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___ largest producer of wine |
3rd |
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wine consumption |
8th globally |
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largest non-European market |
US |
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most famous wines |
Rioja, Sherry, Cava |
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main grape of Rioja |
TEmpranillo |
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part of ___ Peninsula |
Iberian |
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most of interior raised on a large plateau known as |
Meseta |
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almost ___ of Spain lies above 2000' in eleveation |
60% |
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north of spain |
Bay of Biscay off Atlantic Ocean |
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climate |
mostly continental (hot summers, cold winters, rainfall fairly evenly spread throughout the year) |
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why is it continental if almost surrounded by water |
result of a network of mountains tha tblock much of the maritime influence; Pyrennes and CAtabrian Cordillera along the north coast are particularly important in shielding the peninsula from winter storms coming from the north |
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which section is truly maritime in climate (mild summers, mild winters, considerable rainfall year-roud) |
only the relatively exposed northwest corner of the country |
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parts that have classic Mediterranean climate |
southwest and Mediterranean coastal areas |
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months that are quite dry everywhere in Spain |
June-August |
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how many autonomous regions of Spain |
19 |
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how many authomous regions are on the Iberian Peninsula |
15 |
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heavily oriented to |
indigenous grape varieties including Airen |
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Airen accounts for almost |
25% of plantings |
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an undistinguised white used primarily for brandy and commerical bulk wine |
Airen |
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about how many acres of Airen in central Spain |
1/2 million acres |
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2nd most planted grape |
Tempranillo |
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3rd most planted grape |
BObal |
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widely grown around the country, espcially in the northern part of the Meseta |
Tempranillo |
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characteristic of Tempranillo |
long-lived, moderate acidity, aromas of spice, chalk, strawberries, tobacco, often accompanied by a hefty input from oak aging |
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synonmys for Tempranillo |
Tinta de Toro, Tinta del Pais, Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Aragonez, Tinta Roriz |
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what is Tempranillo called in Toro |
Tinta de Toro |
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what is tempranillo called in Ribera del Duero & Cigales |
Tinta del Pais |
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What is Tempranillo called in Catalonia |
Ull de LLebre |
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what is tempranillo called in La Mancha & Valdepenas |
cencibel |
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what is tempranillo called in Portugal |
Aragonez |
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what is Tempranillo called in douro (Portugal) |
Tinta Roriz |
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known in France as Grenache |
Garnacha |
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known in France as Mourvedre |
Monastrell |
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white Macabeo |
also know as Viura |
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Jerez grapes |
Palomino & Pedro Ximinez |
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Cava grapes |
Parellada & Xarel-lo |
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Rias Baixas grap |
Albarino |
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2 major categories of wines |
table and quality |
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vinos de mesa |
table wines |
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vinos de la tierra |
country wines |
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sourced from within a single geographical indication and must meet nominal alcohol & sensory standards |
vinos de la tierra |
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vinos de la tierra |
equal to EU's PGI level |
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how many vinos de la tierra |
46 (identified on labels as "vino de la tierra de" followed by region name |
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quality wines make up |
40% of Spain's total wine production |
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how many quality wine production areas |
88 |
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quality from top to bottom |
DOCa, DO, PGI, Wine |
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status primarily intended for up and coming regions expect to prove themselve of DO status before too long |
VCIG - Vinos de calidad con indicacion Geografica |
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VCIG come eligible for elevation to DO status after |
5 yrs |
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as of 2012 only ___ regions held the classification of Vinos de Calidad |
6 |
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as of 2012 - vinos de Calidad regions |
Cangas, Valles de Beavente, Valtiendas, Sierra Salamanc, Granada, Legrija |
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how many ODs in Spain |
67 |
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each DO has a |
consejo regulador (regulating council) that countrols local production areas and practices |
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Denominacion de Origen along with the region name |
appears on the label for DOs (optional for Sherry and Cava) |
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reserved for standout regions among the DOs |
DOCa - Denominacion de Origen Calificada |
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must have demostarted superior quality as a DO for at least |
10 years |
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only places to get the DOCa classification so far |
Rioja & Priorat (Priorat is in Catalonia so the acronym there may be seen as its Catalan equivalent DOQ) |
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Estate wine |
Vino de pago - category established to recognize specific single vineyards of distinction that produce excellent wine |
