Spain & others 4 Apr Flashcards
(40 cards)
What are the two mountain ranges that separate France from Spain in the North?
Pyrenees (directly north)
Cantabrian (northwest)
Who are some of the top Rioja wineries that received their start in the late 1800s?
Marqués de Riscal Marqués de Murrieta López de Heredia CVNE La Rioja Alta Bereceo
What do the additional DOP terms Noble, Añejo and Viejo mean?
Noble - 18 months aging in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Añejo - 24 months aging in cask of less than 600 L or bottle
Viejo - 36 months aging, demonstrates marked oxidative character
What are the three autonomias of North Central Spain?
Navarra
La Rioja
Aragón
What are the aging requirements for Rioja?
Red
Crianza - Two years total, one of which in oak
Reserva - Three years total, one of which in oak
Gran Reserva - Five years total - two years in oak, three years in bottle
White/Rosado
Crianza - Two years, 6 months in cask
Reserva - Two years, 6 months in cask
Gran Reserva - Four years, 6 months in cask
Whereas producers may age white and rosado crianza wines in a non-oxidative environment like stainless steel, reserva wines must remain in oak or bottle for the the minimum period of aging.
What are the 5 subzones of Navarra?
Valdizarbe - higher altitude Baja Montaña - north Tierra Estella - north Ribera Alta - center Ribera Baja - south
What are the four DOs of Aragon?
Campo de Borja (hot - Garnacha) red and rosado made from Garnacha and Tempranillo. Whites - Viura
Calatayud - Garnacha
Cariñena - Garnacha.
Somontano
What varietals and wines are produced in Campo de Borja?
Garnacha dominates
Red and Rosado wines made from Garnacha and Tempranillo
White wines are Viura
What varietals and wines are produced in Calatayud?
Garnacha dominates
What varietals and wines are produced in Cariñena?
Garnacha dominates
Also one of Spain’s longstanding delimited zones (dating to 1932) is the ancestral home of the Carignan/Mazuelo grape, but today the grape is a secondary player in the region’s blends.
What varietals and wines are produced in Somontano?
Local grapes such as the white Alcañón and red Parralleta
“Beneath the mountain” lies in the foothills of the Pyrenees near Catalaonia
What autonomias within Green Spain?
Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
Pais Vasco (Basque Country)
What are the blends stipulated in the southern sub zones of O Rosal and Condado do Tea
Must contain a minimum 70% Albariño as well as either Loureira or Treixadura - the favored white grapes in Portugal’s neighboring Vinho Verde - in any combination
What are the five subregions of Ribera Sacra DO? The “Sacred Bank”
Amandi Chantada Quiroga-Bibei Riberas do Sil Riberas do Miño
Name 3 top estate in Bierzo?
Dominio de Tares
Pittacum
Descendent de J Palacios
What is Dorado?
Wine from Rueda - dry fortified, oxidized wine
Name the DO’s of Balearic islands
Binissalem
Pla I Levant
What are the DO Pagos in Utiel Requena (Valencia)
El Terrerazzo
Los Balagueses
In which region is DO pago Dominio de Valdepusa located
Castilla La Mancha (within Mentrida DO boundries)
What are the 3 subzones of Vinos de Madrid
Arganda
Naval Carnero
San martin de Valde Iglesias
What is Sobre Madre
Long maceration, upto 180 days on skin
Famous hams jamon Serrano and Jamon Ibericos are speciality of which region in Spain
Ribera del Guardiana
What is Condado Palido
Biologically aged fortified wines from Condado do Huelva. Min 3 years on Solera
What is Malaga Vino Maestro
Fresh grape juice from Malaga, fortified pre fermentation, like Mistella
