Green Spain: Galicia and Basque Country

Question 1

Green Spain includes which autonomías?

Answer 1

Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, País Vasco (Basque Country)

Question 2

What is Galicia’s climate?

Answer 2

Cooler maritime climate with lush vegetation, riddled with rías (cool estuaries) and low mountain ranges

Question 3

What are the five DOs of Galicia?

Answer 3

Rías Baixas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribera Sacra, Monterrei

Question 4

Rías Baixas DO borders which country?

Answer 4

Portugal

Question 5

Rías Baixas contains five subzones:

Answer 5

Val do Sanés, Ribeira do Ulla, Soutomaior, O Rosal, Condado do Tea

Question 6

Will a wine labeled Rías Baixas Albariño contain any blending grapes?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What are the main white grapes of Rías Baixas?

Answer 7

Albariño, Loureiro, Treixadura, Caiño Blanco

Question 8

What are the main red grapes of Rías Baixas? (Albeit rare)

Answer 8

Caiño, Espadeiro, Mencía

Question 9

Ribeira DO is one of Spain’s oldest recognized wine regions, with exports to England dating back to ____

Answer 9

17th century

Question 10

Where is Ribeiro DO?

Answer 10

Located along the Miño River to the east of Rías Baixas

Question 11

What are the wines of Ribeiro DO?

Answer 11

Red and white based on Galician varieties. Treixadura and Palomino for whites, Caiño for reds. A dried grape wine, Vino Tostado is a local specialty.

Question 12

Ribeiro Sacra DO makes?

Answer 12

Mencía, Trexadura, and Godello

Question 13

Which DO in Galicia is known for clean, fruit driven, high acid Godello wines?

Answer 13

The easternmost zone in Galicia, Valdeorras DO

Question 14

País Vasco DO contains three principle DO zones:

Answer 14

Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Arabako Txakolina

Question 15

What separates the border of Portugal and Spain?

Answer 15

The Minho River