Canary Islands/Baelaric Islands

Question 1

What is the climate of the Canary Islands?

Answer 1

Subtropical

Question 2

What white and red grapes are used in the Canary Islands?

Answer 2

Reds include Listán Negro, Negramoll (Tinta Negra), Malvasía Rosada, and Listán Prieto (Mission, also known locally as Moscatel Negro)

Whites include Malvasía, Gual, Forastera Blanca, Moscatel, and Listán Blanco (Palomino)

Question 3

Where are the Canary Islands?

Answer 3

Off the coast of Africa, nearly 700 miles from the Iberian Peninsula.

Question 4

What are the 10 DOs of the Canary Islands? (5 on Tenerife and 5 separate islands)

Answer 4

On Tenerife:
Abona DO
Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
Valle de Güímar DO
Valle de la Orotava DO
Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO

5 separate: 
Lanzarote DO
El Hierro DO
Gran Canaria DO
La Gomera DO
La Palma DO

Question 5

What make Canary Island wine unique among much of the rest of the world of wine?

Answer 5

Phylloxera never reached the Canaries, and century-old vines are not an uncommon sight.

Question 6

What is the synonym for the Mission grape used in the Canary Islands

Answer 6

Listan Prieto