Spain Glossary Wine Scholar Flashcards
1
Q
What is Clarete?
A
A winemaking process in which red and white grapes are crushed together and vinified as a red wine to deliver a light-red or semi-red wine.
2
Q
Cierzo (wind)?
A
A strong, dry, cooling north/northwesterly wind blowing through Rioja, Navarra, Aragon, and Cataluna in autumn and winter
3
Q
Fondillon?
A
A famous sweet wine from DO Alicante crafted from overripe Monastrell grapes and subject to a minimum ten-year aging regimen (with optional solera)
4
Q
Girasol?
A
1970s prototype of a mechanical riddling machine, precursor of the gyropalette.
5
Q
Madreo?
A
A vino rosado winemaking technique in DO Tierra de Leon in which whole clusters are added to a vat of fermenting must to create an explosive bouquet of aromatics in the finished wine.
