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DO Rías Baixas

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Shallow, sandy soil, some granite
Alluvial along Miño River

Galicia-Maritime

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DO Ribeira Sacra

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Slate – Miño River
Granite – Sils & Bibei River

Galicia-Maritime with Continental

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DO Ribeiro

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Granite (70%), rich organic (20%), sedimentary (10%)

Galicia-Maritime-frost risk

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DO Valdeorras

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Shallow slate topsoil on quartizite & schist bedrock

Galicia - Maritime with Continental

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DO Arabako Txakolina/Txakoli de Álava/Chacolí de Álava

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Limestone with stone and clay

País Vasco-Maritime

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DO Bizkaiko Txakolina/Txakoli de Bizkaia/ Chacolí de Bizkaia

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Clay-loam, limestone and marl

País Vasco - Maritime

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DO Getariako Txakolina/Txakoli de Getaria/ Chacolí de Getaria

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Sandy topsoil with alluvial clay subsoil

País Vasco - Maritime

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DO Bierzo

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Granite, limestone, quarzite, slate

Castilla León-Continental with Maritime

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DO Cigales

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Sand & limestone topsoil on clay/loam

Castilla León - Continental

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DO Ribera del Duero

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32 soil types, sandy, limestone and clay

Castilla y León - Continental

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DO Rueda

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Gravel & stone, sandy limestone & limestone

Castilla León - Continental

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DO Toro

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Sand and clay with limestone

Castilla León - extreme Continental

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DOCa Rioja – Alavesa

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Calcareous clay, chalky, high limestone

La Rioja - Continental with most maritime

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DOCa Rioja – Alta

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Most diverse soils, Calcareous Clay, Ferrous Clay, Alluvium

La Rioja- Continental with Maritime - cool/wet

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DOCa Rioja – Oriental

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Ferrous Clay, Alluvium

La Rioja - Continental with Med influence & Cierzo
Hot, dry and arid

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DO Navarra

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Marl, loam & sand
Limestone in south
Clay on Ebro

Navarra - Continental with Maritime

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DO Calatayud

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Gray & red slate, clay, sand

Aragón - Continental - frost

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DO Campo de Borja

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Brown/gray limestone, clay

Aragón - Continental - Cierzo winds & frost

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DO Cariñena

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Red/brown limestone, slate, clay

Aragón - Continental - Cierzo winds

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DO Somontano

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Brown limestone & clay

Aragón - Continental with Med – wide diurnal

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DO Cataluña/Catalunya

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Wide range soils and climate covers region

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DO Cava

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Calcareous clay with high limestone

Cataluña - Med with Cont

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DO Empordà

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Alluvium on plains, slate/granite in mountains

Cataluña - Med- Tramontana wind

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DO Montsant

A

Panal (limestong-based, silty loam)
Sauló (decomposed granitic sand)
Llicorella (slate)

Cataluña - Med with Cont

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DO Penedès

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Limestone, loamy clay

Cataluña - Mediterranean

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DOQ Priorat

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Llicorella (Quartz rich slate)

Cataluña - Med with Cont

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DO Terra Alta

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Loamy clay with high limestone

Cataluña - Mediterranean

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DO Alicante

A

Vinalopó - Limestone
La Marina – Clay

Valencia - Med with Cont

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DO Utiel-Requena

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Limestone with red/brown topsoil

Valencia - Cont with Med

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DO Bullas

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Limestone, chalk, alluvium

Murcia - Med with Cont

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DO Jumilla (Murcia/Castilla-La Mancha)

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Red/brown limestone, sandy-clay

Murcia/La Mancha - Cont with Med

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DO Yecla

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Limestone

Murcia - Cont with Med

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DO La Mancha

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Limestone & Chalk with sandy-clay topsoil

Castilla La Mancha - Continental

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DO Manchuela

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Limestone with clay topsoil

Castilla La Mancha - Cont with Med

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DO Valdepeñas

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Limestone, sandy-loam, clay

Castilla La Mancha - Continental

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VP Dominio de Valdepusa

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Clay on limestone subsoil

Castilla la Mancha - Continental

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VP Finca Élez

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Sandy-clay, Limestone

Castilla la Mancha - Continental

38
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DO Vinos de Madrid

A

Varies by subzone
Arganda – alluvium, limestone, loamy-clay - driest
Navalcarnero – alluvium, loamy-sand
San Martin de Valdeiglesias – granite– rainiest
El Molar – granite, decomposed slate

Madrid - Continental

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DO Ribera del Guadiana

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Clay, limestone

Extremadura - Continental with Atlantic influence

40
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DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

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Albariza (chalk, limestone, clay, sand)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)

Andalucía - Mediterranean

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DO Málaga

A

Limestone, clay, decomposed slate

Andalucía - Mediterranean

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DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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Albariza (chalk, limestone, clay, sand)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)

Andalucía - Mediterranean

43
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DO Montilla-Moriles

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Albero (albarizas),
Ruedos (sand over clay)

Andalucía - Med with Cont

44
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DO Binissalem

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Limestone, large limestone gravel

Islas Baleares-Mallorca - Mediterranean

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DO Pla i Llevant

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Call Vermell (limestone, red clay topsoil)

Islas Baleares-Mallorca - Mediterranean

46
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DO Islas Canarias

A

A regional DO so diverse soils and climate across the DOs

47
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DO Lanzarote

A

Lapilli/Picón (volcanic pebble fragments) on sand/clay

Islas Canarias - Lanzarote - Subtropical

48
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DO Tacoronte-Acentejo

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Volcanic

Islas Canarias-Tenerife - Subtropical

49
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DO Valle de la Orotava

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Volcanic, sandy clay

Islas Canarias - Tenerife - Subtropical

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DO Ycoden-Daute-Isora

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Volcanic, sandy clay

Islas Canarias - Tenerife - Subtropical

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DO Madrid Arganda

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Alluvium, limestone, loamy clay

Continental - driest

52
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DO Madrid Navalcarnero

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Alluvium, Loamy sand

Bisected by Guadarrana River

53
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DO Madrid San Martín de Valdeiglesias

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Granite soils near Alberche River

Continental - rainiest

54
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DO Madrid El Molar

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Granite, decomposed slate

Continental

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DO Ribera del Guadiana Cañamero

A

Sand and Slate

Extremadura - Continental - coldest

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DO Ribera del Guadiana Montánchez

A

Granite

Continental

57
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Ribera Alta

A

Sand & Clay

Continental with Atlantic Influence

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DO Ribera del Guadiana Ribera Baja

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Clay & alluvium

Continental with Atlantic influence

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DO Ribera del Guadiana Tierra de Barros

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Flat clay soils

Continental

60
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DO Ribera del Guadiana Matanegra

A

Clay slopes

Extreme Continental

61
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What are the 3 primary soil types in Rioja?

A

Calcareous Clay
Ferrous Clay
Alluvium

62
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What are the soils in Comunidad Valencia?

63
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What two soil types dominate Aragón?

A

Limestone

Clay

64
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What soils dominate Jumilla and Yecla?

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