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5 DO of Galicia

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Monterrei DO (W/R)
Rías Baixas DO (W/R/Sp)
Ribeira Sacra DO (W/R/R)
Ribeiro DO (W/R/Sp/Tostado)
Valdeorras DO (W/R/Sp/Tostado)

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Rias Baixas name

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Low estuaries

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Val do Salnes name

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Latin “Teritorium Salinense” = Salnés in Galego
Sal = Salt

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Rias Baixas subzones

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Ribeira do Ulla
Val do Salnés
Soutomaior**cannot label
Condado do Tea
O Rosal
(N —> S)

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Val do Salnés
- important river/town
- soils
- varietal stipulations
- producers

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Rias Baixas’ largest subzone by plantings/production. 113/178 wineries are here.
* coolest, wettest
* ~50% of region plantings
* follows the Umia River
* “Capital of Albarino” Cambados is here
* granite + alluvial topsoils

Min. 70% Albarino, Treixadura, Loureiro, Caiño Blanco

Do Ferreiro, Martin Codax, Granbazan, Pazo de Senorans, Zarate, Forjas de Salnés

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Rias Baixas subzones bordering Portugal

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Condado do Tea
O Rosal
(Miño River)

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Coolest, wettest Rias Baixas subzone? Warmest, driest?

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Coolest = Val do Salnes
Warmest = Condado do Tea

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name for traditional small vineyard plots in Rias Baixas/Galicia

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Minifundia

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Traditional Rias Baixas vine training & benefits

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Parral: a pergola system with vines trained up granite posts, coupled with wide spacing - working with the wet/humid climate
* canopy shelters from region’s marginal weather
* greater airflow to combat mildew/rot
* leaf surface is maximized to aid photosynthesis and ripening
* sunburn protection
* space for other crops below

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Rias Baixas white grapes

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RECOMMENDED:
Albariño = 96% of vineyard
Loureira
Treixadura
Caiño Blanco

AUTHORIZED: Torrontes, Godello

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Varietal rules for Rias Baixas subzones

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Ulla/Salnes = min 70% recco’d
Rosal = min 70% Albarino/Loureira
Condado do Tea = min. 70% Albarino/Treixadura
*** Soutomaior cannot label

[RECOMMENDED:
Albariño, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiño Blanco
AUTHORIZED: Torrontes, Godello]

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Rias Baixas red grapes
- 4 recommended
- 2 authorized

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Recommended:
1. Caiño Tinto
2. Espadeiro
3. Loureira Tinta
4. Sousón

Authorized:
5. Mencía
6. Brancellao

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% of Albariño for varietal label?

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100%

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Rias Baixas climate
- in of rain
- avg sunshine hours

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Maritime with abundant rainfall
* Atlantic Ocean is a continual source of cool, moist air and rainfall
* rainfall ~63in to 75in/yr, pending subzone
*avg ~2200 sunshine hours

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Rias Baixas soils

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Granite, schist, coarse-grained sandy soils
Xabre (SHAH bray): weathered granite
* very well-draining (key to wet climate), low nutrient (limits vigor)
* O Rosal, Condado do Tea = more schist, slate
* Salnes = more alluvial near rivers
* Ulla = more clay in the Xabre

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Vino Tostado

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Ribeiro, Valdeorras DO’s
“Dried Grape Wine” - red or white
* dries min. 3 months to min. 350gl must weight
* min 120gl RS
* fermented/aged in oak or cherry wood for min. 6 months + min. 3 months in bottle

(these stips are for Ribeiro. Valdeorras is Godello + auth reds, no word on RS)

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Ribeiro DO’s 3 rivers

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Miño River
Avia River
Anoia River

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Condado do Tea is continuous with what DO

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Ribeiro DO

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Ribeiro DO climate

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Cool Maritime with continental influence
* slightly warmer summers, colder winters than Rias Baixas. Frost can be a threat (2017)
* elevation too.. 300 - 500M

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Ribeiro DO styles + grapes

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90% dedicated to white
WHITES: Treixadura, Torrontés, Godello, Lado, Loureira, Albariño, Caiño Blanco
REDS: Caiño Tinto, Ferrón, Sousón, Brancellao, Mencía

White/Red/Vino Tostado

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2 major rivers of Ribeira Sacra

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Miño River
Sil River

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most important subzone of Ribeira Sacra?

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Amandi
* north bank of River Sil
* Continental with Atlantic influence
* SOILS: Ollo de Sapo (gneiss), slate, quartzite

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In the context of Ribeira Sacra, with is Ollo de Sapo?

