Galicia Flashcards
Who never gained control over Galicia?
Arabs/Moors
What is vino tostado?
Fortified white wine produced from sun dried grapes
What 2 grapes appeared beginning of 20th century?
Palomino and Granacha Tintorera
4 provinces?
A Coruna, Lugo, Pontevedra, Ourense
Largest city?
Vigo
Coast is made up of?
Cliffs/Rias
Interior is?
Hilly/Mountainous
What does Galicia mean?
Country of the thousand rivers
2 most important rivers?
Sil/Mino
How are vineyards planted?
Espaldera on terraces/Parrals on flatter sites
Most important mountain range?
Galacian Massif (West part of Cordillera Cantabrica)
3 mountain ranges in Galacian Massif?
Serra do Eixe, Serra da Encina da Lastra, Serra do Courel
Soils?
Coast-Granite/shallow
Inland-Granite/clay
River valleys-Slate/shale
Mainly indigenous?
Yes
Where does red wine production take place?
Inland
How many DO’s?
5
Soils in DO Rias Baixas?
Shallow, sandy, granite
Alluvial along Mino
Val do Salnes is?
Oldest, coolest, flattest
Condado do Tea is?
Futhest inland, most mountainous, most continental, warmest, North Bank of Mino
O Rosal is?
Right bank of Mino, Southernmost
Soutomaior is?
Smallest, only produces Albarino
Ribeira do ulla is?
Northernmost, fine reds
DO Ribeira Sacra Soils?
Mino=slate
Sil/Bibel-Granite
1 grape in DO Ribeira Sacra?
Mencia #1 in all 5 subzones
DO Ribeira Sacra Vino Tinto requirements?
Min 70% of preferred varieties
Soils in DO Ribeiro
Granite
1 grape in DO Ribeiro?
Treixadura
What do vineyards border in DO Ribeiro?
Mino, Avia, Arnoia rivers
How many Colleiteiros are there in Ribero?
115 as of 2016
What does DO Valdeorras mean?
Valley of gold
What river crosses through DO Valdeorras?
Sil
How many subzones in DO Valdeorras?
8
Minimum grape requirements in DO Valdeorras?
Godello=100% Godello
Mencia=Min 85% Mencia
Espumosos=Min 85% Godello
What is Valdeorras Castas Nobles?
Wines produced with min 85% preferred varieties
