Csw - Spain

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3rd largest producer of wine after Italy & France

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Spain

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domestic wine consumption ranks ___ globally

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8th

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spanish wines are ___ by volume among all wines imported by the US

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6th

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some of spain's most famous wines include:

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Rioja, Sherry & Cava

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Spain is closely associated with this varietal

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Tempranillo

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main grape of the Rioja region

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Tempranillo

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Almost ___% of Spain lies above 2000' in elevation

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60

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climate of Spain is mostly...

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continental

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These mountains are important in shielding the peninsula from winter storms coming from the north

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The Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Cordiillera

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months in Spain that are quite dry everywhere there

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June-August

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Number of autonomous regions in Spain

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19

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this grape accounts for almost 25% of plantings

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Airen

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Airen covers over _____________ acres in central Spain

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1/2 a million

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top 3 wine varietals in Spain

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Airen, Tempranillo, Bobal

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most prevalent grape - over 20% of plantings

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Tempranillo

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tempranillo synonyms

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Tinta de Toro, Tinta de Pais, Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Aragonez, Tinta Roriz

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other respected reds of Spain

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Garnacha, Monastrell (known in France as Grenache and MOurvedre)

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white varietal of Spain

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Macabeo (also known as Viura)

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Spains top level of wine

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DOCa

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2 major cateogries of wines

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table and quality wines

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lowest category of wine

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Vinos de Mesa/Wine

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wines that are sourced within a single geographical indication and must meet nominal alcohol and sensory standards

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vinos de la tierra (country wines)

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Quality wines make up ___% of total wine production

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40

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there are ___ designated prodcuation arease that qualify as quality wines

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88

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4 subcategories of quality wine

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VCIG, DO, DOCa, DO/DOCa Pago

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a status for up and coming regions that are expected to prove themselves for DO status

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VCIG - Vinos de CAlidad con INdicacion Geographica

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# of DOs in Spain

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67

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consejo regulador

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regulating council that controls local production areas and practices

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DOCa

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status reserved for standout regions among the DOs

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Vino de pago

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Estate wine

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oak barrels

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barricas

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wine that has spent a min of 18 months aging in barricas or in the bottle

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Vino Noble

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wine that has spent a min of 24 months aging in barricas or in the bottle

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Vino anejo

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wine that has spent a min of 36 months aging in a strongly oxidative environment exposed to any combo of light, oxygen and heat

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Vino viejo

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Qualtity wines may use these terms on labels to indicate a level of aging prior to release

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Crianza, Reserva, Gran Riserva

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Young - used for PDO wine released the yr after it was made

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Joven

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Galicia - known as green Spain

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northwest corner of Spain- cooler and wetter than the rest of the country

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best known of Green Spain's wines come from...

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Rias Baixas

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Ribeiro, Valdeorras

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DOs in Galicia

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river that flows through the heart of Castile-Leon

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Duero River

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Toro, Rueda, Cigales, Ribera del Duero

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regions in Duero Valley

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area in Duero VAlley long prized for it's whites

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Rueda

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area in Duero Valley that makes red wine mainly from Tempranillo

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Toro

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area in Duero Valley that produces reds and rosados from Tempranillo (known here as Tinta del Pais)

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Cigales

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wines here must be at lesat 75% Tempranillo

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ribera del Duero

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separate kingdom; autonomous region; has a climate similar to Rioja

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Navarra

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most famous red wine of spain that was first designated a DO in 1925

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rioja

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region that produces about 1/6 of Spain's DO-level wine

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Rioja

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3 subregions of Rioja

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Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Baja

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____ varieties cover over 90% of vineyards in rioja

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Red

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Red grape varieties of Rioja

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tempranillo, garnacha, mazuelo, graciano

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white varieties for Rioja

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Viura (known as Macabeo elsewhere in Spain0, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Chardonnay & Sauv Blanc (recently approved)

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backbone grape of Rioja's finest red wines

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tempranillo

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type of barrel used almost always in Rioja

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American Oak

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Rioja tends to be ___ and improves in the bottle for decades

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tannic

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white rioja must contain a min of ___ % Viura

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51

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often produced using a majority of Garnacha blended with other grapes of Rioja region

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Rioja Rosado

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the DO in Aragon that has developed a good reputation for modern wines

