Spain General

Question 1

How many Ha are planted in Spain?

Answer 1

954000 in 2012(Most in the world)

Question 2

Which year Spain joined EU?

Answer 2

1986

Question 3

When was Irrigation Legalized

Answer 3

1996

Question 4

Where and when was first powdery mildew found?

Answer 4

1850’s Catalonia

Question 5

Where and when was first Phylloxera found?

Answer 5

1878 Malaga (Malaga wine industry never recovered)

Question 6

Who introduced traditional method to Spain and when?

Answer 6

Jose Raventos founded Codorniu 1872(town of San Sadurni de Noya)

Question 7

First DO and when?

Answer 7

Rioja 1926(By monarch Primo de Rivera)

Question 8

Second and third DO?

Answer 8

Jerez 1933, Malaga 1937

Question 9

When Spain restored it`s democracy?

Answer 9

1975

Question 10

How many DO in Spain?

Answer 10

64

Question 11

First DOC?

Answer 11

Rioja 1991

Question 12

Second DOC?

Answer 12

Priorat 2003

Question 13

What is meseta?

Answer 13

Plateau in central Spain, 600-1000 m above sea level

Question 14

What is marco real palnting?

Answer 14

Very low density, 2,5m between vines, central Spain

Question 15

Who pioneered drip irrigation in Spain?

Answer 15

Marqués de Griñón Valdepusa estate in Toledo under Australian viticulturist Richard Smart, mid 1990’s

Question 16

5 main Rivers of Spain

Answer 16

Ebro, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir