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Date of creation of
🎉 Cava DO
1989
Date of creation of:
🎉 Catalonia DO
Generic Appellation
1999
Name the first sparkling wine produced in Catalonia.
🏠 Crafted by Joseph Raventos I Fatjó
🎉 In 1872
🧭 In San Saturnin d’Anoia
🍇 Grapes used: Xarel-lo, Maccabeo, Parellada
Explain the following term:
Giropalette
🍾 Mecanization of the Riddling in sparkling wines
➙ 🇪🇸 Introduced for the production of Cava
🚜 Can hold 504 Bottles
Bottle holding for:
Giropalette
504 in total
White varieties of:
🍇 Cava DO
- Macabeo: Fruit & structure
- Xarel-lo: Strenght & earthy flavours
- Parellada: Soft acidity & floral aromatics
- Subirat Parent: Aka Malvasia
- Chardonnay
Red varieties of:
🍇 Cava DO
- Garnacha Tinto
- Monastrell
- Pinot Noir
- Trepat ➙ Only allow for rosé wines
Traditionnal trellising system for the production of Cava DO
- En Vaso: Bush Vine
- En Espatllera: Trellis as Guyot or Cordon
Give the new qualification structure for the Cava DO
New rules introduced in 2022
- Espumoso
- Cava de Guarda
- Cava de Guarda Superiore
➙ Reserva
➙ Gran Reserva - Cava de Paratge Qualificat
Sweetness scale for
🍯 Cava DO
- Brut Nature: 0 to 3 g/L
- Extra Brut: 0 to 6 g/L
- Brut: 0 to 12 g/L
- Extra Dry: 12 to 17 g/L
- Dry: 17 to 32 g/L
- Semi Dry: 32 to 50 g/L
- Sweet: 50+ g/L
Based on the Champagne scale
Aging rules for
🍾 Cava de la Guarda
9 months on the lees minimum
Aging rules for
🍾 Cava de Guarda Superiore Reserva
15 months on the lees minimum
Aging rules for:
🍾 Cava de Guarda Superiore Gran Reserva
30 months on the lees minimum
Aging rules for:
🍾 Cava Paraje Calificado
36 months on the lees minimum
➙ 🤲🏻 Must be hand harvested
First introduced with the 2014 vintage
🧭 Name the Autonomias where Cava can be produced
- Catalonia
- Valencia
- La Rioja
- Navarra
- Aragon
- Pais Vasco
- Estremadura
True or False
Reserva & Gran Reserva Cava must be Vintage dated
True
Is mandatory by laws
Name the grape only allowed for the production of rosé wines in Cava DO?
Trepat
➙ Mostly grown inland in Catalonia, near Conca de Barberà DO
Name the 2 Cava de Paraje of:
Alta Alella
-
Mirgin Exeo
➙ 🍇 60% Chardonnay + Pansa Blanca
➙ 🍾 36 months aging -
Mirgin Opus
➙ 🍇 60% Pansa Blanca +Chardonnay
➙ 🍾 36 to 48 months aging
Name the producer & DO of:
Mirgin Exeo
Alta Alella
➙ DO Cava de Paraje
➙ 🍇 60% Chardonnay + Pansa Blanca
➙ 🍾 36 months aging
Name the producer & DO of:
Mirgin Opus
Alta Alella
➙ DO Cava de Paraje
➙ 🍇 60% Pansa Blanca +Chardonnay
➙ 🍾 36 to 48 months aging
Name the 3 Cava de Paraje of:
Cordoniu
-
La Fideura
➙ 🍇 100% Xarel-lo
➙ 🍾 90 months aging -
La Peta
➙ 🍇 100% Chardonnay
➙ 🍾 90 months aging -
El Trou Nou
➙ 🍇 100% Pinot Noir
➙ 🍾 90 months aging
Name the producer & DO of:
La Fideura
Corduniu
➙ DO Cava de Paraje
➙ 🍇 100% Xarel-lo
➙ 🍾 90 months aging
Name the producer & DO of
La Pleta
Corduniu
➙ DO Cava de Paraje
➙ 🍇 100% Pinot Noir
➙ 🍾 90 months aging
Name the producer & DO of of:
El Trou Nou
Corduniu
➙ DO Cava de Paraje
➙ 🍇 100% Pinot Noir
➙ 🍾 90 months aging