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Rias Baixas Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the five DOs of Galicia?

A

Rías Baixas
Ribeiro
Valdeorras
Ribeira Sacra
Monterrei

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What does Rías Biaxas mean?

A

Low Estuaries

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What are the five subregions of Rías Baixas?

A

Val do Salnés
Ribeira do Ulla
Soutomaior
O Rosal
Condado do Tea

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4
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What percent of vineyard plantings in Rías Baixas are dedicated to Albariño?

A

96%

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What are the minimum blending requirements of a wine labeled with one of the northern sub zones of Rías Baixas (Val do Salnés and Ribeira do Ulla)?

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Must contain minimum of 70% of:

Albariño
Loureiro
Treixadura
Caiño Blanco

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What are the blending requirements of wines labeled with one of the southern sub zones of Rías Baixas (O Rosal and Condado do Tea)?

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Must contain minimum of 70% Albariño combined with either Loureira or Treixadura

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What are three red grapes used to make wine in Rías Baixas?

A

Caiño
Mencía
Espadeiro

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Ribeira DO lies along what river?

A

Miño

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What does Ribeira Sacra mean?

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Sacred Bank (named for large concentration of churches)

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What are the five sub zones of Ribeira Sacra?

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Amandi
Chantada
Quiroga-Bibei
Ribeiras do Sil
Ribeiras do Miño

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What is the name of the dried grape wine which is a local specialty in Ribeiro DO?

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Vino Tostado

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What are the favored red and white varieties planted in Ribeiro DO?

A

Treixadura (slowly replacing Palomino)
Caiño

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What are the most common varieties planted in Ribeira Sacra DO?

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Treixadura
Mencía
Godello

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What is the most common grape variety planted in Valdeorras DO?

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Godello

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Q

What are the autonomías of Spain’s Green Country?

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Galicia
Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
Costa Verde

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What two autonomías in the Green Country do not produce any DO wines?

A

Asturias
Cantabria

17
Q

What are the DOs of País Vasco?

A

Getariako Txakolina
Bizkaiko Txakolina
Arabako Txakolina

18
Q

What white grape predominates plantings in all three DOs of País Vasco?

A

Ondorrabi Zuri

19
Q

What is the name of the decomposed granite soil found in Rías Baixas?

A

Xabre

20
Q

What is the term used for the pergola system in Rías Baixas?

A

Parral

21
Q

What climactic occurrence severely threatens Ribeiro?

A

Spring frost (lost nearly 1/3 of 2017 crop)

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