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Autonomias of Green Spain

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Asturias
Cantabria
Pais Vasco

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Mountain range beginning in Galicia parallel to Northern Coast

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Cantabrian Mountains

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Soils Rias Baixas

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Coast: sand
Inland: slate

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Principal red grapes for Ribera Sacra Tinto

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Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto

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Recommended red grapes of Rias Baixas

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Caino Tinto
Espadeiro
Loueira Tinta
Souson

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aging and alcohol requirements for Blanco Barrica (ribeira sacra DO)

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Min 3 mos wood
max 600L capacity

11.5% vs 11.3%

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Five Subzones of Rias Baixas DO
(Established 1998)

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Val do Salnes
Ribera do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea

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This sub zone of Rias Baixas must contain 70% Albarino and Treixadura

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Condado do Tea

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Main Grapes of Ribeiro DO

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White: Triexadura
Red: Caino (borracal in vinho verde)

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warmest and driest subzone of Rias Baixas

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Condado do Tea 59F

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Wettest and coolest subzone of Rias Baixas

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Val do Salnes 55F

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Rivers (Rias) of Rias Baixas)

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Ría de Muros e Noia
Ría de Arousa
Ría de Pontevedra
Ría de Vigo

Minho (longest of Galicia, flowing from Galicia to Portugal)

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Soils of Ribeira do Ulla (rias baixas subzone)

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Alluvial

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Soils of Val do Salnes, O Rosal and Soutomaior

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Alluvial over Granite

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Soils of Condado do Tea

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Granite, slate topsoil

Light granite subsoil

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Synonym for Bastardo (trousseau) in Monterrei DO

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Merenzao

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Recommended red grapes for Monterrei DO

Recommended White grapes for Monterrei DO

Synonym for Tempranillo in Monterrei DO

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Red: Mencia, Merenzao
White: Dona Branca, Godello, Treixadura

Tempranillo Synonym: Araúxa

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Subzones of Monterrei DO

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Valle de Monterrei
Ladera de Monterrei

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Recommended grapes of Monterrei (white)

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Dona Branca
Godello
Treixadura (60% recommended)

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Red Ribeira Sacra must have this % Mencia

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75%

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Red wines with “Barrica” in Ribeira Sacra must have this much time in oak

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Six months max 600L

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Synonym for Garnacha Tintoera in Ribeiro

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Alicante Bouschet

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What is Vino Tostado

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Dried grape wine from Ribeiro DO (Galicia)
Min Must weight: 350g/l
Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, torrontes
Tinto: Caino, Ferron, Brancellao
6 mos oak, 3 mos bottle

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Main grapes of Ribeiro DO

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Tinto: Caino Tinto
blanco: treixadura