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Somontano DO

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most widely planted white in Aragon

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Chardonnay and Macabeo

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climate of Catalonia

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relatively cool Mediterranean climate

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largest producer of quality wine in the country

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Catalonia

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catalonia produces more than ___ % of DO level wine

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20

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2nd of Spain's wine regions to be granted DOCa status

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Priorat

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licorella soils composed of mixture of red and black slate studded with mica

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Priorat's soils

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one of largest of Catalonia's DOs - 75% production is devoted to full-bodied aromatic whites

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Tarragona

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DOs of distinction in Catalonia

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Priorat, Tarragona, Montsant, Costers del Segre, Penedes

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first area in Spain to use Stainless steel equipment and temperature controlled fermentation techniques

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Penedes

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main production area for CAva

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Penedes

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Cava grapes

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xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada

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high quality, traditional method sparkling

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Cava

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cava designation highly unusual because it...

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is scattered all across Spain

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region that accounts for 95% of Cava production

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CAtalonia

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represents about 10% of Spain's quality wine production

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cava

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spiritual heart of Cava designation

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San Sadurni de Noya

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red grapes allowed in Cava (only in rosado)

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Pinot Noir, Garnacha, Monastrell, Trepet

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Cava, Cava Reserva, Cava gran reserva

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cava designations

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less than 5% of total production, only made in great vintages

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cava gran reserva

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cava classifications: dry to sweet

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brut nature, extra brut, brut, extra dry, dry (seco), semidry (semiseco), sweet (dulce)

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about 1/2 of cava's production is this

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brut

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cava bottles must be cellared for a min of ___ months, aging on the lees

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9

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the southern 1/2 of Spain is known more for...

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large volume table wine

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hot-toscorching summers of southern Spain tend to produce this

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high-alcohol, low-acid wines lacking finesse of those from cooler areas

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home to the vast acreage of Airen grapes that often goes in Spanish brandy

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Castilla-La Mancha

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local name for Tempranillo

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Cencibel

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Spain's largest DO

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La Mancha

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important red grape variety along Med. coast

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Monastrell

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Jerez or xeres

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Sheery

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2 bes-known fortified wines of the world

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Sherry and Port

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2 forms of sherry

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fino & oloroso

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region that lies in the southwest of Spain in Andalusia, between Cadiz and SEville

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Sherry region (Sherry triangle of towns of Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa Maria)

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climate of Andalusia

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hot and dry

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3 grapes authorized for production of sherry

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palomino, pedro ximenez (PX), Moscatel

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3 soil types found in Jerez region

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albariza soil (30% chalk, clay and sand), barro (clay with iron oxide, little chalk & sand), arena (mostly sandy)

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soil types for each of Sherry grapes

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Palomino - albariza soil; PX - barro, Moscatel - arena

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all ____ begin as dry wines as they are fermented to dryness prior to fortification

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sherries

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types of Sherry

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sweet or dry

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range of colors for sherry

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pale yellow, tan, brown, nearly black

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sherries that devlop flor bc they are fortified to a low level in order to permit the flor to flourish

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fino sherries

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at 15%abv, it is among the least alcoholic of the fortified wines, dry on the palate

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fino sherry

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fino sherry produced in the seaside town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, has it's own separate DO

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Manzanilla

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flavor of Manzanillo Sherry

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described as briny, due to the maritime humidity

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all of Manzanilla's sherries are ____ sherries

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fino

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sweetend type of fino sherry which originated in Bristol

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Pale Cream

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Hybrid sherries

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amontillado, palo cortado

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sherry that started as a fino but lost its protective flor after a few years

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amontillado

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less common style of sherry ; made from fino-quality base wine but never quite develops flor as initially expected

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palo cortado

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sherries that never develop flor and are fortified to a higher alcoholic strength in order to prevent the developmetn of flor at a later point

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oloros sherry

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types of oloroso sherries

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oloroso/cream

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produced from Pedro Ximenez grapes harvested at a high level of sugar , with them being further concentrated by drying the grapes on straw mats in the hot sun (soleo)

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PX

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region that is often thought of as a lesser producer of Sherry-style wines

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Montilla-MOriles

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DO that lies east of Jerez and further inland - also does Sherry style wines

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Montilla-Moriles