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Canary Islands Flashcards

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Canary Islands

Proximity to Northern Africa’s Morocco

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According to legend, in the 2nd century CE, Romans found packs of wild dogs inhabiting what island of the Canaries?

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Winegrowing on the Canary Islands began around what time?

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Canary sack

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Canary Islands

Latitude

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Canary Islands

Vineyard elevation

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Canary Islands

Main soil type

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Canary Islands

Most planted variety

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Listán Blanco

Synonym (aka)

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Where do you most often find this grape on mainland Spain?

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How does Marmajuelo compare stylistically to Listán Blanco?

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Canary Islands

One white grape also cultivated in Sicily

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Malvasía Volcánica is a cross of what two grapes?

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Canary Islands

Three grapes also cultivated in Madeira

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Grape also known as Diego on the eastern island of Lanzaroted

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Are Listán Negro and Listán Prieto related? Which of these grapes is native to the Canaries? Which grape from the Spanish mainland?

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Canary Islands

Trousseau synonym (aka)

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Canary Islands

Largest island

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18
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Active volcano at the center of Tenerife

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How does this mountain affect the growing conditions on Tenerife?

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suertes

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20
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5 DOs of Tenerife

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Oldest and largest DO of Tenerife

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Where is this DO located on Tenerife?

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trenzado

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Name a DO where vines are historically trained in this method.

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DO of Tenerife that is hotter, wetter, and sandier than other neighboring DOs

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Most planted grape in Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO

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Range in elevation for top sites of Valle de Güímar DO

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Most planted grape in Valle de Güímar DO

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DO of Tenerife with Europe’s highest vineyards, scaling beyond 1,600 meters

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Canary Islands

Easternmost island

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ceniza

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30
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Time period when Lanzarote experience a 6-year eruption that covered the island in volcanic ash and lava

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Number of active volcanoes are found on Lanzarote

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hoyos

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33
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Westernmost island of the Canaries

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The first to plant vines in El Hierro

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35
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DO of the Canaries also known as “the beautiful island”

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Why?

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Besides grapes, the other major crop of La Palma

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37
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La Palma

Subzones

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Need to line up correct subzone with description

  1. Fuencalientea. Center west, known for reds
  2. Norte de Palmab. South and center east, island’s best whites, especially Malvasía Volcánica
  3. Hoyo de Mazoc. Vineyards reach as high as 1,000 meters
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vino de tea

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39
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Canary Islands

DO best recognized for the grape Forastera Blanca

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40
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Canary Islands

DO known for tinto del monte, or “mountain wine”, made from the Negro Común grape

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What is Negro Común also known as?

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