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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous export to North&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Quizzes&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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</description></item><item><title>Spain</title><link>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain/revision/151</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:10:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:e4acdcb5-c845-4bdb-9db7-3556e58b732d</guid><dc:creator>Jonathan Eichholz</dc:creator><comments>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain#comments</comments><description>Revision 151 posted to Study-Guide by Jonathan Eichholz on 12/5/2022 3:10:36 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Quizzes&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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</description></item><item><title>Spain</title><link>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain/revision/150</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:12:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:e4acdcb5-c845-4bdb-9db7-3556e58b732d</guid><dc:creator>Jonathan Eichholz</dc:creator><comments>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain#comments</comments><description>Revision 150 posted to Study-Guide by Jonathan Eichholz on 7/28/2022 4:12:49 AM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;North-Central Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Quizzes&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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</description></item><item><title>Spain</title><link>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain/revision/149</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:04:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:e4acdcb5-c845-4bdb-9db7-3556e58b732d</guid><dc:creator>Jonathan Eichholz</dc:creator><comments>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain#comments</comments><description>Revision 149 posted to Study-Guide by Jonathan Eichholz on 6/14/2022 6:04:49 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;North-Central Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Quizzes&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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</description></item><item><title>Spain</title><link>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain/revision/148</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 22:16:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:e4acdcb5-c845-4bdb-9db7-3556e58b732d</guid><dc:creator>Stacy Ladenburger</dc:creator><comments>https://www.guildsomm.com/learn/study/w/study-wiki/165/spain#comments</comments><description>Revision 148 posted to Study-Guide by Stacy Ladenburger on 5/20/2022 10:16:28 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;North-Central Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Castilla y Le&amp;oacute;n&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Catalonia (Catalunya)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Southern Spain&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review Quizzes&lt;/li&gt;
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Spain
&lt;p class="callout"&gt;The Phoenicians, one of the first great maritime trading cultures, founded the city of Gadir (modern C&amp;aacute;diz) on the coast of southern Spain around 1100 BCE and established the value of viticulture and wine as a commodity in Andaluc&amp;iacute;a.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/TC/resized-image/__size/1880x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-47/Spain_5F00_07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;The wine trade of the eastern Mediterranean owes a significant debt to Phoenician ships: the grapes they carried from the Middle East to North Africa, the Mediterranean islands and the Iberian peninsula represent the genetic ancestors of some of the modern varieties of Spain. However, while the Phoenicians&amp;nbsp;may have introduced viticulture in Spain, evidence of primitive grape cultivation reaches thousands of years back in time, and wild grapes preceded mankind in the region. Winemaking continued under the Romans, who improved on the fragile, large amphorae in use, but it remained a secondary pursuit under the conquering Moors, whose religion forbade the consumption of alcohol. Still, grapegrowing persisted and was often used for raisins and distillation for medicines, perfumes, and other goods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Despite the indifference of the Moors&amp;mdash;the sale of wine was illegal, but often tolerated&amp;mdash;Spanish wine became renowned for its strength, and found its way as a blending component into wines from France and Italy.&amp;nbsp;During this time, the Catholic church began to expand slowly as well and would soon come to reign in Spain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Spanish explorers opened up a new world for Spanish trade.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Wine benefitted greatly from these related occurrences: with the law&amp;rsquo;s renewed approval, Spanish wine went forth with Spanish ships to supply the nation&amp;rsquo;s new colonies, and the inherently heavy wines were often made in a deliberately rancio style, or they nonetheless arrived in the West Indies that way. Sherry wines, possibly the first vinous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; 
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