Climates of Principal Regions Flashcards
(65 cards)
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Bordeaux: Climate?
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Moderate maritime
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Bergerac and Monbazillac: Climate?
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Moderate maritime, but less than Bordeaux
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Burgundy: Climate?
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- Chablis: cool continental
- Further south: moderate continental
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Beaujolais: Climate?
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Similar to southern Mâconnais (moderate continental)
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Alsace: Climate?
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Cool to moderate continental
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Loire Valley: Climate?
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- Cool climate
- Nantais: maritime
- Central vineyards: continental
- Anjou-Saumur is warmer and drier than Touraine
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Northern Rhône: Climate?
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- Moderate continental
- Cold north winds (mistral)
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Southern Rhône: Climate?
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Mediterranean
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Southern France: Climate?
A
Warm Mediterranean
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Most of Germany: Climate?
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Cool continental
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Baden: Climate?
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Warmest in Germany
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Austria: Climate?
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Cool continental
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Tokaj: Climate?
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Moderate continental
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Greece: Climate?
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Hot Mediterranean
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Trentino-Alto Adige: Climate?
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- Moderate continental
- Trentino is slightly warmer
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Climate?
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- North of region: Moderate continental (cooled by air from Alps)
- South of region: Warm maritime
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Veneto: Climate?
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- Warm, with moderate rainfall
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Piemonte: Climate?
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- Moderate continental
- Rain shadow from mountains in north
- Thunderstorms, hail, fog
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Tuscany: Climate?
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- Hot, but moderated by altitude and cooling sea breezes
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Umbria: Climate?
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- Similar to Tuscany (hot), but without Mediterranean influence
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Southern Italy: Climate?
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Hot and dry inland, humid near the coast.
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Rioja, Navarra: Climate?
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- Moderate maritime
- Rioja Oriental is less maritime
- Navarra is cooler and wetter closer to the Pyrenees
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Calatayud, Cariñena: Climate?
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Warm continental climates with low rainfall
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Penedès: Climate?
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- Hottest and Mediterrean on the coast (warm Mediterranean?)
- Moderate in the hills
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Priorat: Climate?
Hot and dry
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Ribera del Duero and Toro: Climate?
Hot, dry, continental
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Rueda: Climate?
Continental with cool nights
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Rías Baixas: Climate?
Moderate maritime (damp)
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Bierzo: Climate?
Moderate, with cooling maritime influence
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Valencia: Climate?
Warm Mediterranean
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Jumilla, Yecla: Climate?
Hot, arid climates
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La Mancha, Valdepeñas: Climate?
Hot continental
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Vinho Verde: Climate?
Moderate maritime
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Douro: Climate?
* Warm continental overall
* Cooler and wetter in the west
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Dão: Climate?
Mediterranean
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Bairrada: Climate?
Maritime
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Alentejo: Climate?
* Warm overall
* Cooler, wetter in north
* Hotter, drier in center and south
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Santa Cruz Mountains: Climate?
Moderate Mediterranean
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Paso Robles: Climate?
Hot inland, cooled in the west
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Santa Maria Valley: Climate?
Significantly cooler than Paso Robles due to fog
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Central Valley: Climate?
Hot and dry
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Willamette Valley: Climate?
Moderate
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Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley: Climate?
* Dry (rain shadow of Cascades)
* Continental (deep winter freezes)
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Niagara Peninsula: Climate?
Continental
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Okanagan Valley: Climate?
* Continental
* Dry (rain shadow between two mountain ranges)
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Chile: Climate?
* Overall, warm Mediterranean
* Dry
* Cooler and wetter in the Southern Regions
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Stellenbosch: Climate?
Moderate to warm, depending on location
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Paarl: Climate?
Hotter than Stellenbosch, but cooler night temps
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Breed River Valley: Climate?
* Worcester: hot and dry
* Robertson: Slightly cooler than Worcester
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Barossa Valley: Climate?
Warm, dry
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Eden Valley: Climate?
Cool to moderate; varies with altitude
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Clare Valley: Climate?
Warm, tempered by cool afternoon breezes and cold nights
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Adelaide Hills: Climate?
Moderate
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McLaren Vale: Climate?
Warm, tempered by afternoon ocean breezes
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Coonawarra: Climate?
Moderate maritime, moderated by summer cloud cover
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Yarra Valley: Climate?
Cool to moderate maritime, but varies by altitude and aspect
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Mornington Peninsula: Climate?
Cool to moderate maritime
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Geelong: Climate?
Cool to moderate maritime (similar to Mornington Peninsula)
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Heathcote: Climate?
Moderate continental (altitude)
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Goulburn Valley: Climate?
Warm
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Hunter Valley: Climate?
Hot, humid climate (cloud cover and ocean breezes moderate in summer)
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Margaret River: Climate?
Warm Mediterranean
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Tasmania: Climate?
Cool maritime
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New Zealand North Island: Climate?
Maritime, a little warmer than the cool South Island
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New Zealand South Island: Climate?
Cool maritime
