Aragon Basque Country Catalonia Extremadura La Rioja Navarra Valencia
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What are the 3 recommended white grapes for Cava?
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Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo
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What other 2 white grapes are authorized for Cava?
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Chardonnay, Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
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What red grapes are authorized for Cava?
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Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (for rose only)
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What are the minimum/maximum alcohol levels for Cava base wine?
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9.5/11.5%
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What are the minimum/maximum alcohol levels for Cava?
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10.8%/12.8%
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Brut Nature?
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0-3 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Extra Brut?
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0-6 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Brut?
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0-12 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Extra Dry (Extra Seco)?
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12-17 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Dry (Seco)?
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17-32 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Semi-Dry?
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32-50 g/l
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What is the sweetness level of Cava Sweet?
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50+ g/l
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What is Cava’s aging requirement?
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minimum 9 months on the lees
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What is Reserva Cava’s aging requirement?
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minimum 15 months on the lees
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What is Gran Reserva Cava’s aging requirement?
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minimum 30 months on the lees (Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature only)
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What is the minimum/maximum planting density of Cava?
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1500/3000 vines per hectare
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What are Cava’s permitted vine training/pruning systems?
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En Vaso En Espaldera (Trellis): Cordon or Vara y Pulgar
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What is Cava’s maximum yield?
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12 tons/hectare, and 100 liters per 150 kilograms
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When was DO Cava established?
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1986
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By volume what are the percentages of the top 6 grapes under vine in Cava?
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Macabeo - 34.7% Xarel-lo - 25.2% Parellada - 21.2% Chardonnay - 9.0% Garnacha Tinta - 3.8% Trepat -3.1%
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When was Cava first made?
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The second half of the 1800s
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By percentage, how much Cava is produced in Penedes?
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95%
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Where is the birthplace of Cava?
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San Sadurni d’Anoia
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Who introduced metodo tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain, and when?
Jose Raventos, 1872.
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Who are the top 2 Cava houses by volume?
Freixenet
| Codorniu
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What Cava grapes are better suited for lengthy lees aging?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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Who is the only producer of Cava in southwestern Spain?
Tierra do Baros
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Who are often considered top producers of Cava?
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Recaredo
Masia Can Mayol
Raventos
Agusti Torello Mata
Mestres
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Describe Recaredo Winery
They are a very old Cava house, being grape growers and wine producers since 1924. Demeter certified organically and biodynamically. Winemaker is Ton Mata.
Known for:
Turo d'en Mota (single vineyard Xarello Cava, long lees aging)
Reserva Particular de Recaredo (sourced from old vines - 60 Macabeo/40 Xarello)
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Desribe Masia Can Mayol winery
Cava estate managed somewhat organically or biodynamically, by director Josep Mitjans Buxens. Mostly Xarello grapes. All wines ferment with indigenous yeasts.
Known for:
Loxarel 109 Gran Reserva (all Xarello)
Loxarel Mm de Loxarel (somewhere between blanco and rosato, mostly Xarello)
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Describe Raventos winery
21 generation family winery. Now Pepe Raventos. Growers since 1497. Producers of bottle-fermented sparkling wines since 1872. Pepe Raventos grandfather left Codorniu because of management disagreements. Winemaking philosophy is close to biodynamics but not quite.
Known for:
Enoteca Personal Manuel Raventos (60/40 Xarello/Parellada)
De Nit (with 5% Monastrell)
Silencis (Xarello)
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Describe Agusti Torello Mata winery
Cava producer, started in 1959.
Known for:
Kripta Gran Reserva Brut Nature (blend known for rounded bottom)
Kripta
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Describe Mestres winery
Cava, old house. Known for:
Aurea Brut (NV Blend)
Clos Nestre Senyor
Mas Via
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Where are the DOC/DOCGs of Prosecco?
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DOC Prosecco (in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia)
DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco (Treviso in Veneto)
DOCG Asolo Prosecco (Treviso in Veneto)
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How many communes of production are in Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
15
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What is a Rive?
hillside vineyard
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What are the grape varieties of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
Prosecco (Glera) - Min 85%
Max 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga
Max 15% combined Pinot Nero (in white), Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio (for spumante only)
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What is the minimum alcohol of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
10.5%
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What is the minimum alcohol of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Spumante Superiore?
11%
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What is the minimum alcohol of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Spumante di Cartizze?
