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DO quality wine producing Autonomias within “Green Spain”
Galicia, Pais Vasco (Basque country)
Climate of Galicia
cool maritime
five DOs of Galicia
Rias Baixas Ribeiro Valdorra Ribeira Sacra Monterrei
Five Subzones of Rias Baixas
Val do Salnés Ribeira do Dulla Soutomaior O Rosal Condado do Tea
Cepage requirements for “Rias Baixas Albariño”
100% Albarino
Cepage requirements for Rias Baixas Val Do Salnes or Ribeira do Ulla
min 70% Albariño
Cepage requirements for Rias Baixas O Rosal or Condado do Tea
Min 70% Albarino + either Loureira or Treixadura blend
Red grapes of Rias Baixas
Mencia, Espadeiro, Caiño
percentage of vineyard acreage dedicated to Albarino in Rias Baixas
nearly 90%
Where is Ribeiro DO?
Galicia along Miño River, east of Rias Baixas
dried grape wine of Ribeiro
Viño Tostado.
Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello
Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón
White and Red grapes of Ribeiro Viños Tostada
Vino Tostado Blanco: Treixadura, Loureiro, Torrontés, Albariño, Godello
Vino Tostado Tinto: Caiño, Ferrón, Brancellao, Mencía, Sousón
Ribeiro DO grape varieties
w) Recommended: Treixadura
Authorized: Palomino, Torrontés, Godello, Macabeo, Albillo, Loureira, Albariño
r) Recommended: Caiño Tinto (aka Caiño Bravo/Caiño Longo)
Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Ferrón, Sousón, Tempranillo, Brancellao, Mencía
Ribeira Sacra is where?
Northeast of Ribeiro, further inland and upriver, along Miño river to its tributaries.
Red and White recommended grapes of Ribeira Sacra DO
w) Treixadura, Godello
r) Mencia
Galicia’s easternmost zone and its grape varietal
Valdeorras DO
Godello
What DO are you likely to find Godello as the major white grape?
Valdeorras
Galicia’s southernmost DO
Monterrei
Viño Tostada regulations : drying, aging, residual sugar
min. of 3 months drying process for grapes.
min. 6 months in oak or cherry cask and at least 3 months in bottle
Min. must weight of 300 g/l
Min. residual sugar: 70 g/l
Monterrei major grapes
w) Recommended: Dona Blanca (Moza Fresca), Godello, Treixadura
Authorized: Albariño, Blanca de Monterrei, Caiño Blanco, Loureira
r)Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo)
Authorized: Caiño Tinto, Sousón, Araúxa (Tempranillo)
Amandi, Chantadam Quiroga-Bibei are 3 of five subzones of what region? name the other two.
Ribeira Sacra DO.
+Riberas do Sil, Riberas do Miño
Three DOs of País Vasco
Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina
Major red and white grapes of Txakolina
w) Hondurribi Zuri,
r) Hondurribi Beltza
“Ojo de Gallo” cepage and meaning
Txakolina Rosado. Min 50% Hondarribi Beltza, often blended.
Styles of wine in Pais Vasco
white white aged in barrique red rosado late harvest sparkling
min alcohol for Txakolina
9.5%
Vine training in Rias Baixas DO
“Parrales”, granite posts with wires to open up canopy and protect from humidity, while maximizing exposure to sun during summer.
Vinification of Rias Baixas
Typically stainless steel/neutral vessel, but ‘Blanco Barrica” and Malolactic Fermentation is found as well
Aging for Rias Baixas Blanco Barrica
Minimum 3mos in wood, max 600L capacity
Soil types of Rias Baixas
Mostly granite and slate near the coast, alluvial and clay moving inland along tributaries.
Synonym for Arauxa
Tempranillo
Synonym for Merenzao
Bastardo
Synonym for Garnacha Tintorera
Alicante Bouchet
Synonym for Izkiriota and Izkiriota Ttippia
Izkiriota- Gros Manseng
Izkiriota Ttippia- Petit Manseng
Synonym for Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia
Petit Corbu
Minimum alcohol for Rias Baixas Albarino
11.3%abv
Geographical features affecting viticulture in Green Spain
“Costa Verde” refers to green, lush coast of Atlantic Ocean and Bay of Biscay.
Many rivers and esturaries (rias)
Cantabrian Mountains along the north
Pais Vasco: cantabrian Mountains and Montes Vascos (Pyranees)
Other red and white grapes found in Pais Vascos, and the regulation on planting.
Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), Mune Mahatsa (Folle Blanche), Izkiriota (Gros Manseng), Izkiriota Ttippia (Petit Manseng), Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay
*secondary white grapes may not account for more than 20% of a producer’s total vineyard acreage
River that separates Portugal from Spain
Miño / Minho
DO Pagos of Green Spain
None.
Synonym for Mune Mahatsa
Folle Blanche