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production rank of spain
consuming rank of spain |
#3 by volume
#9 |
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Traditional wine style of Spanish wine and why
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Rancio (oxidized) due to travel and they got used to it
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who is responsible for dramatic improvement in quality and new tech?
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Miguel Torres and stainless steel
Jorge Ordonez "steering committee" - Temp Imports |
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Spanish Red Varietals
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Tempranillo (tinto fino)
Carinena Garnacha Cab Mencia Monastrell (Mouvedre) |
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Spanish White Varietals
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Airen (most widely planted)
Viura (macebeo) Chard Verdejo Albarino (Rais Baixas) |
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Cava Varietals (Penedes)
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Xarel-lo
Macabeo (Viura) Parellada Chard Pinot Noir Tempranillo |
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Spain 5 Quality Levels
DO governed by INDO Consejo Regulador- local gov't used to lobby on local level |
1 Vino de Mesa - VdM
2 Vinos de la Tierra - VdIT 3 V Calidad Indic Geo VCIG 4 Denomin de Origen DO 5 D de Origen Calificada DOCa |
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VdIT is regional
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VGIC is stepping stone to DO
and like IGT or VDQS |
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DOCa's in Spain
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Rioja and Priorat
Ribera del Duero is rumored to be next |
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DOCa intro 1988 and 1st awarded in Rioja
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Priorat in 2000
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4a. Grandes Pagos d'Espana DO Pagos- finca considered superior, given star status bc not DOCa but better than DO
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11 and not necessarily in a DO
- Finca Elez 2003 Castilla La Mancha - Pago de Otazu - Navarra |
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Non DO new aging term
in barrel and/or bottle Cosecha- vintage (85%) |
1. Noble (fine)- 18 months
2. Anejo (aged) - 24 months 3. Viejo- 36 months & must show oxidative chara (Rancio) |
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Aging Terms in Spain
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1. Vino Joven
2. Crianza 3. Reserva 4. Gran Reserva |
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Crianza
Red- min 2 yr (min 6 m barrel) - Rioja/Ribera del Duero- 2/1 yr |
Crianza
Wh/Rose- 18 m (6 m barrel) - Rioja- min 2 yr (6 m barrel) |
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Reserva
Red- min 3 yr (1 yr in barrel) White/Rose- 2 yr / 6 m barrel |
Gran Reserva
Red- min 5 yr / 18 m in barrel Rioja y Ribera 5 y/2 y/3y bottle Wh/R- 4 yr / 6 m min in barrel |
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Rioja DOCa - worlds first w region in 1560
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Sub Zones
1. Rioja Alta (best) 2. Rioja Alavesa 3. Rioja Baja (garnacha) |
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Rioja Red's
TEMPRANILLO GARNACHA Graciano Mazuelo (Carinena) |
Whites of Rioja
VIURA (Macabeo) MALVASIA Garnacha Blanca |
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1. Rioja Alta is best of 3
- Clay soil w chalk and iron - Chalk best for white Viura |
- Iron best for Tempranillo
Rioja Alta is warm and dry |
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2. Rioja Alavesa
- Mar/ Atlantic- highest rainfall - Chalky soil - light w w/ finesse - Temp dominates |
3. Baja
- Overlap Navarra - Clay, warmer and drier - Garnacha dominates |
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3. Castilla y Leon: RIBERA DEL DUERO DO in 1982
Reds: Tempranillo (tinto del pais) Bordeaux varietals VEGAS SICILIA UNICO |
Ribera - wines richer and fuller than Rioja w great aging potential- depth and high alc
West of Rioja / East of Valladolid |
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Navarra is known for Rosado
and modernization |
5 Sub Districts
a. Tierra Estella b. Valdizarbe c. Baja Montana d. Ribera Alta e. Ribera Baja |
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Red Navarra Grapes
GARNACHA TEMPRANILLO Cab Merlot |
White Navarra Grapes
VIURA (Macabeo) MALVASIA Chard |
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RIBERA DEL DUERO Producers
Vega Sicilia Unico- premier w of region. Bordeaux w.m., huge oak, fruit dry out and inconsistent - Alvarez Family - Aalto - Pesquera - Alion - Pingus Peter Sissek |
TOP RIBERA VINTAGES
2005- 95 2004- 96 |
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Top Rioja Producers - White
Lopez di Heredia- 2002 Gravonia Blanco (traditionalist) |
Top Rioja Producer - Red
Bodegas Muga- 2004 Prado Enea Gran Reserva |
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TOP RIOJA VINTAGES
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2010 - 91
2009 - 90 2005 - 92 2004 - 96 !! 2001 - 93 |
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