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Name the 6 quality levels of spanish wine
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Vino de la mesa (VDM)
Vino de la tierra (VDLT) Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica (VICG) Denominacion de Origen (DO) Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) DO Pagos |
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Describe the three* DOCa regions
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There are actually 2 at this time:
1. Priorat 2. Rioja Ribero del Duero turned down DOCa status |
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Define Grandes Pagos and DO Pagos
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Grandes Pagos is not affiliated with the DO status. It is a group of winemakers, independently promoting single estate vineyards.
DO Pagos is the highest quality level of Spanish wine; comparable to "cru" in France. *Pagos means farm or land |
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Name two red grapes of Rioja and Navarra
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Tempranillo and Garnacha
also: cabernet sauvignon & mencia |
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Name two white grapes of Rioja and Navarra
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Viura (macabeo) and Malvasia
also: Airen, chard, verdejo and albarino |
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name the three sub zones of Rioja
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Rioja Alta - most important
Rioja Alavesa Rioja Baja |
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State the aging requirements for Red Rioja, Rioja Reserva and Rioja Gran Reserva
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Rioja = 2 years; 1 in barrel
Rioja Reserva = 3 years; 1 in barrel Rioja Gran Reserva = 5 years; 2 in barrel |
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Name the most important grape(s) of Priorat
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Garnacha
also: cariena, cabernet, syrah |
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Describe the Gratallops Project
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Alvaro Palacio and other winemakers went to Bordeaux (Petrus) and came back to Priorat and revolutionized winemaking. Turned Spain's winemaking around within a 10 year timespan.
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Name Spain's sparkling wine DO and the grapes
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DO: Cava
Grapes: Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabo (viura), chardonnay |
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Name the most important grape(s) of Ribera del Duero
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Tempranillo, Garnacha and some bordeaux varietals
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Name the grape of Tinto de Toro
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Tempranillo
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State the DO of Vega Sicilia
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Ribera del Duero
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Name the most important grape(s) of Rias Baixes
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Albarino
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State the region and style of Txakoli
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Region: Cantabria (in basque)
Style: light, acidic, red and white wines |
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Name the principal town of Sherry
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Jerez --- main
also: Sanlucar and Puerto de Santa Maria |
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State the character of Albariza Soil
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white, chalky, lime-rich
(top hardens when it rains trapping moisture for "Palomino" to drink for the rest of the season |
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Name the grapes of Sherry
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Grape: Palomino (90%)
also: PX - given a passito like process Moscatel |
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Describe the Solera system
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"fractional blending" casks of old wine in one Criadera is periodically refreshed w/ younger wine from casks in its Criadera to give consistency among vintages/vineyards
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Name the main styles of Sherries
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Flor/non flor
Fino/non fino Fino/Oloroso |
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define Flor
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Flor is a yeast that covers the grape/wine must inhibiting/preventing oxidation
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Name the most important grape(s) of Vinho Verde
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Grape: Alvarhino
also: trajadura, loureido ...all white, no red |
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Name the most important grape of Douro
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Tinto Roriz (tempranillo) a red grape
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Name 3 important port grapes
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Touriga Nactional, tinta roriz (tempranillo), touriga francesa, tinta cao, tinta baraco
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name the cities where port has historically been aged
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Oporto and Villa Nova de Gaia
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Describe the difference between Vintage and Tawny Port
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vintage port is aged in bottle
tawny port is aged in cask/barrel |
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State what is used to fortify port
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a neutral grape spirit called Aguardente
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Define Lagar
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A traditional Lagar is a granite trough used to physically "stomp" grapes
Now some port makers use robotic lagar |
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name the 4 most important grapes of madeira
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Sercial
Verdelho Bual Malmsey |
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Describe the Estufagm process
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The process by which the (madeira) fermenting temperature is elevated to 120 degrees F for 6 - 12 months
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Define "rainwater" Madeira
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A soft Verdelho like wine created in 18th century.
Now replicated to mirror what happened by accident. |