Canary Islands Flashcards

1
Q

List some DOs of Canary Islands

A

Abona
El Hierro
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
La Palma
Lanzarote
Tacoronte-Acentejo
Valle de Gulmar
Valle de la Orotava
Ycoden-Daute-Isora
Las Islas Canarias (overarching DO)

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2
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White grapes other than malvasia permitted (recommended) for canary islands

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Bermejuela
Vijariego Blanco (vijiriego in Granada)
Albilla Real
Moscatel
Gual (Madeiras Boal)
Forestera Blanca (differs from island to island)

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3
Q

What are Hoyos? Where can I find them?

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Pits dug in volcanic soil in Lanzarote so vines can take root. Also acts as windshield

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4
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Tallest peak in Spain

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Mount Teide, Tenerife
3,718 meters. Active volcano

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5
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Canary island with highest concentration of producers and highest vineyards in Europe

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Tenerife, vineyards as high as 1600 m

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6
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Famous bottling of Envinate on Tenerife

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Taganan (tinto, bianco both styles)

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7
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Notable Bodegas of Lanzarote

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Los Bermejos
Rubicon

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8
Q

Where do I find Vinos do Tea

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La Palma (Canary Islands)

Vino de Tea: wines come from the northern sub zone of the island. Must spend a minimum 6 months in Canary Pine (Pinus Canariensis) vessels.

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9
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In Vino Clarete style wines of La Palma, what % of blend must be red wine?

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Minimum 25% of the blend must be red grapes which have been fermented on the skins. May also be non-vintage.

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10
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Wine map canary islands

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11
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Two island DOs of Canary Islands with the most plantings

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Lanzarote 1963 ha

Tenerife 1184 ha

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12
Q

Islands of productions Canary Islands

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La Palma (DO La Palma)
La Gomera (DO La Gomera)
Tenerife (DO Tacoronte-Acentejo, DO Valle de Guimar, DO Abona, DO Valle de la Orotava, DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora)
Gran Canaria (DO Gran Canaria)
Fuerteventura (NO DOs)
Lanzarote (DO Lanzarote)

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13
Q

Traditional training method of Canary Islands:

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Trenzado

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14
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This red grape is native to the Canary islands and is the most planted red grape

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Listan Negro (Not related to Listan Prieto)

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15
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Canary Islands are 100 km west of Morocco, and due South from this Island

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Madeira

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16
Q

What does Islas Canarias mean

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Islands of dogs
when Romans found packs of wild dogs in Fuerteventura in second century CE

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17
Q

in 1402, this French explorer claimed the Canary islands for Castille

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Jean de Béthencourt

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18
Q

native people of the canaries were conquered in this year

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1496, when winegrowing began

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19
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What did the British call fortified Malvasía from Canaries?

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Canary Sack

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20
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Canaries are on the 28th parallel. What is crucial in viticulture here?

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Elevation

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21
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only island of the seven canary islands without DOs

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Fuerteventura

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22
Q

most important grape/style of the canaries, and most planted grape

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Listán Bianco (Palomino) fresh, dry, unfortified style

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23
Q

synonym for the Native grape Bermejuela in canary islands

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Marmajuelo

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24
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This Malvasía of Canary islands was the original Malmsey of Madeira

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Malvasia di Lipari, named for Sicilian island where it is also cultivated

25
Q

Most favored Malvasía grape of Canary Islands

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Malvasia Branca de Sao jorge, used for sweet wines of Canary islands

26
Q

Malvasia Volcanico (Malvasia Lanzarote) is a cross of these two grapes

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Malvasia di Lipari and Marmajuelo

27
Q

Pink skinned mutation of Malvasia

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Malvasía Rosado

28
Q

Vijariego Blanco is known as this on Lanzarote

A

Diego

29
Q

This red grape covers the most vineyard area of any grape in the Canary Islands

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Listán Negro
Unrelated to Listán Prieto

30
Q

Synonym to Negramoll (canary islands, native to Andalucia)

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Tinta Negra (Madeira)

31
Q

Bastardo (Trousseau) is called this on Canary islands

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Tintilla

32
Q

Baboso Negro (Canaries) is a synonym of this grape in Arribes DO

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Baboso Negro is
Alfrochiero in Portugal

