Atlantic Coast Flashcards
What was the name for Rias Baixas DO prior to its admission into the EU?
Albariño DO
What are the subzones of Rías Baixas?
Val do Salnés
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea
What is the largest and most planted subregion of Rías Baixas?
Val do Salnés
What is the Northernmost subzone of Rías Baixas?
Ribeira do Ulla
Which subzones of Rías Baixas border Portugal?
O Rosal and Condado do Tea
What is the warmest and driest subzone of Rías Baixas?
Condado do Tea
What is the traditional vine training system in Rías Baixas?
Parral - Pergola
What grapes in addition to Albariño are planted in Rías Baixas?
Loureira
Treixadura
Torrontés
Godello
Caiño Blanco
What varietals in Rías Baixas are permitted for varietal labelling?
100% Albariño only
Which grapes must a wine labelled O Rosal contain?
Min 70% combined Albariño and Loureira
Which grapes must a wine labelled Condado do Tea contain?
Min 70% combines Albariño and Treixadura
What red grapes are permitted in Rías Baixas?
Caiño tinto
Espadeiro
Loureira Tinta
Sousón
Mencía
Brancellao
What is Blanco Barrica?
Requires min 11.5% alcohol and 3m in wood
What are the DOs of Galicia?
Monterrei
Ribeira Sacra
Ribeiro
Rías Baixas
Valdeorras
What poses the greatest danger to vines in Ribeiro?
Spring frost
What is Vino Tostado? Where is it found?
Dried grape wine, similar to Vin Santo, made from white or red grapes on Ribeiro
Ribeira Sacra sits at the nexus of what two rivers?
Sil and Miño
What are the subzones of Ribeira Sacra?
Chantada
Ribeiras do Miño
Amandi
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga-Bibei
What river do the subzones of Rías Baixas lay along?
The Síl
What style of wine is most common in Ribeira Sacra?
Red, primarily Mencía
What is the local name for Bastrado in Ribeira Sacra?
Merenzao
What does the labelling term Summum indicate?
The use of at least 85% principal grapes for both red and white
What grapes is Valdeorras best known for?
Godello and Mencía
What river flows through Valdeorras?
The Sil
What is the % of Mencía required for varietal labelling in Valdeorras?
Min 85%
What is the % of Godello required for varietal labelling in Valdeorras?
100%
Where is Monterrei?
South of Ribeira Sacra, along the Portuguese border
What river runs through Monterrei?
The Támega
What two regions of Galicia lie along the Northern coast?
Asturias and Cantabria
When did the Basque Country loose it’s independence from the rest of Spain?
1937 when Franco with the aid of Hitler bombed Guernica
What part of Rioja DOCa lies partially in the Basque Country?
Rioja Alavesa
What are the 3 DO regions that lie entirely within the Basque Country?
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Getariako Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina
What body of water does the Basque region lie on?
The Bay of Biscay
What are the main grape varieties of the Basque Country?
Hondarribi Zuri (white)
Hondarribi Beltza (red)
What is the pending DO for cider in the Basque Country?
Euskai Sagardoa DO - requires cider to be made from indigenous Basque apples
