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Castilla-La Mancha Flashcards

1
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What is Castilla-La Mancha bordered by?

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N: Castilla y León, Madrid
E: Aragón, Valencia
S: Murcia, Andalucía
W: Extremadura

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Castilla-La Mancha is divided into how many provinces?
Bonus: name them

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Five

Albacete
Ciudad Real
Cuenca
Guadalajara
Toledo

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Capital, largest city in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Capital: Toledo (83k 4%)
Largest city: Albacete (double that)

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Climate of Castilla-La Mancha?

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Continental
Eastern parts have Mediterranean influences

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Which named wind influences which parts of Castilla-La Mancha? What are its synonyms? What effect does it have? When does it mainly blow?

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Levante in eastern parts
aka Solano / Levanter
Becomes strong, hot and dry over land, lowers humidity to 70-30%
mainly May-October

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In which parts of Castilla-La Mancha is the climate more extreme?

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Western and central

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What are winter and summer temperatures like in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Cold winter (min -10ºC)
Hot summer (max 40ºC)

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Rainfall in Castilla-La Mancha? When?

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Low (200-500mm)
Mostly winter and early spring

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How much of Castilla-La Mancha is the central plateau? How high is it?

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Most (approx 80%)
High (610-760m)

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Which mountains border Castilla-La Mancha?

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N: Sistema Central, Sistema Ibérico
S: Sierra Morena, Sistema Bético

(W: Montes de Toledo bisects part of Castilla-La Mancha
E: relatively flat up to Valencia)

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Which four of Spain’s main rivers flow through Castilla-La Mancha?

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West to the Atlantic:
Tajo, Guadiana (region’s largest)

East to the Mediterranean:
Júcar, Segura

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12
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Are the soils of Castilla-La Mancha varied or homogenous?

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Homogenous

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Soil in most quality wine regions of Castilla-La Mancha? Challenges? Exceptions?

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Limestone
Much limestone hardpan under topsoil, which needs breaking up.
Limestone is well-drained and climate is dry

W,NW: pockets of clay, sandy-clay
NE: clay, alluvium, granite
Clay more water retentive

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Most planted grape in Castilla-La Mancha? Where does it rank in Spain? In the world?

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Airén (217,000 ha)
also most-planted in Spain (22.3%)
4th most planted in the world
(and most-planted white)

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Name the 7 main red grapes of Castilla-La Mancha. Which two red grapes are gaining ground?

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Cencibel (Tempranillo, most-admired)
Garnacha Tintorera (local favourite)
Garnacha Tinta
Monastrell
Bobal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah

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In 2017, Castilla-La Mancha was what proprtion of the Spanish vineyard? Where does that rank among autonomous regions of the world?

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49.5% (473,331 ha)
Largest of any autonomous region in the world

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17
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Main planting technique in Castilla-La Mancha? Also what, and why?

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En vaso, in marco real
Investment from Spain, EU to replant espaldera for mechanisation and irrigation

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18
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The dry growing season in Castilla-La Mancha is allowing a rise in what kinds of vine treatments?

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Organic

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Castilla-La Mancha has historically produced mainly what style of wine?

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Low-end, bulk

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In Castilla-La Mancha, what was Airén mostly used for? And nowadays increasing used for?

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Oxidative, alcoholic blanco; brandy.
Simple fresh varietals

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21
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DO Jumilla in Castilla-La Mancha extends into which other region? How much?

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40% of vineyard and 70% of production is in Murcia

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22
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Name the largest wine-growing region (DOP) in the world

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DO La Mancha

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23
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What proportion of DO La Mancha is planted to white grapes? What is the most common, at what proportion of whites?

Most common red, at what proportion of red grapes?

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71% white grapes
of which Airén 88%

29% red grapes
of which 65% Cencibel (Tempranillo)

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24
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Style of Cencibel (Tempranillo) in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Wide range, but mostly simple, ripe black fruit, soft tannin

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Outline the unusual history of DO Manchuela’s recognition, in Castilla-La Mancha

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Split from DO La Mancha in 1982 and regulated as a DOP, following pressure from quality-minded producers. But only formally recognised in 2000.

26
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Where in Castilla-La Mancha is DO Manchuela? Which rivers frame it?

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on the eastern border beside DO Utiel-Requena in Murcia

Rivers: Júcar, Cabriel

27
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Which need-to-know DOs in Castilla-La Mancha have a climate: Continental with Mediterranean influences

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DO Jumilla
DO Manchuela

28
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What effect do winds from the Mediterranean have on grapes in DO Manchuela in Castilla-La Mancha?

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They humidify and cool the dry climate and slow ripening

29
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What is the main wine style of DO Manchuela in Castilla-La Mancha?