33
Q

synonym for Vijariego Negro

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Sumoll

34
Q

describe how Mt. Teide in Tenerife creates a rainshadow and affects viticulture

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winds blow from North to South, trapping humid air on the North side of the island, leaving hotter, more arid conditions in the South

35
Q

What are “suertes”

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Small vineyard plots belonging to family wineries on Tenerife

36
Q

Five DOs of Tenerife (only island with multiple DOs)

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Tacoronte-Acentejo, Valle de la Orotava, Ycoden-Daute-Isora (all in North)
Abona, Valle de Guimar (South)

37
Q

Tenerife’s oldest and largest DO

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Tacoronte-Acentejo
northeastern stretch of the island, reddish volcanic soil up to 1000m.

Reds favored: Listan Negro and Negramoll

38
Q

Training method of Valle de la Orotava DO (Tenerife)

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Trenzado, or cordón system. Braiding vines for several meters and raising them up with sticks at intervals so they don’t touch the earth.

Listan Bianco and Listan negro are most planted here. Soils are more clay based.

39
Q

This varietal accounts for 70% of Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO in Tenerife

A

Listan Bianco

40
Q

Valle de Guimar DO is drier and hotter than those on the North side of the Teide. What kind of wine dominates here?

A

white wine, from Listan Blanco, most planted variety. High elevation, 800 and 1400 meters!

41
Q

This DO creates a U shape on the Southern half of Tenerife, and has Europes highest vineyards

A

Abona DO, Tenerife
Listan Blanco most important, vines up to 1600 meters

42
Q

What is Ceniza?

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Black Volcanic topsoil of Lanzarote. 30 active volcanoes there.

43
Q

what are zanjas?

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Series of linear trenches for vines, protected by rows of stone mounds in Lanzarote.

44
Q

Three growing areas of Lanzarote

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La Geria (furthest south, most hoyos)
Masdache (split between Tinajo and Masdache proper)
Ye-Lajares (Far North of the island)

45
Q

Lanzarote is known for this

A

Historic sweet wines, fortified and unfortified

46
Q

Synonym for Listan Negro on Lanzarote

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Negro Común

47
Q

This man planted the first vines in El Hierro DO in 1526

A

Englishman John Hill
Westernmost of the Canary Islands

48
Q

most important red and white grapes of El Hierro DO

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Listan Blanco
red and white Vijiriego
Listan Negro
Baboso Negro

49
Q

This DO island is known as La Isla Bonita

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La Palma DO
lush topography
Last major eruption in 2021

50
Q

Three subzones of La Palma DO

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Fuencaliente (south and center east, Malvasia Volcanica)
Hoyo de Mazo (center west, known for reds)
Norte de la Palma (North)

51
Q

Where can one find Sabro and Vino de tea?

A

La Palma DO.
Sabro is a grape used for sweet wines and grows nowhere else in the world
Vino de tea is rancio style in any hue aged in 500 L pine casks

52
Q

Specialty of La Gomera DO

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Forastera Blanca, most cultivated grape variety, indigenous specialty

53
Q

What year was Gran Canaria DO established

A

2005, after absorbing former DO Monte Lentiscal

54
Q

A central volcano in Gran Canaria DO divides vineyards in this way

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Hotter, poorer quality in Southern part of island

55
Q

Dominant variety in Gran Canaria DO

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Listan Negro, or Negro Común

56
Q

What is tinto del monte in Gran Canaria DO

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red made from Negro Común (Listan Negro)

57
Q

Most important white variety of Gran Canaria DO

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Listán Blanco

58
Q

What is Vino dulce clasico in Gran Canaria DO

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Vino Dulce Clásico: is to be made from grapes dried on the vine or “sunned” and is to undergo a controlled fermentation not exceeding 25 degrees C.

59
Q

Recommended white grapes of Gran Canaria DO

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Albillo Criollo, Bermejuela (Marmajuelo), Forastera Blanca, Doradilla, Güal, Malvasía Aromática, Malvasía Volcánica, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sabro, Verdello, Vijariego Blanco or Diego.