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DO Rías Baixas

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Shallow, sandy soil, some granite
Alluvial along Miño River

Galicia-Maritime

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DO Ribeira Sacra

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Slate – Miño River
Granite – Sils & Bibei River

Galicia-Maritime with Continental

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DO Ribeiro

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Granite (70%), rich organic (20%), sedimentary (10%)

Galicia-Maritime-frost risk

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DO Valdeorras

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Shallow slate topsoil on quartizite & schist bedrock

Galicia - Maritime with Continental

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DO Arabako Txakolina/Txakoli de Álava/Chacolí de Álava

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Limestone with stone and clay

País Vasco-Maritime

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DO Bizkaiko Txakolina/Txakoli de Bizkaia/ Chacolí de Bizkaia

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Clay-loam, limestone and marl

País Vasco - Maritime

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DO Getariako Txakolina/Txakoli de Getaria/ Chacolí de Getaria

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Sandy topsoil with alluvial clay subsoil

País Vasco - Maritime

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DO Bierzo

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Granite, limestone, quarzite, slate

Castilla León-Continental with Maritime

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DO Cigales

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Sand & limestone topsoil on clay/loam

Castilla León - Continental

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DO Ribera del Duero

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32 soil types, sandy, limestone and clay

Castilla y León - Continental

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DO Rueda

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Gravel & stone, sandy limestone & limestone

Castilla León - Continental

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DO Toro

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Sand and clay with limestone

Castilla León - extreme Continental

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DOCa Rioja – Alavesa

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Calcareous clay, chalky, high limestone

La Rioja - Continental with most maritime

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DOCa Rioja – Alta

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Most diverse soils, Calcareous Clay, Ferrous Clay, Alluvium

La Rioja- Continental with Maritime - cool/wet

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DOCa Rioja – Oriental

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Ferrous Clay, Alluvium

La Rioja - Continental with Med influence & Cierzo
Hot, dry and arid

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DO Navarra

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Marl, loam & sand
Limestone in south
Clay on Ebro

Navarra - Continental with Maritime

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DO Calatayud

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Gray & red slate, clay, sand

Aragón - Continental - frost

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DO Campo de Borja

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Brown/gray limestone, clay

Aragón - Continental - Cierzo winds & frost

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DO Cariñena

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Red/brown limestone, slate, clay

Aragón - Continental - Cierzo winds

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DO Somontano

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Brown limestone & clay

Aragón - Continental with Med – wide diurnal

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DO Cataluña/Catalunya

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Wide range soils and climate covers region

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DO Cava

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Calcareous clay with high limestone

Cataluña - Med with Cont

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DO Empordà

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Alluvium on plains, slate/granite in mountains

Cataluña - Med- Tramontana wind

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DO Montsant

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Panal (limestong-based, silty loam)
Sauló (decomposed granitic sand)
Llicorella (slate)

Cataluña - Med with Cont

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DO Penedès
Limestone, loamy clay Cataluña - Mediterranean
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DOQ Priorat
Llicorella (Quartz rich slate) Cataluña - Med with Cont
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DO Terra Alta
Loamy clay with high limestone Cataluña - Mediterranean
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DO Alicante
Vinalopó - Limestone La Marina – Clay Valencia - Med with Cont
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DO Utiel-Requena
Limestone with red/brown topsoil Valencia - Cont with Med
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DO Bullas
Limestone, chalk, alluvium Murcia - Med with Cont
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DO Jumilla (Murcia/Castilla-La Mancha)
Red/brown limestone, sandy-clay Murcia/La Mancha - Cont with Med
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DO Yecla
Limestone Murcia - Cont with Med
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DO La Mancha
Limestone & Chalk with sandy-clay topsoil Castilla La Mancha - Continental
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DO Manchuela
Limestone with clay topsoil Castilla La Mancha - Cont with Med
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DO Valdepeñas
Limestone, sandy-loam, clay Castilla La Mancha - Continental
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VP Dominio de Valdepusa
Clay on limestone subsoil Castilla la Mancha - Continental
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VP Finca Élez
Sandy-clay, Limestone Castilla la Mancha - Continental
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DO Vinos de Madrid
Varies by subzone Arganda – alluvium, limestone, loamy-clay - driest Navalcarnero – alluvium, loamy-sand San Martin de Valdeiglesias – granite– rainiest El Molar – granite, decomposed slate Madrid - Continental
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DO Ribera del Guadiana
Clay, limestone Extremadura - Continental with Atlantic influence
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DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Albariza (chalk, limestone, clay, sand) Barros (clay) Arenas (sand) Andalucía - Mediterranean
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DO Málaga
Limestone, clay, decomposed slate Andalucía - Mediterranean
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DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Albariza (chalk, limestone, clay, sand) Barros (clay) Arenas (sand) Andalucía - Mediterranean
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DO Montilla-Moriles
Albero (albarizas), Ruedos (sand over clay) Andalucía - Med with Cont
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DO Binissalem
Limestone, large limestone gravel Islas Baleares-Mallorca - Mediterranean
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DO Pla i Llevant
Call Vermell (limestone, red clay topsoil) Islas Baleares-Mallorca - Mediterranean
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DO Islas Canarias
A regional DO so diverse soils and climate across the DOs
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DO Lanzarote
Lapilli/Picón (volcanic pebble fragments) on sand/clay Islas Canarias - Lanzarote - Subtropical
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DO Tacoronte-Acentejo
Volcanic Islas Canarias-Tenerife - Subtropical
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DO Valle de la Orotava
Volcanic, sandy clay Islas Canarias - Tenerife - Subtropical
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DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora
Volcanic, sandy clay Islas Canarias - Tenerife - Subtropical
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DO Madrid Arganda
Alluvium, limestone, loamy clay Continental - driest
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DO Madrid Navalcarnero
Alluvium, Loamy sand Bisected by Guadarrana River
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DO Madrid San Martín de Valdeiglesias
Granite soils near Alberche River Continental - rainiest
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DO Madrid El Molar
Granite, decomposed slate Continental
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Cañamero
Sand and Slate Extremadura - Continental - coldest
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Montánchez
Granite Continental
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Ribera Alta
Sand & Clay | Continental with Atlantic Influence
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Ribera Baja
Clay & alluvium Continental with Atlantic influence
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Tierra de Barros
Flat clay soils Continental
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Matanegra
Clay slopes Extreme Continental
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What are the 3 primary soil types in Rioja?
Calcareous Clay Ferrous Clay Alluvium
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What are the soils in Comunidad Valencia?
Varied
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What two soil types dominate Aragón?
Limestone | Clay
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What soils dominate Jumilla and Yecla?
Limestone

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