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Galicia Flashcards

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Galicia DO’s:

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Monterrei DO
Ribeira Sacra DO
Ribeiro DO
Rias Baixas DO
Valdeorras DO

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Producers of Albarino:

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Burgans
Val de Sosego
Martin Codax
La Cana
Do Ferreiro
Bodegas Santiago Ruiz
Granbazan

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DO Ferreiro Albarino “Cepas Vellas”:

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  • Val de Salnes
  • made from 200 year old vines
  • planted 1785
  • native yeast ferment
  • organic
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Subzones of Riax Baixas (5):

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  • Val do Salnes * (Largest, half of acreage)
  • Ribeira do Ulla
  • Soutomaior
  • O Rosal
  • Condado de Tea
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Authorized grapes of Riax Baixas:

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Blanco:
Recommended: Albariño, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiño Blanco
Authorized: Torrontés, Godello
Tinto:
Recommended: Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón
Authorized: Mencía, Brancellao

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Rias Baixas DO/DOP regulations:

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Albariño: 100% Albariño
Blanco and Blanco Barrica
Blanco with subzone designation:
Val do Salnés/Ribeira do Ulla: min. 70% recommended white grapes
O Rosal: min. 70% combined Albariño and Loureira
Condado do Tea: min. 70% combined Albariño and Treixadura
Tinto: authorized red grapes in any combination
Espumoso: authorized grapes

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Min ABV in Ria Baixas + Aging:

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Minimum Alcohol:
Albariño: 11.3%
Blanco Barrica: 11.5%
All Other Blanco Wines: 11%
Tinto: 10%
Aging Requirements:
Blanco Barrica: min. 3 months in wood (max. 600 liter capacity)

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What are local estates called?

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“Pazos”

  • with a “Horeo”, a grainary hoisted above ground by stone pillars
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Equivalent of Grappa from Galicia:

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Orujo

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If a Rias Baixas wine is labelled “Albarino”, it must be ____% Albarino

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100%

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What was Rias Baixas’ first commercial winery:

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Palacio de Fefinanes
found in 1904

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What does “Rias Baixas” mean?

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“Low Estuaries” that flow through the region before eventually reaching the ocean

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What is the region’s decomposed granite called?

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Xabre
- low water retention

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What river is above Soutomaior:

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Verduzo River

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What two Rias Baixas subzones border Portugal? What separates them?

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O Rosal
Condado do Tea

  • Mino River
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What is a “minifundias”?

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Small plots of vineyard, on average 0.6ha split into 4 parcels owned by independent growers

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What is another name for the Pergola system?

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Parral

  • granite posts hold them up
  • canopy provides grapes shelter
  • greater airflow, less rot/mildew
  • plant other crops underneat
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Albarino accounts for _____%

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96% total plantings
- w/ Loureira, Trexiadura, Caino Blanco, Torrontes, Godello

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Rias Baixas wines can be labelled by subzone: (w/ the exception of Soutomaior)

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Blanco with subzone designation:
Val do Salnés/Ribeira do Ulla: min. 70% recommended white grapes
O Rosal: min. 70% combined Albariño and Loureira
Condado do Tea: min. 70% combined Albariño and Treixadura

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What is Vino Tostado?

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A historic style, sought after by the English
- toasted wine/roasted wine
- dried grape wine similar to vin santo
- red/white grapes left to dry for min 3 months following harvest in covered rooms
- dried to a min must weight of 350 g/L
- fermented, aged in oak/cherry casks
- 6 months in oak/min 3 years in bottle

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Where do the rivers of Mino and Avin converge:

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The town of Ribadavia, region’s focal point
- the river Arnoia joins just south

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Ribeiro soil, vineyard placement:

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Decomposed granite
- heavily fragmented vineyard parcels
- three river’s valleys, various elevations

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What does Ribeiro’s southwestern border connect to?

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Rias Baixas - Condado do Tea

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Production in Ribeiro is mostly _____, planted to local grapes?

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Mostly white, 9/10 bottles
- semi-aromatic Trexiadura but also Albarino, Loureiro, Godella

