Murcia Flashcards
What did Rome call Cartagena Spain?
Carthago Nova
Significant Roman settlement?
Fuente del Pinar near Yecla along Via Augusta
What did Emperor Diocletian do?
He divided the empire in half on and east west axis
What did the Carthaginensis province occupy?
Murcia, Valencia, Castilla La Mancha, Madrid
Carthago Nova was named provinces capital
When Castile annexed the Taifa of Murcia, what did they set it up as?
Kingdom of Murcia, beholden to the Castilian crown
What 2 wars did Murcia support the loosing sides of?
Peninsular war (French) and Carlist war (Liberals)
What part of Murcia didn’t get hit with Phylloxera?
DO Jumilla, because of highly acidic lime subsoil
What wrecked havoc on Murcia?
Birth of 2nd republic and Spanish civil war, cause trade blockades
What city got destroyed during the flood of Saint Teresa?
Nonduermas
What does “Pie Franco” mean?
Free or independent
Is Murcia 1 of Spain’s uniprovincial autonomous communities?
Yes
Climate on coast?
Inland?
Coast=Med
Inland=Continental
What range bisects Murcia?
Cordillera Prebetica
Highest peak?
Pico del Obispo
What is the Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla?
High plateau in Northern Murcia between Meseta and Med Sea (Some of the best vineyards are here)
2 rivers?
Segura and Guadalentin, flow through valleys of Sistema Betico on way to Med sea
Spain’s largest lagoon?
Mar Menor (Minor Sea)
Soils
Limestone
Some topsoil is so hard it needs to be mechanically broken
1 grape?
Monastrell
What grapes are added to Monastrell to tame the aggressive character?
Cecibel/Granacha Tinta
What grape is added to Monastrell in continental areas of Murcia to add color/savory aromatics?
Granacha Tintorera
How are Monastrell vineyards trained?
En Vaso with hand harvesting
How are Tempranillo, Granacha, Cab Sauv trained?
Trellised in Espaldera method so drip irrigation can be installed
How many DO’s?
3
Southernmost and Westernmost DO in Murcia and also the newest?
DO Bullas
Red and rose minimum % of Monastrell in DO Bullas?
Min 60%
Murcia’s oldest wine region?
DO Jumilla
What is Tinto Monastrell?
in DO Jumilla….Must contain min 85% of Monastrell
Do Jumilla is shared with what other autonomous community?
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
Smallest DOP in Murcia?
DO Yecla
What DO deals with a lot of exporting?
DO Yecla
Who did the Moors within the Taifa not welcome?
Castilian forces that were commissioned to provide security for the Emir.
