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| Name the 6 quality levels of Spanish wine |
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• Vino de Mesa (VdM)
• Vino de la Tierra (VdIT)
• Vinos de Calidad con Indicacion Geografica (VCIG)
• Denominacion de Origen (DO)
• Denominacion de Origen Calificada
• DO Pagos |
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| Define Grandes Pagos & DO pagos |
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• Single estates not necessarily within DO’s
• A marketing association is Grandes Pagos |
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| Name 2 red grapes of Rioja & Navarra |
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| Name 2 white grapes of Rioja & Navarra |
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Definition
• Viura (Macabeo)
• Malvasia |
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| Name the 3 sub-zones of Rioja |
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• Rioja Alta
• Rioja Alavesa
• Rioja Baja |
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| State the aging requirements for Rioja Crianza. Reserva & Gran Reserva for white, Rosado & red |
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• Rioja Crianza= 2 years for reds (6 months in barrel) (1 Year in barrel in Rioja) White & Rosé 1 year (6 months in barrel)
• Reserva 3 years red (1 in barrel), white & rose min 2 years (6 months in barrel)
• Gran Reserva red 5 years (2 in barrel) and White Rose 4 years (6 months in barrel) |
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| Name the most important grapes of Priorat |
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Definition
• Garacha
• Carinena
• Cabernet
• Syrah |
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Term
| Describe the Gratallops Project |
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Definition
• Wealthy man wanted to make his own mark. Have a utopian project in Priorat.
The group bought the vineyards together and shared vinification facilities until they each set up their own estates. His aim, it is widely said, was to make a wine somewhere in between Ch. Pétrus and Grange. |
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| Name Spain’s sparkling wine DO & the grapes |
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Definition
• Cava
• Macabeo
• Parellada |
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| Name the most important grapes of Ribera del Duero |
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Definition
• Tempranillo
• Bordeaux Varieties
o Vega Sicilia Unico premiere wine |
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| Name the grape that Tinta de Toro is a synonym of |
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| State the DO of Vega Sicilia |
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| Name the most important grapes of Rias Baixas |
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| State the region & style of Txakoli DO |
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Definition
• Basque Country
• Cantabria
• Light & acidic
• Reds Hondarribi Beltza
• Whites Hondarribi Zuri |
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| Name the principal town of sherry |
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| Name the grapes of Sherry |
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Definition
• Palomino (90%)-chalky soil=high acidity
• Moscatel
• Pedro Ximenez |
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| State the chracter of Albariza soil |
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Term
| Describe the solera system |
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| • A method of fractional blending- old wine is constantly refreshed with younger wine to ensure consistency. Wine is taken from a cask in one criadera & blended into a cask from the next. |
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| Name the main styles of Sherry |
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Definition
• Fino 15.5% alc
• Oloroso 18% alc
• Manzanilla
• Amontillado |
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• Sugar eating yeast
• Lives off nutrients in the wine and affects color |
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| Name the most important grapes of Vinho Verde |
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Definition
• Loureiro
• Alvarinho
• Trajadura
• Oporto Vila Nova de Gaia |
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| Name the most important grape of the Douro |
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Definition
• Gouveio
• Touriga Nacional
• Tinta Roriz |
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| Name 3 Important Port grapes |
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Definition
• Touriga Nacional
• Touriga Francesa
• Tinta Cão
• Tinta Roriz
• Tinta Baroca
• Bastardo |
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| Name the cities where Port has historically been aged |
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Definition
• Oporto
• Villa Nova de Gaia |
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Term
| Describe the difference between Vintage & Tawny Port |
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Definition
• Tawny means brown long duration in barrel
• Ruby aged in the bottle
• Aged in bulk for 2-3 years bottle when young |
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| State what is used to fortify Port |
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• Neutral brandy
• Aguardente |
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• Introduce heat and maximizing the color of the grapes in the port from the skins
• Treading trough |
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| Name the 4 most important grapes of Madeira |
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Definition
• Sercial (driest) served chilled as aperitifs. Alcohol added after fermentation
• Verdelho ( slighty dry)
• Bual (Boal) (slightly sweet) Medium sweet and sweet madeiras served with dessert or cheese course. Fermentation is stopped by addition of spirit.
• Malmsey (sweet) |
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| Describe the estufagem process |
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• Vessels used to heat the wines approximately 120 degrees F. for 6-12 months
• Sugars are caramelized and the wine becomes completely oxidized to create its unique style and taste of Madeira |
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| • Soft Verdelho-style wine created in the 18th century |
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