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Largest/Smallest Flashcards

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1
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Spain’s largest region?

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Castilla y León

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2
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Spain’s highest peak?

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Pico Teide (Canaries)

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Longest Iberian river?

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Tajo River

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Spain’s largest river basin?

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Duero River

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5
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Spain’s longest river?

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Ebro River

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6
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Spain’s 2nd smallest region?

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La Rioja

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7
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Oldest demarcated regions in Spain?

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Rioja
Jerez
Malaga
Tarragona
Priorat
Penedes
Alicante
Valcencia
Utiel
Valdepañas
Cariñena
Rueda
Ribeiro
Manzanilla
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8
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Most old vines in Spain?

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DO Cariñena

80yrs+ en vaso

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9
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Largest city in Pais Vasco?

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Bilbao

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10
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Wettest area of Spain?

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DO Getaria in Guipúzcoa province Pais Vasco

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11
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Only red grape grown in Pais Vasco?

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Hondarrabi Beltza

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12
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Smallest Basque DO?

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DO Arabako Txakolina

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13
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Driest Basque DO?

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DO Arabako Txakolina

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14
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Spain’s smallest province?

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Guipúzcoa in Pais Vasco

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15
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Largest producer of white wine in Pais Vasco?

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DO Bizkaiko Txakolina

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16
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Oldest demarcated region in Castilla y León?

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DO Rueda

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17
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How large is Castilla y León as a demarcated region in the EU?

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3

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18
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First known tribe in Castilla y León?

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Vacceo lived in Bergidum (Bierzo)

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19
Q

Castilla y León occupies how much mainland in Spain?

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1/5

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20
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Unofficial capital of Castilla y León ?

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Valladolid

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21
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The DO where lone exception where Tempranillo is not an authorized grape in Castilla y León

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DO Bierzo

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22
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DO with natural border between Castilla y León and Portugal?

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DO Arribes

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23
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What is the Duero 2nd largest tributary?

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Pisuerga River - cuts through Cigales

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24
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What covers the entire Castilla y León region?

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VT Castilla y León

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25
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What is Spain’s 2nd largest appellation by volume?

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Ribera del Duero

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26
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What is Spain’s largest appellation by volume?

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La Rioja

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27
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Largest city in Galcia?

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Vigo

28
Q

Southern most DO in Galicia?

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DO Monterrei

29
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Eastern most DO in Galicia?

A

DO Valdeorras

30
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What is the only DO in Galicia that produces more red than white?

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DO Ribeira Sacra

31
Q

Oldest Galician DO?

A

DO Ribeiro

32
Q

How many Colleiteiros in Galcia?

A

115

33
Q

Best Godello?

A

DO Valdeorras

34
Q

Newest subzone in Rías Baixas?

A

Ribeira do Ulla

35
Q

3 mountain ranges of Galicia?

A

S. Eixe
S. Enciña
S. Courel

36
Q

What is the main style of wine produced in Asturias?

A

Red wine

37
Q

Smallest autonomous region in Spain?

A

Balearic Islands

38
Q

Second Smallest autonomous region in Spain?

A

La Rioja

39
Q

Most populated region?

A

Andalucia

40
Q

2nd largest autonomous region?

A

Andalucia

41
Q

Oldest city in Western Europe?

A

Cadíz

42
Q

Highest peak on mainland Spain?

A

Pico Mulhacén (Sierra Nevada)

43
Q

1st Andalucia railway?

A

Jerez to Santa Maria

44
Q

Spain’s most populated region?

A

Andalucía (also 2nd largest)

45
Q

Highest mountain range on Iberian peninsula?

A

Sistema Betico

46
Q

One of the least acidic wines in the world?

A

Fino Sherry

47
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One of the sweetest wines in the world?

A

PX Sherry

48
Q

Highest average elevation wine regions in Europe (760-850m)?

A

DO Ribero del Duero

49
Q

Spain’s largest vino blanco producer?

A

DO Rueda (6% of overall production)

50
Q

Lowest rainfall in Castilla y Leon

A

DO Toro

51
Q

Oldest bodega in Rioja?

A

Bodegas R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia

52
Q

Wettest Rioja Subzone?

A

Rioja Alta

53
Q

Oldest vineyards in Rioja?

A

Rioja Alta

Barrio de la Estacion in Haro

54
Q

Hottest, driest and most arid in Rioja subregions?

A

Rioja Oriental

55
Q

Highest subzone in Navarra

A

Tierra Estella

56
Q

Northernmost DO in Aragon?

A

DO Somontano

Also wettest and greenest

57
Q

Youngest Cataluñan DO?

A

DO Monsant

58
Q

What and where is Spain’s largest winery?

A

Bodegas Torres - DO Penedes

59
Q

1st region to adopt temperature controls?

A

DO Penedes

60
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1st organic sparkling wine

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Classic Penedès- always a reserva 15m lees

61
Q

Oldest soils in Cataluña?

A

Llicorella in Priorat

62
Q

1st wine region to adopts “Estate Wines”?

A

Priorat

63
Q

What is Cataluña’s oldest wine region?

A

DO Tarragona - 1st CE

64
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1st & 2nd railway

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1st Andalucia. Jerez to Santa Maria

2nd Rioja - Longroño to Bilbao

65
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1st DO in Cataluña to introduce French grapes?

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DO Costers del Segre - considered some of Spain’s most unusual

66
Q

Penedes subzone with largest area of production?

A

Penedes Central

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