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Meseta: Extremadura Flashcards

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1
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How long has Extremadura been inhabited

A

Approx 50,000 yrs
Cave paintings
Megalith tombs

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What was the province called that the Romans formed with part of Portugal and Extremadura

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Lusitania

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3
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What was the Via de la Plata

A

Silver Road
Roman trading route
Connects western Spain - Astorga to Merida
Trade in precious metals
Route to Santiago di Compostela (from Seville)

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4
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Why was Merida important in Roman times

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Hub for trade to East and Africa

House of the Ampitheatre has a mosaic of treading grapes

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5
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Which century did the Visigoths arrive in Extremadura

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5th

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6
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Which century did the Moors invade

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8th

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7
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Which century did King Alfonso IX of Leon reclaim Extredamura

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13th

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8
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Jews, Muslims and Christians lived peaceably in Extremadura territory in 14c - what happened to stop this

A

Tribunal of Holy Office of the Inquisition
1478

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9
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Who was the famous explorer of Extremadura who conquered the Aztec Empire

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Hernan Cortes

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10
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Did Extremadura thrive in the 16-17c

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No
Many conflicts
Vineyards abandoned

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11
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When was the Portuguese Restoration

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1640-1668

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12
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Who was Fray Juan Luis de Siruela

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Wrote about wine in Guadeloupe Monastery
1520
Recipes for wines

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13
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What were the 3 main wars 17-19c

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1 Portugese Restoration 1640-1668
2 War of Spanish Succession 1701- 1714
3 War of Spanish Independence 1808- 1814

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14
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What impact did joining the EU have on Extramadura’s wine production

A

Less bulk and more quality
Co-ops

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15
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Location of Extremadura

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N= CyL
E=CLM
S=Andalucia
W= Portugal

Capital = Merida

5th largest
13th most populated

2 Provinces - Caceres (N) Badajoz (S)

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16
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Extremadura climate

A

Continental

Low rainfall sceptics in Mtns (NE)

More cont in N - droughts
South maritime influence

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17
Q

What is the impact of the Azores High

A

Summer
Blue skies
Dry air
Heat

18
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What is the mountain ranges in Extremadura

A

Sistema Central in the North
Sierra Morena in the South
Sierra Centrales Extramadures (East)
Sierra de Villuercas

19
Q

What are the rivers

A

Tajo
Guadiana

a bit of the Guadalquiver

20
Q

What are the soils

A

Varied - depending on location

Granite north
limestone south

21
Q

What are the main white grape varieties

A

Cayetana Blanca
Alarije

Most distilled for spirits

22
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What are the main red grapes

A

Tempranillo, then Garnacha Tinta and Cab Sav

23
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Extremadura - OCW

A

Extremadura, one of the 17 autonomous regions in spain and, perhaps surprisingly, the country’s fourth most important wine region. Spain’s wild west is hardly ideal for growing grapes. Sheep are reputed to outnumber people in this semi-arid upland area between castilla-la mancha and portugal (see map under spain). Most of the wine is sold in bulk for distillation and ends up as brandy de Jerez. The Tierra de Barros (‘land of mud’) zone near the Portuguese border, which shares climate and soil features with neighbouring alentejo, witnessed a certain rebirth after 1990.

The regional administration settled in the late 1990s for a single do for most of the wine areas in Extremadura—ribera del guadiana. Cencibel, Garnacha, Graciano, and, increasingly, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah dominate amongst red grape varieties, and Pardina amongst white ones. But the region was still underperforming in 2014. cork is an important crop here.

24
Q

How many DOs in Extredamura

A

1
DO Ribera del Guadiana
Bank of the river Guadiana

25
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DO Ribera del Guadiana - date

A

1999

Historically wine important

26
Q

DO Ribera del Guadiana - wine style

A

TINTO 93%
Blanco 5% ++

27
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DO Ribera del Guadiana - soils

A

Clay, limestone

28
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DO Ribera del Guadiana - climate

A

Continental - Atlantic influence Azores high
Average rainfall
800mm

29
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DO Ribera del Guadiana- topography

A

River Guadiana

1000m

35797 ha!!

Rolling hills and mountains - vineyards and olives

30
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DO Ribera del Guadiana - grapes

A

Tempranillo/Cencibel

Whites = CAYETANA BLANCA and PARDINA plus Alarje, Borba
Both the same though previously thought different

31
Q

How many subzones in DO Ribera del Guadiana

A

6
Canamero
Montanchez
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Tierra de Barros
Matenegra

32
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What is special about subzone Canamaro

A

Highest elevations
Sand and slate
Lowest temps
Furthest East
Alarje White planted (75%)

33
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What is special about subzone Montachez

A

Northernmost
Granite
Borba white (66%)but others

34
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What is special about subzone Ribera Alta

A

Largest
Suited to all varieties
central - by river
Tempranillo Garnacha Tinta

35
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What is special about subzone Ribera Baja

A

Borders Portugal
Atlantic influence
Lowest
Mostly white
Blended

36
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What is special about subzone Tierra del Barros

A

Barros= Mud
Flat land
Clay soil
Most important 80% DO vineyards
South
Reds=Tempranillo

37
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What is special about subzone Matanegra

A

Most southerly
Tempranillo. Bebe

38
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DO Ribera del Guadiana - OCW

A

Ribera del Guadiana — is the chosen name for a single denominated zone encompassing about 26,000 ha/64,000 acres of vineyards in Spain’s extremadura region. The do, awarded in 1998, includes such well-known areas as Tierra de Barros. The autonomous Extremadura government is actively encouraging the planting of international varieties and improvements in wine quality but the results have been slow in coming.

39
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Extremadura S has a low concentration of vineyards T or F

A

False high concentration
9% of total plantings in Spain 2nd highest in Spain after CLMancha (50%)

40
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What is the name of the driving force of weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean primarily affecting Extremadura

A

Azores High

41
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What are the 2 primary river basins in Extremadura

A

Tajo
Guadiana

42
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Pardina

A

Pardina — light-skinned grape producing rather ordinary wines in extremadura shown by dna profiling in 2005 to be the same as cayetana Blanca.

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