Galicia

Question 1

Who never gained control over Galicia?

Answer 1

Arabs/Moors

Question 2

What is vino tostado?

Answer 2

Fortified white wine produced from sun dried grapes

Question 3

What 2 grapes appeared beginning of 20th century?

Answer 3

Palomino and Granacha Tintorera

Question 4

4 provinces?

Answer 4

A Coruna, Lugo, Pontevedra, Ourense

Question 5

Largest city?

Answer 5

Vigo

Question 6

Coast is made up of?

Answer 6

Cliffs/Rias

Question 7

Interior is?

Answer 7

Hilly/Mountainous

Question 8

What does Galicia mean?

Answer 8

Country of the thousand rivers

Question 9

2 most important rivers?

Answer 9

Sil/Mino

Question 10

How are vineyards planted?

Answer 10

Espaldera on terraces/Parrals on flatter sites

Question 11

Most important mountain range?

Answer 11

Galacian Massif (West part of Cordillera Cantabrica)

Question 12

3 mountain ranges in Galacian Massif?

Answer 12

Serra do Eixe, Serra da Encina da Lastra, Serra do Courel

Question 13

Soils?

Answer 13

Coast-Granite/shallow
Inland-Granite/clay
River valleys-Slate/shale

Question 14

Mainly indigenous?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Where does red wine production take place?

Answer 15

Inland

Question 16

How many DO’s?

Answer 16

5

Question 17

Soils in DO Rias Baixas?

Answer 17

Shallow, sandy, granite

Alluvial along Mino

Question 18

Val do Salnes is?

Answer 18

Oldest, coolest, flattest

Question 19

Condado do Tea is?

Answer 19

Futhest inland, most mountainous, most continental, warmest, North Bank of Mino

Question 20

O Rosal is?

Answer 20

Right bank of Mino, Southernmost

Question 21

Soutomaior is?

Answer 21

Smallest, only produces Albarino

Question 22

Ribeira do ulla is?

Answer 22

Northernmost, fine reds

Question 23

DO Ribeira Sacra Soils?

Answer 23

Mino=slate

Sil/Bibel-Granite

Question 24

1 grape in DO Ribeira Sacra?

Answer 24

Mencia #1 in all 5 subzones

Question 25

DO Ribeira Sacra Vino Tinto requirements?

Answer 25

Min 70% of preferred varieties

Question 26

Soils in DO Ribeiro

Answer 26

Granite

Question 27

#1 grape in DO Ribeiro?

Answer 27

Treixadura

Question 28

What do vineyards border in DO Ribeiro?

Answer 28

Mino, Avia, Arnoia rivers

Question 29

How many Colleiteiros are there in Ribero?

Answer 29

115 as of 2016

Question 30

What does DO Valdeorras mean?

Answer 30

Valley of gold

Question 31

What river crosses through DO Valdeorras?

Answer 31

Sil

Question 32

How many subzones in DO Valdeorras?

Answer 32

8

Question 33

Minimum grape requirements in DO Valdeorras?

Answer 33

Godello=100% Godello Mencia=Min 85% Mencia Espumosos=Min 85% Godello

Question 34

What is Valdeorras Castas Nobles?

Answer 34

Wines produced with min 85% preferred varieties