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Madrid Flashcards

1
Q

‘Madrid’ could refer to…?

A

A region, a province, or a city

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2
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How many provinces in Comunidad de Madrid?

A

One

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3
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Comunidad de Madrid is bordered by?

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N&W: Castilla y León
S&E: Castilla-La Mancha

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4
Q

How does Madrid the city rank among the capitals of Europe:
by population?
by elevation?

A

3rd most populated (3.2m)
2nd highest after Andorra la Vella

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5
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Climate of Comunidad de Madrid?

A

Continental

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6
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What are winter and summer temperatures like in Comunidad de Madrid? Rainfall?

A

Cold winter (below 0ºC)
Hot summer (exceeds 40ºC)
Low-ish rainfall (500mm)

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7
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Comunidad de Madrid is located where, at what elevation?

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Central Meseta
High: 600-1,000m

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8
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Comunidad de Madrid is bounded by which mountains?

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to the north: Sierra de Guadarrama (eastern Sistema Central), part of Sierra de Gredos

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9
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Comunidad de Madrid is bounded by which river? Fed by how many tributaries? Are they navigable?
Bonus: name them

A

Tajo River (down to 430m)
Six tributaries
Not navigable (gorges, waterfalls)

Alberche
Guadarrama
Manzanares
Jarama
Henares
Tajuña

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10
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Soils in north and south of Comunidad de Madrid?

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N: granitic in forested Sierra de Guadarrama and Sierra de Gredos
S (most of wine region): granite in west; sedimentary alluvium, limestone, loamy-clay in SC&SE

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11
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Main grapes in Comunidad de Madrid? Two reds, two whites

A

R: Tino Fino (Tempranillo), Garnacha Tinta
W: Malvar (Lairén), Albillo (Real)

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12
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What climate does the Malvar grape like, in Comunidad de Madrid?

A

long growing season to ripen
high, cool sites to preserve acidity

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13
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Define:
rañas (in Comunidad de Madrid)
alluvium
colluvium

A

Rañas: terraces
Alluvium: river deposits
Colluvium: slope wash

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14
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Main vine training in Comunidad de Madrid?

A

en vaso (manual harvest)
some EU investment in mechanisable training

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15
Q

Comunidad de Madrid has a unique wine production:
name?
description of method?
grape/colour restrictions?

A

Sobremadre (with the mother)

Complete the fermentation, leave minimum 25% of solids with the unfiltered wine (sobremadre) for 90-180 days, bottle directly without clarification or filtration; a little carbon dioxide effervescence remains.

Any authorised grape or colour

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16
Q

Name the DOs of Comunidad de Madrid

A

There is only one:
DO Vinos de Madrid

17
Q

Name the four subzones of Comunidad de Madrid, with locations relative to the city

A

SE: Arganda
W: Navalcarnero
further W: San Martín de Valdeiglesias
NE: El Molar

18
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid is the largest?

A

Arganda

(Before El Molar was created, probably, it was:
56% of vineyard
50% of production
31 municipalities)

19
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid is a flat plain, bisected north-south by the Guadarrama River?

A

Navalcarnero
(to the west)

20
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid is in the rugged landscape of the Sierra de Gredos mountains?

A

San Martín de Valdeiglesias

21
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid primarily uses Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) for red wine, instead of Garnacha Tinta like the other three?

A

Arganda (to the SE)

22
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid primarily uses Albillo (Real) for white wine, instead of Malvar like the other three?

A

San Martín de Valdeiglesias
(to the further west)

23
Q

Which subzone of Comunidad de Madrid is wettest? driest?

A

Wettest: San Martín de Valdeiglesias (to the further west)

Driest: Arganda (to the SE)

24
Q

In what year did phylloxera reach Madrid? What happened next?

A

1914
Slow recovery, replanted with Garnacha and Airén for co-operatives and bulk wine

25
Q

How did Madrid fare in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39)?

A

Badly. Attacked by Franco’s troops. ‘Siege of Madrid’ was first mass bombing of civilians by Nazi German air forces.

26
Q

When was DO Vinos de Madrid officially recognised?

A

1990

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