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Galicia Flashcards

1
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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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5
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Recommended red grapes of Rias Baixas

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Caino Tinto
Espadeiro
Loueira Tinta
Souson

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6
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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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7
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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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9
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Main Grapes of Ribeiro DO

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White: Triexadura
Red: Caino

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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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16
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Synonym for Bastardo (trousseau) in Monterrei DO

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Merenzao

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17
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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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18
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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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20
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Red Ribeira Sacra must have this % Mencia

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75%

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21
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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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23
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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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24
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Main grapes of Ribeiro DO

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Tinto: Caino Tinto
blanco: treixadura

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25
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Subzones of Ribeira Sacra (5)

ACQRR

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Ribeiras do Sil
Ribeiras do Mino

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26
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DOs of Galicia (5)

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Rias Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

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27
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Southernmost DO in Galicia on transmontano border

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Monterrei

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28
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This river separates Valdeorras from Ribeira Sacra

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Sil

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29
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Map of Rias Baixas

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30
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This subzone of Rias Baixas must contain 70% combined Albarino and Loueira

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O Rosal

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31
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Estates in Rias Baixas are called what

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Pazos

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32
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What is Xabre?

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Decomposed granite found in Rias Baixas

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33
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What was the first commercial estate in Rias Baixas

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Palacios de Fefinanes

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34
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Communes of production for Valdeorras DO (Galicia)

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A Rúa, Carballeda, Larouco, O Barco, O Bolo, Petín, Rubiá, Vilamartín

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35
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What is Ribeira sacra DO named for?

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“sacred bank” of Ribeira Sacra DO, named for its large concentration of churches

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36
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Ribeira Sacra DO has these, similar to the ones found in Northern Rhone

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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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37
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Galicia’s easternmost zone

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Valdeorras DO

the region’s best wines are clean, fruit-driven, high-acid Godello whites

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38
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southernmost DO in Galicia

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Monterrei

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39
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Some of the earliest monasteries were here in Spain

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Galicia’s Ribeiro area, led English to bring wines across Bay of Biscay

40
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Albarino was once misidentified as this

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Savagnin

41
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Caino Blanco is a crossing of Albarino and this grape

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Amaral

42
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Albarino is best suited to these soils

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Granite, some vines are 300 years old

43
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This is Galicia’s other exemplary white variety after Albarino

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Godello

44
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This single vineyard in Ribeira Sacra DO is famous for Mencía (terraced, steep slopes)

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Pombeiras

45
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The end of the Camino de Santiago (pilgrimage route) is here

A

Galicia
Ends at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Where Saint James is buried)

46
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Who introduced quality winemaking to the Galicians?

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Cistertian monks, arriving from Burgundy during their pilgrimage to Santiago or for the wedding of Queen Urraca of Léon to Raymond of Burgundy

47
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When were pazos (local estates) created in Rias Biaxas?

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early 1800s, when monasteries were dissolved

48
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What is a Hórreo?

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A granary hoisted above ground by stone pillars
Each Pazo had one (for grain)

49
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Largest, wettest area of Rias Biaxas

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Val do Salnes, marked by salinity

50
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Val do Salnes is just North of this city

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Pontevedra

51
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Ribeira do Ulla is Northeast of Val do Salnes and is bordered to the East by this city

A

Santiago de Compostela

52
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Youngest subzone of Rias Baixas

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Ribeira do Ulla

53
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Soutomaior, the smallest subzone of Rias Baixas, lies just South of this river

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Verdugo River, near the beginning of the wide ría de Vigo

54
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These subregions of Rias Baixas border Portugal

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O Rosal and Condado do Tea, separated by the Mino river

55
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These subzones of Rias Baixas touch the Atlantic

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Val do Salnes
O Rosal

56
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This subzone of Rias Baixas is known for a broader, richer style of Albarino

A

O Rosal

57
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What is a minifundia? (Galicia)

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A small plot of vineyard, on average 0.6 ha split into approximately 4 parcels, owned by independent growers

58
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What is the name for pergola training in Rias Baixas

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a parral.
Held up by granite posts.

59
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The oldest old vine Albarino parcels go back this far

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300 years

60
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Albarino counts for this % of plantings in Rias Baixas

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96%

61
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To be labeled “Albarino” what % is necessary?

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100%

62
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Top Albarinos are vinified in this way

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older vines, may be barrel fermented or aged, lees aging. Some may even let full malo happen

63
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The only subzone of Rias Baixas that cant be labeled by subzone

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Soutomaior

64
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Val do Salnes and Ribeira do Ulla wines must be composed of this minimum

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70% Albarino, Loureira, Treixadura and Caino Blanco

65
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Red and sparkling wines from Rias Baixas are made from these grapes

A

Caino Tinto
Espadeiro
Loureira Tinta
Sousón (vinhao)
Mencia
Brancellao

66
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Main town of Ribeiro DO

A

Ribadavia

67
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These rivers converge in Ribadavia (Ribeiro DO)

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Mino and Avia, with Arnoia river just south
Form river valleys at varying elevations

68
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Soil type of Ribeiro DO

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decomposed granite

69
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In Ribeiro DO, spring frosts wiped out nearly a third of the crop in this year

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2017

70
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Ribeiro’s Southwest border connects to this Subzone of Rias Biaxas

A

Condado do Tea

71
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Caino Tinto is also known as this:

A

also known as Caiño Bravo or Caiño Longo

72
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What is Bianco and Tinto “Castes” in Ribeiro DO? (Galicia)

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wines made with preferential varieties, 100%

73
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Authorized grapes for Ribeiro DO (Galicia)

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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,

74
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When did Ribeira Sacra become a DO?

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1996

75
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Producers of Ribera Sacra

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Guímaro, Algueira, Domnio do Bibei

76
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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

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Amandi

77
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra is on the right bank of the Mino, opposite Ribeiras do Mino

A

Chantada

78
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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.

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Ribeiras do Sil

79
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This subzone of Ribeira Sacra occupies the region’s Eastern sector and carved in half by the Sil.

A

Quiroga-Bibei

80
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What is drier and cooler: the Sil River Valley or the Mino River valley? (Ribeira Sacra DO)

A

The Sil River Valley

81
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Difference in soil between the lower section of the Sil river valley and the Upper Sil river valley

A

Lower: Granitic
Upper: More slate

82
Q

Ribeira Sacra Summum means this

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85% of principal varietal for both red and white

83
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What is Branco and Tinto “Garda” in Ribeira Sacra?

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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. **

84
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What does Valdeorras mean?

A

Valley of Gold

85
Q

This DO in Galicia has a more continental climate than anywhere in Galicia

A

Valdeorras

86
Q

Main soiltype of Valdeorras

A

Slate (roof tiles are an important export)

87
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Only these two varieties can be varietally labeled in Valdorreas

A

Mencia 85% and Godello 100% labelled

88
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Styles of Valdeorras DO

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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

89
Q

The river of Monterrei

A

Támega, runs south to the Douro

90
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Best soil for white wines in Monterrei DO

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granitic sand

91
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Best soil for red wines in Monterrei DO

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clay and slate

92
Q

Monterrei DO

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Blanco: Dona Branca, Godello, Treixadura

Tinto:
Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo)

93
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Subzones of Monterrei DO

A

Valle de Monterrei, Ladera de Monterrei

94
Q

These Galician grapes have synonyms across the border in Portugal

A

Merenzao=Bastardo
Carabuniera=Touriga Nacional
Sousón and Caino Tinto=Vinhao and Borracal

95
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Ribeira Sacra DO

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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

96
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What is “Castes” in Ribeiro DO?
What is Vino Tostado?

A

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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