Canary Islands Flashcards
Original inhabitants?
Guanches
Who were indigenous people related to?
Berbers of North Africa
What 3 islands did King Henry III of Castile take?
Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, El Hierro
What island was incorporated nearly half a century later
La Gomera
What was the Treaty of Alcalovas?
Granted Castile control of the Canary Islands and Portugal control of Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands
Who introduced single crop cultivation to the islands?
Castilians
Where was Malmsey popular?
England, France, Spain, Netherlands
What was the 1st port in Canary Islands?
Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife
Where was the wine from Tenerife being exported to?
London
What were the islands hit with?
Powdery mildew and downy mildew
Where is the Canary Islands?
Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Southern Morocco
What islands does the Santa Cruz de Tenerife include?
Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro
What does the province of Las Palmas include?
Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura
Spain’s 5th smallest, but 3rd most densely populated?
True
2 capitals?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (9%)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (18%)
Climate?
Subtropical
Coolest spot?
Mount Teide in Tenerife
Most rain?
Higher elevations
Easternmost island affected by the trade winds (Bring cool, humid air to islands)?
Lanzarote
Western Group of islands?
Tenerife, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera
Ascend directly from ocean floor to heights of more than 1200 m above sea level
Eastern Group of islands?
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote # of small islets sit atop an undersea plateau called Canary Ridge. Highest elevation is in Fuerteventura and barely reaches 800m
4 islands with active volcanoes?
Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, El Hierro
3rd largest volcano on Earth as well as the highest point in spain?
Pico del Teide
Where do volcanic soils dominate?
Lower/medium level elevations up to 800m
Where do clay and sand dominate?
Higher elevations, they are nutrient rich, water retentive
What is Lapilli aka picon?
Soil fracture in Lanzarote and La Palma, small porous volcanic pebbles
Filters rain water and pulls moisture from passing winds
Did phylloxera hit here?
No
What is Malvasia Volcanica? Aka Malvasia de Lanzarote
Natural indigenous white cross of Malvasia Aromatica and Marmajuelo
Primary red grape?
Listan Negro aka Almuneco
Indigenous to Canary Islands and is not a color variation of Listan Blanco or genetically linked to Listan Prieto
Listan Blanco aka Palomino Fino was brought from where?
Andalucia
What is Listan Prieto?
Native to La Mancha, original mission grape of new world fame
Where are vineyards found?
Hillside terraces at elevations up to 1700m, some of the highest sites in Europe
How are vines trained?
En vaso, manual harvest
What types of wines do volcanic soils produce?
Tropical fruit driven whites with saline and mineral
Reds/rose show mineral with spice
Where is Cordon Trenzado found?
DO Valle de la Orotava and Tacoroute-Acentejo
What does DO Islas Canarias encirlce?
All islands in Las Islas Canarias archipelago
What wines are authorized in DO Islas Canarias?
All wines
reds are eligible for Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
1 grape in DO Lanzarote?
Malvasia Volcanica aka Malvasia de Lanzarote
Mineral driven/citrus whites
Also sparkling and naturally semi sweet vino dulces
What does DO Lanzarote encompass?
Entire island of Lanzarote
What grape are reds and roses made from in DO Lanzarote?
Listan Negro
Some undergo carbonic Maceration
Many bottles have an onion like character due to sulfur levels in volcanic soils
Where is DO Tacoronte-Acentejo located?
Island of Tenerife (Northeastern tip)
Largest/oldest DO?
DO Tacoronte-Acentejo
Vine training system in DO Tacoronte-Acentejo?
Espaldera, cordon trenzado, some vines 200+
1 red in DO Tacoronte?
Listan Negro (90%)---> most are varietal, some undergo carbonic maceration Small amounts of Negramoll (4%)
Where is DO Valle de la Orotava located?
Tenerife
Where are vineyards located in DO Valle de la Orotava?
North Central Tenerife on Terraced Northern slopes of MT. Teide
One of the most historical wine regions from a historical perspective?
DO Valle de la Orotava
Puerto de la Orotava (Puerto de la Cruz) 1st port in the islands
Where was cordon trenzado pioneered?
DO Valle de la Orotava
#1 red in DO Valle de la Orotava? #1 white?
Listan Negro (more reds than whites) Listan Blanco de Canarias
Where is DO Ycoden-Daute Isora located?
Tenerife
Where does DO Ycoden-Daute Isora get it’s name from?
2 kingdoms that belonged to the indigenous Guanche people
Ycoden and Daute, plus the territories of Princess Isora
Where are vineyards in DO Ycoden?
Steep slopes of MT. Teide, NO MECHANIZATION
What 2 grapes are 80% of vineyards planted to in DO Ycoden?
Listan Blanco (More white here than red) Listan Negro
Red requirements in DO Ycoden?
Rose?
Min 75% red varieties (except reds produced with carbonic macertion, which requires 100% red grapes
Rose=Min 50% red varieties