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Subzones of Ribeira Sacra (5) ACQRR
Amandi Chantada Quiroga-Bibei Ribeiras do Sil Ribeiras do Mino
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DOs of Galicia (5)
Rias Baixas Ribeiro Valdeorras Ribeira Sacra Monterrei
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Southernmost DO in Galicia on transmontano border
Monterrei
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This river separates Valdeorras from Ribeira Sacra
Sil
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Map of Rias Baixas
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This subzone of Rias Baixas must contain 70% combined Albarino and Loueira
O Rosal
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Estates in Rias Baixas are called what
Pazos
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What is Xabre?
Decomposed granite found in Rias Baixas
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What was the first commercial estate in Rias Baixas
Palacios de Fefinanes
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Communes of production for Valdeorras DO (Galicia)
A Rúa, Carballeda, Larouco, O Barco, O Bolo, Petín, Rubiá, Vilamartín
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What is Ribeira sacra DO named for?
“sacred bank” of Ribeira Sacra DO, named for its large concentration of churches
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Ribeira Sacra DO has these, similar to the ones found in Northern Rhone
Steeply terraced slopes recall the better-known regions of the northern Rhône—the Romans also built these terraces, some 2000 years ago.
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Galicia’s easternmost zone
Valdeorras DO the region’s best wines are clean, fruit-driven, high-acid Godello whites
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southernmost DO in Galicia
Monterrei
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Some of the earliest monasteries were here in Spain
Galicia's Ribeiro area, led English to bring wines across Bay of Biscay
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Albarino was once misidentified as this
Savagnin
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Caino Blanco is a crossing of Albarino and this grape
Amaral
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Albarino is best suited to these soils
Granite, some vines are 300 years old
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This is Galicia's other exemplary white variety after Albarino
Godello
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This single vineyard in Ribeira Sacra DO is famous for Mencía (terraced, steep slopes)
Pombeiras
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The end of the Camino de Santiago (pilgrimage route) is here
Galicia Ends at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Where Saint James is buried)
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Who introduced quality winemaking to the Galicians?
Cistertian monks, arriving from Burgundy during their pilgrimage to Santiago or for the wedding of Queen Urraca of Léon to Raymond of Burgundy
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When were pazos (local estates) created in Rias Biaxas?
early 1800s, when monasteries were dissolved
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What is a Hórreo?
A granary hoisted above ground by stone pillars Each Pazo had one (for grain)
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Largest, wettest area of Rias Biaxas
Val do Salnes, marked by salinity
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Val do Salnes is just North of this city
Pontevedra
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Ribeira do Ulla is Northeast of Val do Salnes and is bordered to the East by this city
Santiago de Compostela
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Youngest subzone of Rias Baixas
Ribeira do Ulla
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Soutomaior, the smallest subzone of Rias Baixas, lies just South of this river
Verdugo River, near the beginning of the wide ría de Vigo
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These subregions of Rias Baixas border Portugal
O Rosal and Condado do Tea, separated by the Mino river
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These subzones of Rias Baixas touch the Atlantic
Val do Salnes O Rosal
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This subzone of Rias Baixas is known for a broader, richer style of Albarino
O Rosal
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What is a minifundia? (Galicia)
A small plot of vineyard, on average 0.6 ha split into approximately 4 parcels, owned by independent growers
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What is the name for pergola training in Rias Baixas
a parral. Held up by granite posts.
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The oldest old vine Albarino parcels go back this far
300 years
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Albarino counts for this % of plantings in Rias Baixas
96%
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To be labeled "Albarino" what % is necessary?
100%
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Top Albarinos are vinified in this way
older vines, may be barrel fermented or aged, lees aging. Some may even let full malo happen
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The only subzone of Rias Baixas that cant be labeled by subzone
Soutomaior
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Val do Salnes and Ribeira do Ulla wines must be composed of this minimum
70% Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura and Caino Blanco
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Red and sparkling wines from Rias Baixas are made from these grapes
Caino Tinto Espadeiro Loureira Tinta Sousón (vinhao) Mencia Brancellao
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Main town of Ribeiro DO
Ribadavia
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These rivers converge in Ribadavia (Ribeiro DO)
Mino and Avia, with Arnoia river just south Form river valleys at varying elevations
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Soil type of Ribeiro DO
decomposed granite
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In Ribeiro DO, spring frosts wiped out nearly a third of the crop in this year
2017
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Ribeiro's Southwest border connects to this Subzone of Rias Biaxas
Condado do Tea
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Caino Tinto is also known as this:
also known as Caiño Bravo or Caiño Longo
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What is Bianco and Tinto "Castes" in Ribeiro DO? (Galicia)
wines made with preferential varieties, 100%
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Authorized grapes for Ribeiro DO (Galicia)
Blanco: Recommended: Treixadura, Torrontés, Godello, Lado, Loureira, Albariño, Caiño Blanco Authorized: Palomino, Albillo, Tinto: Recommended: Caiño Tinto (also known as Caiño Bravo or Caiño Longo), Ferrón, Sousón, Brancellao, Mencía Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Tempranillo,
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When did Ribeira Sacra become a DO?
1996
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Producers of Ribera Sacra
Guímaro, Algueira, Domnio do Bibei
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra DO is at the center of the appellation on the steep northern slopes of the Sil and is often viewed as highest in quality: most historic
Amandi
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra is on the right bank of the Mino, opposite Ribeiras do Mino
Chantada
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra is on the left bank of the Sil until just after its confluence with the Mino around the town of Los Peares.
Ribeiras do Sil
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra occupies the region's Eastern sector and carved in half by the Sil.
Quiroga-Bibei
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What is drier and cooler: the Sil River Valley or the Mino River valley? (Ribeira Sacra DO)
The Sil River Valley
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Difference in soil between the lower section of the Sil river valley and the Upper Sil river valley
Lower: Granitic Upper: More slate
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Ribeira Sacra Summum means this
85% of principal varietal for both red and white
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What is Branco and Tinto "Garda" in Ribeira Sacra?
Branco Garda: min. 4 months in wooden tanks of no more than 8,000L, or concrete tanks of no more than 5,000L. **The use of Stainless Steel tanks is prohibited. ** Tinto Garda: min. 7 months in wooden tanks of no more than 10,000L, or concrete tanks of no more than 5,000L. **The use of Stainless Steel tanks is prohibited. **
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What does Valdeorras mean?
Valley of Gold
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This DO in Galicia has a more continental climate than anywhere in Galicia
Valdeorras
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Main soiltype of Valdeorras
Slate (roof tiles are an important export)
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Only these two varieties can be varietally labeled in Valdorreas
Mencia 85% and Godello 100% labelled
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Styles of Valdeorras DO
Blanco Tinto Espumoso: Min. 85% Godello (think “goldello”) Tostado: Godello and authorized red grapes Varietal Godello (100% variety) and Mencía (min. 85% variety) Valdeorras **"Castes Nobles" (Blanco and Tinto): Min. 85% preferred varieties** Barrica, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva: white or red wines
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The river of Monterrei
Támega, runs south to the Douro
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Best soil for white wines in Monterrei DO
granitic sand
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Best soil for red wines in Monterrei DO
clay and slate
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Monterrei DO
Blanco: Dona Branca, Godello, Treixadura Tinto: Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo)
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Subzones of Monterrei DO
Valle de Monterrei, Ladera de Monterrei
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These Galician grapes have synonyms across the border in Portugal
Merenzao=Bastardo Carabuniera=Touriga Nacional Sousón and Caino Tinto=Vinhao and Borracal
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Ribeira Sacra DO
Blanco: Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira, Torrontés, Dona Branca Tinto: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto Tinto: min. 70% Mencia Rosado: Min 85% Principal red Grapes Súmmum: 85% principal grapes Blanco Barrica & Garda Tinto Barrica & Garda
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What is "Castes" in Ribeiro DO? What is Vino Tostado?
Castes: 100% Varietal Vino Tostado (Dried Grape wine) min. 6 months in oak or cherry cask and at least 3 months in bottle

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