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Galicia Flashcards

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Spanish for Green Spain

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España Verde

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Name the autonomous communities in Green Spain

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Galicia
Cantabria
Asturias
País Vasco

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Galicia is known as the “country of…”?

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Country of the thousand rivers

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Name the two main rivers in Galicia

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Miño
Sil

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Name the main mountain range in Galicia

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Macizo Galaico / Galician Massif

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Average and highest elevations in Macizo Galaico / Galician Massif

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avg 500m, max 2,000m+

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Name the three primary ranges in the Macizo Galaico / Galician Massif

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Serra do Eixe
Serra da Enciña da Lastra
Serra do Courel

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8
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The most successful grape varieties in Galicia have what characteristics?

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Early ripening
Cool climate varieties

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Climate of Galicia

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Maritime

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Winter in Galicia: average temperature, describe the rainfall

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mild (avg 14ºC), heavy rain

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Summer in Galicia: describe the rainfall pattern

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Drought in south
Rain all year in north

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Average summer temperature in Galicia: NW coast, SW coast, inland

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NW coast 23ºC
SW coast 25ºC
inland 30ºC

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Galicia is bordered by…

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Atlantic (cliffs and rías)
Portugal
Castilla y León
Asturias

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Describe a ría

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Submerged river estuary
Branch-like, convoluted, indented coastline with islands
Insignificant water source, no silt

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Name the four provinces of Galicia

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A Coruña
Lugo
Pontevedra
Ourense

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Capital and largest city in Galicia

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Capital: Santiago de Compostela
Largest city: Vigo in SW with 292k 11% population

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17
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How are vines trained, depending on terrain in Galicia?

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Steep slopes: en espaldera on terraces (costly, manual)
Flatter sites: parrals (high yield, preferred by smallholders)

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Describe vine training: parral

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Parral: 7ft high granite posts and trellises, ventilation, room for second crop under

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What are soil types generally like at the coast, up river, and inland?

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Soils (granite is ideal - porous, well drained)
* Coast: granite, sandy, shallow, acidic (sandy beaches?)
* Inland up rivers: granite, clay (clay river beds?)
* Further inland up rivers: shallow slate, shale, granitic sand

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Does Galicia make more white or red wine?

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White

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Are Galician grape varieties usually international or indigenous

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Almost all indigenous

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What techniques are usual for vinification in Galicia?

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Stainless steel
Fresh wines for immediate consumption
Some producers barrel age

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For which four white grape varieties are producers experimenting with barrel ageing?

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Albariño
Godello
Treixadura
Loureira

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What genus and species are French, American, Galician oak?

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Genus: quercus

Species:
* French: petraea/robur
* American: alba
* Galician: pyrenaica

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Rías Baixas: mostly red/white? percentage? dominant variety?

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99% blanco (Albariño)

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Characteristics of Albariño in Rías Baixas

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mostly unoaked, young, light, acid, pale, citrus / peach / white flowers

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Rías Baixas: soil

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Shallow sandy soil, some granite, alluvial on Miño

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Rías Baixas: elevation, rainfall, climate

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0-300m
1,691 mm/yr
maritime

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Rías Baixas: area under vine

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4,021 ha

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Galician for small family Bodegas

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Adegas is Galician for small family quality Bodegas

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DO Ribeiro: mostly red/white? percentage? dominant variety?

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90% blanco (Treixadura)

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Ribeiro: soil with percentages

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70% granite + organic; 20% schist, 10% sedimentary
Best on hillsides above rivers

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Name the three main rivers of DO Ribeiro

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Avia
Miño
Arnoia

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Ribeiro: elevation, rainfall, climate

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100-350m
900 mm/yr
maritime

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Ribeiro: area under vine

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2,220 ha

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Oldest DO, first winemakers, historically famous for what?

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Ribeiro, Roman, historic sweet wines for pilgrims

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Ribeiro: main weather hazard

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spring frost

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Boutique winery in Ribeiro: local name, regulations, how many?

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Colleiteiro
<= 60,000 L/yr, all production on site
115 (in 2016)

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Ribeira Sacra: mostly red/white? percentage? dominant variety?

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94% tinto (Mencía)
Most production 100% Mencía

40
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Ribeira Sacra: minimum requirements for grape varieties

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minimum 70% of the 6 preferred varieties

41
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Characteristics of Menćia in Ribeira Sacra

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light, fresh, moderate colour, berries / herbs / smokey, some ageing large wood vats

42
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Ribeira Sacra: soils by river

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Slate (Miño, NW)
granite (Sil / Bibei, SE)

43
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Ribeira Sacra: elevation, rainfall, climate

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400-500m
700-800 mm/yr
maritime + continental

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Ribeira Sacra: area under vine

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1,241 ha

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Ribeira Sacra: history of the name

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Name from 1124 constitutional document authorised by Doña Teresa (daughter of King Alfonse VI of Portugal): Rovoyra Sacrata, referring to the site for a monastery.

1608: typo by Benedictine monk (Rivoyra Sacrata)

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DO Ribeira Sacra: name for premium wine and minimum requirements

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Ribeira Sacra Summum = 85%+ preferred grapes and 60%+ Mencía

For whites: 100% preferred grapes

47
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Valdeorras: mostly red/white? percentage? dominant variety?

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55% blanco (blanco usually 100% Godello)

48
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Valdeorras is mostly white, but what is the main red variety?