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Gneiss

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Ribeira Sacra subzones

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Chantada (Miño rb)
Ribeiras do Miño
Amandi (Sil; most important)
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga-Bibei (Sil)

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Ribeira Sacra climate
Mediterranean + Continental *warm summers, mild winter. 4 seasons *most rain in winter/spring, avg 31.5in/yr
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Ribeira Sacra soils
Generally, schist granite & slate
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Ribeira Sacra Tinto - min. % Mencia?
min 70% Mencia
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Ribeira Sacra Summum
Summum = min 85% principal varieties * red, white, rosé
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Principal white grapes in Ribeira Sacra DO (6)
Albariño, Godello Treixadura, Loureira, Torrontés Dona Branca
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Principal red grapes in Ribeira Sacra DO (5)
1) Mencía 2) Merenzao (Bastardo/Trousseau) 3) Brancellao 4) Sousón (Vinhao) 5) Caiño Tinto
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Most planted grape in Ribeira Sacra?
Mencia
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Valdeorras climate
further inland = continental with Atlantic influence *this is the furthest east of Galicia * less humid, drier hotter summers
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Varietally labelled wines in Valdeorras DO
Mencia (min. 85%) Godello (100%)
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Monterrei DO
* WHITES: Dona Blanca, Treixadura, Godello * REDS: Mencia, Bastardo *Tamèga River * continental with Atlantic influence Jose Luis Mateo's Quinta da Muradella is best known internationally (out of 27 wineries)
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Spanish name for Basque Country
Pais Vasco
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Txakoli/Chacolí DO's
"farm wine" 1. **Bizkaiko** Txakolina: leading producers, loosest regs, varietal diversity 2. **Getariako** Txakolina: 1st, most traditional ^humid, Bay of Biscay-influenced.. sandy soils, lower elevation 3. **Arabako** Txakolina: newest, smallest, most inland * Hondarrabi Zuri = most planted * all do W/R/R, barrel fermented white, sparkling, VT
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Pais Vasco climate
all the Txakoli places... MARITIME * avg 47.6in rain/yr in Bilbao * avg 1590 sunshine hrs/yr
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Canary Sack
British nickname for the sweet, fortified Malvasia the Canary Islands
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Canary Islands latitude?
28° N *elevation makes viticulture possible
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What single DO covers the entirety of the Canary Islands?
Islas Canarias DO
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Most planted red and white on Canary Islands?
Listan Blanco aka Palamino Listan Negro
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In the Canary Islands, the variety referred to simply as "Malvasia" is which type of Malvasia?
Malvasia di Lipari (same as the island DOC off the Sicilian coast)
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Canary Islands' Tintilla
Trousseau Bastardo
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Canary Islands' Negramoll
Tinta Negra Native to Andalusia
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Largest Canary Island?
Tenerife
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Term for the tiny family-owned plots of vines that populate the Canary Islands?
Suertes
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Where is the Tacorente-Acentejo DO? What grapes/styles are favored for production?
On the island of Tenerife Reds - particularly Negramoll and Listan Negro
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Trenzado
historic trellising system *involves braiding vines for a few meters and raising the cordons off the ground with sticks *when dormant, can be moved to the side to make room for other crops significant to the Valle de la Orotava DO on the island of Tenerife
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Europe's highest elevation vineyards? How high?
Abona DO on Tenerife * Vineyards scale beyond 1600M * Spain's highest peak is here - Mount Teide (3718M)
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easternmost Canary Island DO?
Lanzarote DO
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Most planted grape in the Lanzarote DO?
Malvasia, covering about 75% of vineyard plantings
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What events shaped Lanzarote landscape?
A series of volcanic eruptions from 1700 to 1736. Prior, Lanzarote resembled the rest of the Canary Islands. The eruptions blanketed the island with thick black lava & ash and destroyed the main crops (wheat). Grapes and pockets of fig and palm trees are the only things that can weather the landscape.
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Unique Lanzarote vineyard things
**Abrigos, Zocos** - the semi-circular pile of stone around the... **Hoyos**: deep pits to let vines reach sufficient moisture to grow. 1 or 2 vines per hoyos. They also shelter from fierce hot/humid wind * only about 300 vines/ha with these **Zanjas** are linear trenches protected by mounds of stone - more common in modern vineyards
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Name for Lanzarote soils
Picon/Lapilli: Medium sized rocks formed from solidified lava. A layer of this covers the topsoil, facilitating quick drainage of rainwater Ceniza: sandy ash/lava soils ** the product of eruptions that took place from 1730 to 1736 that completely changed the landscape of the island *** Ceniza is a general term for volcanic ash, not specific or traditional to Lanzarote
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2 Balearic Island DOs?
Both on Mallorca... 1. Pla i Llevant DO *larger area, less plantings, more international varieties 2. Binissalem DO (1991) *Hereus de Ribas = oldest winery on island, 1711 *Manto Negro & Moll aka Prensal Blanc
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Tenerife's oldest and largest DO?
Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
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Txakoli recommended grapes
Recommended: Ondurabbi Zuri, Ondurabbi Beltza Auth: Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), Izkiriota (Gros Manseng), Riesling, Chardonnay
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Heroic Viticulture seal
CERVIM (Center for Research, Environmental Sustainability and Advancement of Mountain Viticulture) - slopes of at least 30% - terraced vineyards - 500M+ Ribeira Sacra, Valle d'Aosta, Lavaux, Pantelleria, Tenerife, Veneto, Alto Adige, Cote Rotie

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