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Ribeiro DO/DOP regulations: Styles
- Espumoso (Traditional Method) Blanco and Rosado - Blanco & Blanco Castes - Tinto & Tinto Castes - Barrica Blanco & Tinto - Vino Tostado (dried grape wine) - Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello - Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón
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Ribeiro Authorized grapes:
**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,
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Synonym for Caino Tinto:
Caino Bravo Caino Longo
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Synonym for Garnacha Tintorera:
Alicante Bouschet
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Ribeiro DO Requirements: Vino Espumoso
Wines may Brut (maximum of 12 g/l) or Brut Nature (maximum of 3 g/l) Wine may only be produced with recommended varieties, Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Palomino and Albillo are not permitted No minimum time on lees has been established
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Ribeiro DO: Requirements for Vino Tostado
Only recommended grape varieties permitted Min. must weight of 350 g/l Drying process for grapes must last a min. of 3 months Min. residual sugar: 120 g/l
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Ribeiro DO: Aging Requiremnts
**Vino Tostado**: min. 6 months in oak or cherry cask and at least 3 months in bottle **Wines labelled "Barrica" must spend at least a portion of their maturation in casks no larger than 600 Liters**
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Ribeira Sacra translates to:
"Sacred Riverbeds" - allusion to previous monasteries of the area
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Ribeira Sacra forms a crescent shape between:
Galicias two major rivers - the Sil and the Mino
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Famous producers of Ribeira Sacra:
Guimaro Algueiea Dominio do Bibei
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Ribeira Sacra DO subzones (5):
Chantada (right bank) Ribeiras do Mino Amandi (highest quality) Ribeiras do Sil (left bank) Quiroga-Bibei
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What grape covers 90% of the vineyards here?
Mencia
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Synonym for Bastardo:
Merenzao - typically floral
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Synonym for Souson:
Vinhao in Portugal - more deeply pigmented and tannic
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Synonym for Brancellao:
Alvarelhao in Portugal - more elegant
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Ribeiro Sacra DO: Styles
Styles Produced: Tinto: min. 70% Mencia Rosado: Min 85% Principal red Grapes Súmmum: 85% principal grapes Blanco Barrica & Garda Tinto Barrica & Garda
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Ribeira Sacra DO: Grapes
**Blanco:** Principal: Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira, Torrontés, Dona Branca **Tinto:** Principal: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera, Mouratón, Tempranillo
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Ribeira Sacra DO: Aging Requirements
**Blanco Barrica**: min. 3 months in wooden barrels of no more than 600 liters capacity **Tinto Barrica**: min. 6 months in wooden barrels of no more than 500 liters capacity **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.
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Ribeira Sacra DO: min alcohol
Blanco: 11% Blanco Barrica/Garda: 12% Tinto: 11% Tinto Barrica/Garda: 12%
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Valdeorras DO name translates to:
Valley of Gold - riches extracted there during Roman rule
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Valdeorras bridges what two appellations?
Ribera Sacra DO and Castilla y Leon's Bierzo
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What river flows through Valdeorras?
The Sil River
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Top grapes of Valdeorras?
Mencia Godello
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Valdeorras: Style produced
- Blanco - Tinto - Espumoso: Min. 85% Godello - 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
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Valdeorras DO: Authorized Grapes
**Blanco:** Preferred: Godello, Loureira, Treixadura, Dona Branca, Albariño, Torrontés, Lado Authorized: Palomino **Tinto:** Recommended: Mencía, Tempranillo, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Ferrón Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Gran Negro, Mouratón
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Valdeorras DO: Aging
**Barrel**: No min, but must indicate on label the period of time wine was aged in oak or say "Fermentado en barrica" (fermented in barrel) **Crianza:** Reds: Minimum 2 years aging with 6 months in small oak barrels (in each case the maximum is 330L) Whites: Minimum 18 months aging with 6 months in small oak barrels **Reserva** Reds: Minimum 36 months aging with 12 months in small oak barrels Whites: Minimum 24 months aging with 6 months in small oak barrels **Gran Reserva** Reds: Minimum 60 months aging with 18 months in small oak barrels Whites: Minimum 48 months aging with 6 months in small oak barrels
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Mention of "Produccion Controlada" indicates:
Varietal Godello or Tinto - min 12.5% ABV - max yields 8000 kg/ha for Godello, 6000 kg/ha for Reds
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Valdeorras: Soil
Slate, Granite, Calcareous Clay
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What river runs through Monterrei DO?
The Tamega River
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Monterrei: Subzones
Valle de Monterrei Ladera de Monterrei
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Monterrei DO: Styles
Blanco: min. 60% recommended white grapes Tinto: min. 60% recommended red grapes
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Synonym for Tempranillo:
Arauxa
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Authorized grapes of Monterrei:
**Blanco:** Recommended: Dona Branca, Godello, Treixadura Authorized: Albariño, Blanca de Monterrei, Caiño Blanco, Loureira **Tinto:** Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo) Authorized: Caiño Tinto, Sousón, Araúxa (Tempranillo)
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What does the rare labelling term "Summum" mean?
Use of at least 85% principle grapes for both whites and reds - many are monovarietal, no strict rules surrounding ripeness levels, oak aging , quality
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What is "Calleiteiro"?
Boutique winery in Galicia, produces less than 60,000L a year - only for their own grapes
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What areas of Galicia don't contain any DO's?
Cantabria Asturias
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Which VCIG exists in Asturias?
Cangas VCIG - has PDO under EU law - borders Galicia and Castilla y Leon
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What beverage are Cantabria and Asturias known for?
Sidre - vibrant cider cultures, brettanomyces

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