11.5%
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What are the sweetness levels of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Frizzante?
Secco to Amabile
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What are the sweetness levels of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Spumante Superiore?
all traditional levels except Extra Brut and Dolce
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How many Rive are there?
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What is the maximum planting density of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
2500 vines per hectare
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What is the maximum press yield of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
70 liters per 100 kilograms of grapes
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What are the max yields of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
CVP: 13.5 tons / hectare
CVP Spumante Superiore Rive: 13 tons / hectare
CVP Spumante Superiore di Cartizze: 12 tons / hectare
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What are the principal soils of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco?
Soil types for the Conegliano area are primarily comprised of clay and limestone with a mix of alluvial and glacial. The soils of Valdobbiadene consist of moraines, sandstone and clay.
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When was DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco established?
2009
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What are the grape varietes of Prosecco DOC?
Glera (min 85%)
max 15% Verdiso, Bianchetta Treviso, Perera, Glera Long, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine)
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What is the min alcohol level of Prosecco DOC?
10.5%
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What is the min alcohol level of Prosecco Spumante?
11%
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What is the minimum total acidity of Prosecco?
5 g/l
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What 2 provinces can be on a Prosecco DOC label if all grapes are from the provinces?
Trieste and Treviso
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What is the minimum planting density of Prosecco DOC?
2300 vines per hectare
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What are the max yields of Prosecco DOC?
18 tons/ha
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When was Prosecco DOC established?
2009
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What is the production method of Prosecco?
Charmat
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Where does Prosecco undergo secondary fermentation?
large stainless steel autoclaves
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What is the most important cru of Prosecco? How many hectares is it?
Cartizze, 106 hectares
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Who are considered top Prosecco producers?
Nino Franco
Adami
Riondo
Bellenda
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Describe Nino Franco winery
Often considered the best Prosecco producer. Founded in 1919 by Anthony Franco as Cantine Franco.
Known for:
Primo Franco
Rustico Rive di San Floriano
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Describe Adami winery
Prosecco...land purchased by Abele Adami in 1920. First "cru".
Known for:
Prosecco do Valdobbiadene Dry Superiore Cartizze
Dry Vigneto Giardino
Extra Dry dei Casel
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Describe Riondo winery
Prosecco Producer.
Known for Punto Rosso
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Describe Bellenda winery
Known for San Fermo Prosecco
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Where is Franciacorta?
In the province of Brescia in the region of Lombardia
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What is min % of stated vintage for Franciacorta Millesimato and Riserva?
85%
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What is the max amount of Pinot Bianco allowed in Franciacorta?
50%
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What is the cepage of Franciacorta Saten?
Chardonnay with max 50% Pinot Bianco
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What is the cepage of Franciacorta Rose?
Minimum 25% Pinot Nero
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How many months on lees for these levels of Franciacorta?
Franciacorta
Franciacorta Saten/Rose
Franciacorta Millesimato
Franciacorta Riserva
18 months
24 months
30 months
60 months
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What style must Saten be?
Brut
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What is the max RS and ATM of Saten?
20 grams/liter prior to tirage, max 5 atms.
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What is the max planting density of Franciacorta?
4500 vines per hectare
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What is the max yield of Franciacorta?
10 tons/ha
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What are the principal soils of Franciacorta?
Moraine, limestone, volcanic material
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When was Franciacorta DOCG established?
1995
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Who released the first modern Franciacorta?
Guido Berlucchi
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What was the first real Franciacorta prestige cuvee?
Ca'Del Bosco's "Annamaria Clementi"
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Who are considered top Franciacorta producers?
Ca Del Bosco
Bellavista
Fratelli Berlucchi
Montenisa
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Who are top producers of German sparkling wine?
Schlossgut Diel (Nahe)
Rebholz (Pfalz)
Immich-Batterieberg (Mosel)
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Who might be the most vital sparkling producer in Washington State?
Syncline (Columbia Gorge)
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Who is the undipusted most noteworthy sparkling producer in Oregon?
Argyle
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Which 2 California sparkling producers tend to be the most critically acclaimed?
Schramsberg
| Iron Horse
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Name some top Austrlian sparkling producers
Seppelt (Great Western, Victoria)
House of Arras (Tasmania)
Castagna (Beechworth, Victoria)
Jansz (Tasmania)
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What's the Hungarian word for sparkling?
Peszgo
