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WSET - L4 - D5 Exam Questions and Answers
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WSET - L4 - D5 Exam Questions andAnswers
Andalusia - from the 8th to 13th century
What region in Jerez located in?
The Moors controlled this region during which century?
The 13th century - English, Irish and Flemish
Consumption was prohibited during the Moorish rule of southern Spain. When did the
Christians take over this area?
Which three countries began shipping the wines of Andalusia?
1933 - Consejo Regulador
When was Spain's first wine-related governmental body formed?
What was it called?
1970s - 1.5 million hL - half
When was the peak of Sherry sales?
How many hectoliters at the peak?
How many hectoliters just 20 years later?
Wholesaler in the Sherry region - Ruiz Mateos S.A. (also known as Rumasa)
What does the term almacenista mean?
What company was buying up most of sherry during the 1950s to 1970s?
Ruiz Mateos S.A. (also known as Rumasa) - claiming unpaid taxes
In 1983, the Spanish government nationalized what company?
What was there reasoning for this move?
mass production of low quality wines, hurting the image of Sherry for generations
, How did Rumasa negatively impact the Sherry industry?
Hot Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, relatively rainy winters
What is the climate in Andalusia?
Poniente - Levante
Andalusia benefits from from a cooling wet wind from the Atlantic called?
What is the hot drying wind from north Africa called?
flor - sunburnt
Levante can cause grapes to transpire more quickly, but can be problematic for the
development of _______.
Grapes can easily become ________________ without sufficient canopy shade.
Montilla - No, it must be aged in the Zona de Crianza to be a DO
What town can grow Pedro Ximenez that is outside of the Zona de Produccion?
Can this town also mature the wine?
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry and Manzanilla - Sanlucar de Barrameda
What are the two main DOs for Sherry production?
Jerez Superior is all Albariza soils and is considered better and Jerez Zona
Within the Zona Produccion, what are the two sub regions?
Which is considered better and what type of soil?
Smaller delimited areas, thought to produce different characteristic (single vineyards)
What are Pagos?
Albariza - mixture of limestone and silica, this is very effective at retaining rainfall
What is the key soil for Sherry?
Tell me about this soil;
Concentration of flavors are not desired for Sherry production
High yields on Albariza are allowed for what main reason?
Barros is higher in clay whereas arenas is sandy
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