Murcia

Question 1

What did Rome call Cartagena Spain?

Answer 1

Carthago Nova

Question 2

Significant Roman settlement?

Answer 2

Fuente del Pinar near Yecla along Via Augusta

Question 3

What did Emperor Diocletian do?

Answer 3

He divided the empire in half on and east west axis

Question 4

What did the Carthaginensis province occupy?

Answer 4

Murcia, Valencia, Castilla La Mancha, Madrid

Carthago Nova was named provinces capital

Question 5

When Castile annexed the Taifa of Murcia, what did they set it up as?

Answer 5

Kingdom of Murcia, beholden to the Castilian crown

Question 6

What 2 wars did Murcia support the loosing sides of?

Answer 6

Peninsular war (French) and Carlist war (Liberals)

Question 7

What part of Murcia didn’t get hit with Phylloxera?

Answer 7

DO Jumilla, because of highly acidic lime subsoil

Question 8

What wrecked havoc on Murcia?

Answer 8

Birth of 2nd republic and Spanish civil war, cause trade blockades

Question 9

What city got destroyed during the flood of Saint Teresa?

Answer 9

Nonduermas

Question 10

What does “Pie Franco” mean?

Answer 10

Free or independent

Question 11

Is Murcia 1 of Spain’s uniprovincial autonomous communities?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Climate on coast?

Inland?

Answer 12

Coast=Med

Inland=Continental

Question 13

What range bisects Murcia?

Answer 13

Cordillera Prebetica

Question 14

Highest peak?

Answer 14

Pico del Obispo

Question 15

What is the Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla?

Answer 15

High plateau in Northern Murcia between Meseta and Med Sea (Some of the best vineyards are here)

Question 16

2 rivers?

Answer 16

Segura and Guadalentin, flow through valleys of Sistema Betico on way to Med sea

Question 17

Spain’s largest lagoon?

Answer 17

Mar Menor (Minor Sea)

Question 18

Soils

Answer 18

Limestone

Some topsoil is so hard it needs to be mechanically broken

Question 19

1 grape?

Answer 19

Monastrell

Question 20

What grapes are added to Monastrell to tame the aggressive character?

Answer 20

Cecibel/Granacha Tinta

Question 21

What grape is added to Monastrell in continental areas of Murcia to add color/savory aromatics?

Answer 21

Granacha Tintorera

Question 22

How are Monastrell vineyards trained?

Answer 22

En Vaso with hand harvesting

Question 23

How are Tempranillo, Granacha, Cab Sauv trained?

Answer 23

Trellised in Espaldera method so drip irrigation can be installed

Question 24

How many DO’s?

Answer 24

3

Question 25

Southernmost and Westernmost DO in Murcia and also the newest?

Answer 25

DO Bullas

Question 26

Red and rose minimum % of Monastrell in DO Bullas?

Answer 26

Min 60%

Question 27

Murcia’s oldest wine region?

Answer 27

DO Jumilla

Question 28

What is Tinto Monastrell?

Answer 28

in DO Jumilla….Must contain min 85% of Monastrell

Question 29

Do Jumilla is shared with what other autonomous community?

Answer 29

40% land is in Murcia
60% in Albacete province of Castilla La Mancha

However, 70% of DO’s wine production is carried out in Jumilla in Murcia

Question 30

Smallest DOP in Murcia?

Answer 30

DO Yecla

Question 31

What DO deals with a lot of exporting?

Answer 31

DO Yecla

Question 32

Who did the Moors within the Taifa not welcome?

Answer 32

Castilian forces that were commissioned to provide security for the Emir.