Asturias and Cantabria

Question 1

Capital of Cantabria

Answer 1

Santander

Question 2

T or F Austurias was one of the centers of Spanish Enlightenment

Answer 2

T

Question 3

How many wine regions calls Asturias home?

Answer 3

One - VT Cangas

Question 4

Asturias single wine region

Answer 4

VC Cangas

Question 5

Asturias is predominantly _____ wine country

Answer 5

Red Wine

Question 6

Primarily white grape in Asturias

Answer 6

Albarin Blanco

Question 7

Red grapes in Asturias

Answer 7

Mencía, Albarin Tinto and Carrasquín

Question 8

White grapes in Cantabria

Answer 8

Albariño, Godello, Treixadura and Hondarribi Zuri

Question 9

Red grapes in Cantabria

Answer 9

Hondarribi Beltza

Question 10

Red or whites dominate in Cantabria?

Answer 10

Reds

Question 11

Autonomous regions in Cantabrian range?

Answer 11

Asturias y Cantabria

Question 12

Asturias borders

Answer 12

Galicia to the West, Castilla y Leon to the South, Cantabria to the East and the Cantabrian Sea north

Question 13

Capital of Asturias

Answer 13

Oviedo

Question 14

Largest city in Asturias

Answer 14

Gijon

Question 15

Cantabria borders

Answer 15

north by the Cantabrian Sea, Asturias to the West, Pais Vasco to the East, Castilla y Leon to the South.

Question 16

Capital and largest city in Cantabria

Answer 16

Santander

Question 17

Climate in Asturias and Cantabria?

Answer 17

Maritime

Question 18

Where is one of the cloudiest parts of Spain?

Answer 18

Cantabria

Question 19

Effect that happens when air is forced upwards in mountainous terrain?

Answer 19

Foehn

Question 20

What does foehn cause?

Answer 20

Extended growing season

Question 21

The highest range within the Cordillera Cantabrica?

Answer 21

Picos de Europa

Question 22

Soils in Asturias?

Answer 22

Slate for good drainage

Question 23

Soils in Cantabria?

Answer 23

Limestone

Question 24

How many appellations in the Cantabrian range?

Answer 24

3

Question 25

Appellations in the Cantabria Range?

Answer 25

VC Cangas, VT Costa de Cantabria and VT Liebana

Question 26

Where is VC Cangas?

Answer 26

Asturias

Question 27

What does VT mean?

Answer 27

Vino de la Tierra

Question 28

What does VC mean?

Answer 28

Vino de Calidad

Question 29

VC Cangas is predominantly red or white?

Answer 29

red

Question 30

Who were the Suevi?

Answer 30

Germanic tribe in Green Spain ruled in the 5-6th c

Question 31

Did the Moors take Asturias or Cantabria?

Answer 31

No they lost in 792 which commenced Reconquista

Question 32

What area is known for apples and why?

Answer 32

Cantabria since the soils are very fertile

Question 33

Where are vines planted in Asturias?

Answer 33

Located in the SW part away from the coast called Cangas

Question 34

What is the cloudiest region in Spain?

Answer 34

Cantabria

Question 35

What does the Foehn effect do?

Answer 35

Extends growing season

Question 36

How many appellations in Asturia and Cantabria?

Answer 36

1 in Asturias -VC Cangas | 2 in Cantabria - VT Costa de Cantabria (white) & VT Leibana (red)