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Mencía

49
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Minimum proportion of Godello if labelled Valdeorras Godello

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100%

50
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Minimum proportion of Mencía if labelled Valdeorras Mencía

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85%

51
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Minimum variety requirement for vinos espumosos in Valdeorras

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85% Godello

52
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Valdeorras: soils and rivers

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Shallow slate over quartzite / schist (Sil)

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Valdeorras: elevation, rainfall, climate

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300-700m
850-1000 mm/yr
maritime + continental

54
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Valdeorras: area under vine

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1,182 ha

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Valdeorras: weather risks

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Late frosts, hail in spring

56
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Valdeorras: origin of name

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Roman, valley of gold
(but WSG lecture by Noah Chichester says it’s Valley of the Gigurri)

57
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DO Valdeorras: name and requirements of premium wine labelling

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Valdeorras Castas Nobles
85%+ preferred varieties

58
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Name the subzones of Rías Baixas and their adjacent bodies of water

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Ribeira do Ulla (Ulla river)
Val do Salnés (Umia river)
Soutomaior (Ría de Vigo)
O Rosal (Miño river)
Condado do Tea (Miño river)

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Superlative(s) for Rías Baixas subzone: Ribeira do Ulla

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Northernmost

60
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Superlative(s) for Rías Baixas subzone: Val do Salnés

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Flattest
Largest
Oldest
Coolest

61
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Superlative(s) for Rías Baixas subzone: Soutomaior

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Smallest

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Superlative(s) for Rías Baixas subzone: Condado do Tea

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Furthest inland
Most mountainous
Most continental
Warmest

63
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Minimum grape varieties for wine labelled: Rías Baixas

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No restriction

64
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Minimum grape varieties for Rías Baixas Albariño wine

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100% Albariño

65
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Minimum grape varieties for Rías Baixas wine from Ribeira do Ulla

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70%+ preferred grapes

(Rías Baixas: Albariño, Loureira/Loureiro Blanco/Marqués, Treixadura, Caíño Blanco)

66
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Minimum grape varieties for DO Rías Baixas wine from Val do Salnés

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70%+ preferred grapes

(DO Rías Baixas: Albariño, Loureira/Loureiro Blanco/Marqués, Treixadura, Caíño Blanco)

67
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Minimum grape varieties for Rías Baixas wine from Soutomaior

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100% Albariño

68
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Minimum grape varieties for Rías Baixas wine from O Rosal

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70%+ Albariño/Loureira

69
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Minimum grape varieties for Rías Baixas wine from Condado do Tea

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70%+ Albariño/Treixadura

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Origin DO and subzone of Albariño

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Rías Baixas (Val do Salnés) where it is >50% of the vineyard

71
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In Rías Baixas, O Rosal, what terrain are vines planted on?

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Terraces

72
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Native name of Galicia and origin of that name

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Galiza
From Cailleach (ancient Celtic mother goddess, Calaicia in Latin)

73
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Roman name for Galicia

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Gallaecia

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Centuries when the Celts arrived and became entrenched in Gallicia

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6C BCE
5C BCE

75
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Year when Romans beat the Gallaeci, and where

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137 BCE
Duero river

76
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In which century was Galicia incorporated into Roman provinces covering which modern locations?

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3C
Northern Portugal, Asturias, part of Castilla y León

77
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Century when Roman empire declined

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5C

78
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In 410 CE, which tribe took over Galicia and where did they come from?

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Suebi from Germania

79
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In which year did the Visigoths invade and take control of Galicia?

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585 CE

80
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In which year did the Moors invade Galicia, and what happened?

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711 CE
Failed to take Galicia which joined the Christian kingdom of Asturias

81
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In which century did Santiago de Compostela become important?

A

9C

82
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In which century was a fragmented Galicia united with Castilian monarchy, and by which monarch?

A

15C
Isabella I

83
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Main exports of Galicia in late 15C

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wine to New World
vine cuttings to Europe

84
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From the Middle Ages to the 18C, which part of Galicia was known for what kind of wine?

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Ribeiro was known for vino tostado (sweet, fortified, sun/barn-dried) for Camino de Santiago pilgrims

Exported to England as Tostado do Ribeiro in 17-18C

85
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In the late 18C to 19C, what disasters befell Galician winemakers?

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Planting craze for vino tostado turned into a crash (as fashion switched to full dry, red wines from Portugal).
Depopulation, mildew, disease, phylloxera

86
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What was planted in Galicia in the early 20C?

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Low quality hybrids, non-traditional Palomino / Garnacha Tintorera

87
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In what year did Galicia first gain a Statute of Autonomy, alongside which other communities? What interrupted this and when?

A

1931
Cataluña, País Vasco

Civil war in 1936

88
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Why was Galicia spared much of the fighting in the Spanish Civil War?

A

The initial coup was successful in Galicia, so it was under Nationalist pro-church control

89
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Why is it ironic that Franco suppressed the Galician language?

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Franco was a Galician (from Ferrol in A Coruña)

90
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In what year did Franco die?

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1975

91
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In what year did Galicia regain autonomy?

A

1981

92
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In what year did Spain join the EU?

A

1986

93
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In which decade did Galicia revive local grapes, which three in particular, and assisted by regulation of what?

A

1980s
Albariño, Godello, Mencía
Regulations restricted foreign varieties

94
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The Sil river crosses Valdeorras from east to west creating [gentle/steep] slopes on the left bank and [gentle/steep] slopes on the right bank.

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Left (north facing): steep
Right (south facing): gentle

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