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may not lie wihtin an offical DO or DOCa but are tehcnically DOs unto themselves |
Vino de pago |
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standards for Vino de Pago |
set their own appellation rules, althoug their standards must meet or exceed those of larger DOs; wines must be made and bottled at the winery or within the municpal area where the vineyard is located |
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as of early 2013, there were ___ pagos |
13 (but expected to increase) |
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top of the line |
Vinos de Pago |
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barricas |
oak barrels |
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labeling terminology to indicate a wine's age is |
strictly regulated by Spanish wine law |
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2 sets of terminology for aging labeling terminology |
one set that both Vino de la Tierra (PGI) and PDO wines can use, and another whose use is restricted to PDO wines |
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pGI and PDO terms include the following: |
vino noble (noble wine), vino anejo (aged wine), vino viejo (old wine) |
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vino noble (noble wine) |
wine that has spent a min of 18 months aging in barricas or in the bottle |
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vino anejo (aged wine) |
wine that has spent a min of 24 months aging in barricas or in the bottle |
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vino viejo (old wine) |
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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quality wines may use these terms on their labels to indicate a level of aging prior to release |
crianza, reserva, or gran reserva |
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min. aging in barrel for Crianza wines (red) |
6 months (except Rioja - 12 months) |
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- reds-min. aging in barrel for Reserva |
12 months |
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reds-min. aging in barrels for GRan Reserva |
18 months |
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reds- total aging for Crianza |
2 years |
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reds-total aging Reserva |
3 years |
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reds-total aging Gran Reserva (red) |
5 yrs |
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whites - min aging in barrels for all (crianz, reserva, gran reserva) |
6 months in barrel |
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term used for PDO wine released the year after it was made and, if oak-aged at all, aged for a shorter period than the legal min requirement for Crianza |
Joven - young |
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youngest to oldest |
crianza, reserva, gran reserva |
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northwest corner of spain, cooler and wetter than the rest of the country, known as Green Spain |
Galicia |
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Wines produced in Galicia, Green Spain are notable for |
high acidity relative to other Spanish wines, due to the climate |
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Green Spain |
Galicia |
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best known of Green Spain's wines come from |
Rias Baixas, single DO broken up into 5 discontinuous subregions |
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area known for a dry, fragrant white wine with high acidity amde primarily from the Albarino grape, along with LOureira & Treixadura |
Rias Baixas in Green Spain/Galicia |
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Other DOs in Galicia |
Ribeiro, VAldeorras, |
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makes mostly white wines from an array of grapes including albarino (DO in Galicia) |
Ribeiro |
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although experimenting with international varieties has recovered its indigenous varietis of Godello and Mencia |
Valdeorras (in Galicia) |
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river that flows through the heart of Castile-Leon |
Duero River |
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Duero River is called what in POrtugal |
Douro |
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in the Duero Valley |
Toro, Rueda, Cigales, Ribera del Duero |
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place in the Duero Valley that makes red wine from TEmpranillo, known locally as Tinta de Toro |
Toro |
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in the Duero Valley, area with significant diurnal variation, prized for white wines |
Rueda |
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Verdejo is |
white |
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character of Verdejo |
light, aromatic wines at affordable prices (Rueda) |
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in Rueda, blending partner for Verdejo |
Sauv Blanc (with Viura also permitted) |
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new arrival in Rueda |
red wines |
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in 2008 the DO revised its regulations to allow ____ in made from TEmpranillo, CabSauv, Garnacha, and Merlot in Rueda |
red and rosado |
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produces mostly reds and rosados from Tempranillo (known as Tinta del Pais) with Garnacha as a frequent blending variety in the rosaods |
Cigales (in the Duero Valley) |
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one of the stars of the Spanish wine industry ; on par with Rioja for quality of its red wines, must be 75% Tempranillo (Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec and Garnacha) are permitted to make up the remainder of the blend |
Ribera del Duero (Duero Valley) |
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climate of Ribera del Duero (Duero Valley) |
somewhat challenging with extremes of both cold and hot, only about 16 weeks during which growers can be cetain there will be no frost, midsummer can be as high as 104F; at 2500' among the highest elevated in Spain , good diurnal shifts from day to night; permitting grapes to become fully ripe, while preserving their acidity despite the high heat |
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authonomous region between rioja and French border |
Navarra |
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Rioja Subregions |
Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja, Rioja |
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historically famous for its rosados, reinvented itself with international grape varieties |
Navarra |
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principle grapes of Navarra |
Cab Sauv, Tempr. Garnacha, Merlot, Chard |
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most famous red wine of Spain - one of best |
rioja |
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first region designated as a DO in 1925 and first region to be elevated to DOCa status in 1991 - produces about 1/6 of Spain's DO level wine |
Rioja |
