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Coastal and inland features of Galicia
Costal: Rias
Inland: hills and mountains
Sweet Galician wine made in the middle ages - name and from were
Vino Tostado
Ribeiro
Oldest DO in Galicia
Ribeiro
Name for boutique wineries in Ribeiro with 60,000L or less production - owner, operators
Colleiteiros
What is a rias
A submerged river valley
2 main rivers in Galicia
Miño + Sil
Part of the Cordillera Cantabrica in Galicia
Macizo Galaico (Galician Massif)
Dominant soil type in Galicia
Granite
Galician DO that is 99% white
Rias Baixas
Oldest + largest sub zone of Rias Baixas
Val do Salnes
Warmest, most continental sub zone of Rias Baixas
Condado de Tea
Smallest sub zone of Rias Baixas that only grows Albariño
Soutomaior
Rias Baixas sub zone that is the home of Albariño
Val do Salnes
Rias Baixas sub zone on slopes of the Miño
O Rosal
Rias Baixas newest sub zone, with more diversity in varieties
Riberia do Ulla
What % of Albariño is needed to label Rias Baixas Albariño
100%
Soils of Ribera Sacra
Slate and Granite
Ribeira Sacra Summum - red:
Percentage preferred varieties
Minimum percent Mencia
85% preferred
Minimum 60% Mencia
Ribeira Sacra Summum - white:
Percentage preferred varieties
100%
What does Ribeira Sacra mean?
Sacred riverbank
Main white of DO Ribeiro
Treixadura
White grape of Valdeorra
Godello
Wine made from 85% preferred grapes from Valdeorras
Valdeorras Castas Nobles
Site of the battle that started the Reconquista (in Asturias)
Covadonga
Weather event that stopped wine production in Asturias in 1959
Hailstorm
Climate of Paid Vasco
Maritme and rainy
90% of Txakoli grapes planted
Honadirribi Zuri
Viticuture in Pais Vasco
Espaldera and Parrals
3 DOs of Txakoli
DO Arabako Txakolina (Álava)
DO Bizkaiko Txakolina (Bizkaia)
DO Getariako Txakolina (Getaria)
2 DOs of Txakoli on the coast
DO Bizkaiko Txakolina (Bizkaia)
DO Getariako Txakolina (Getaria)
In which province did the Txakoli Winemakers Association start
Vizkaya (Bizkaia)