A

Varietal Bobal

30
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What unusual winemaking technique is used in DO Manchuela in Castilla-La Mancha. Which other DO uses it?

A

Doble pasta
Also in DO Utiel-Requena in Murcia

31
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What proportion of red wine plantings in DO Manchuela is Cencibel (Tempranillo)? What is it especially known for?

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10% of red plantings and rising,
especially as varietal wine

32
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Apart from Bobal and Cencibel, what are other grapes in DO Manchuela mostly used for?

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Blends (red and white)

33
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In DO Manchuela in Castilla-La Mancha, what are the grape restrictions on vinos rosados?

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Min 85% authorised red varieties

34
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What does Valdepeñas mean?

A

Valley of Stones

35
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When was DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha officially recognised?

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It’s an original DO from the 1932 Wine Statute

36
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Which river flows through DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Jabalón

37
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Climate of DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Continental
(fully)

38
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In DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha, which mountain range blocks Mediterranean influence?

A

Sierra Morena to the south

39
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‘Sophisticated’ winemaking facilities were found archeologically in DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha, dating back to when?

A

700 BCE

40
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How did Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha continue producing wine during Arab rule?

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Special dispensation from the Caliphate of Toledo

41
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Which unique style of wine has Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha been known for, since the late 16C? How was it made, and how is it today? From which grapes?

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Aloque
aka Clarete

Traditionally by blending red and white wines (after fermentation), and ageing in tinajas (large earthernware jars).
Nowadays red/white field blends in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks.

Cencibel and Airén

42
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In DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha, what are the grape restrictions on:
vinos tintos?
vinos rosados?

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tintos: 85% authorised red grapes
rosados: 25% authorised red grapes

43
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What ageing designations are used in DO Valdepeñas in Castilla-La Mancha? What barrels are often used, to produce what flavour?

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The usual crianza, reserva, gran reserva.
Neutral barrels for dried fruit (not oak) flavours

44
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Name the two need-to-know Vinos de Pago in Castilla-La Mancha. What were they first for?

A

VP Dominio de Valdepusa
VP Finca Élez
The first two Vinos de Pago in Spain

45
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Where is VP Dominio de Valdepusa?

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A Vinos de Pago in the Montes de Toledo, northwest Castilla-La Mancha

46
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Who owns VP Dominio de Valdepusa in Castilla-La Mancha? How did the family come to own it?

A

Carlos Falcó, Marques de Griñón

gifted by King Sancho IV of Castile in late 13C

47
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Most Vinos de Pago focus on what grape varieties?

A

International

48
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VP Dominio de Valdepusa in Castilla-La Mancha makes varietal wine from which grapes? What is also planted? What is notably not planted?

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Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon (planted first in 1974), Syrah, Petit Verdot, Graciano
Also: Merlot
Not: Tempranillo

(makes three blends)

49
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Name some innovations that have been trialed at VP Dominio de Valdepusa in Castilla-La Mancha

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High density planting
Various canopy management
Drip irrigation
Tube planting to bypass top 25cm clay

50
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Where is VP Finca Élez in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Southeast border of DO La Mancha in the heart of the Sierra de Alcaraz

51
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Who owns VP Finca Élez in Castilla-La Mancha?

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Viñedos y Bodegas Manuel Manzaneque

52
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Main grapes at VP Finca Élez in Castilla-La Mancha? How did they get there?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah
Chardonnay

Personally brought from Bordeaux, Rhône, Burgundy

53
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VP Finca Élez in Castilla-La Mancha makes eight wines. How many varietal and from which grapes? Which are the most celebrated?

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Four varietal:
3 Chardonnay (celebrated)
1 Syrah
the other 4 wines are blends

54
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VP Finca Élez in Castilla-La Mancha is most celebrated for its varietal Chardonnay. What proportion of its production is white wine?

A

only 5% blanco

55
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Which need-to-know DO in Castilla-La Mancha makes the most rosado? Grape restrictions?

A

DO Manchuela
30% rosado
min 85% authorised red varieties

56
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What proportion tinto is produced by VP Dominio de Valdepusa in Castilla-La Mancha?

A

100% tinto

57
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Which DO in Castilla-La Mancha has the largest vineyard? And the smallest?

A

DO La Mancha
(165,470 ha, largest DOP in the world)

DO Manchuela 6,709 ha

58
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When did the Phoenicians arrive in Castilla-La Mancha with wine culture?

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1100 BCE

59
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How did Castilla-La Mancha fare during the Spanish Civil War?

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Bloody battleground, mass emigration abroad or to industrialised parts of Spain

60
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When did Castilla-La Mancha start to recover after the Spanish Civil War?

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late in the Franco regime; industry and agriculture recovered, people returned home

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