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The Ribeira Sacra designation of Origin was created in 1996. It is an area of wine production with an area of 2,500 hectares of vineyards, which represent 5.2% of the land dedicated to the vineyard in Galicia. It comprises parishes and places of 20 municipalities located along the banks of the Miño and del Sil, in the south of the province of Lugo and north of Ourense.
The municipalities are grouped into five distinct sub-zones: Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Ribeiras do Miño and Ribeiras do Sil.
The winemaking tradition of Valdeorras dates back to Roman times. Under the protection of a Mediterranean-oceanic microclimate, the Romans planted vineyards and built wineries. Thus they gave rise to a culture, today secular, in the attention of the vineyard and the elaboration of exquisite wines, to which pilgrims and pilgrims sang on the way to Santiago.
The Rías Baixas Designation of Origin is located in the Northwest of Spain, in the region of Galicia, characterized by the permanent greenery of its landscape and the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. One of the determining factors of the DO Rías Baixas is the commitment to the native varieties, resistant to the climate of this area, among which are the Albariño, a fundamental pillar of this denomination.
La Denominación de Origen Ribeira Sacra fue creada en 1996. Es una zona de
producción vinícola con una extensión de 2.500 hectáreas de viñedo, que suponen un 5,2% del suelo dedicado a la vid en Galicia. Comprende parroquias y lugares de 20 municipios situados a lo largo de las riberas del Miño y del Sil, en el sur de la provincia de Lugo y norte de Ourense. Se agrupan los municipios en cinco subzonas diferenciadas: Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Ribeiras do Miño y Ribeiras do Sil.
La Ribeira Sacra guarda toda la esencia de los vinos gallegos, ya que en ella se cultivan todas las variedades autóctonas gallegas. La Ribeira Sacra, está orientada fundamentalmente a la producción de tintos, aunque se elaboran también blancos muy interesantes. La variedad mencía es la más cultivada, dando lugar a vinos jóvenes de gran calidad, afrutados y muy aromáticos.
The winemaking tradition of Valdeorras dates back to Roman times. Under the
protection of a Mediterranean-oceanic microclimate, the Romans planted vineyards and built wineries. Thus they gave rise to a culture, today secular, in the attention of the vineyard and the elaboration of exquisite wines, to which pilgrims and pilgrims sang on the way to Santiago.
Preferred white varieties: godello, loureira, treixadura, dona branca (fresh wench), albariño, torrontés e side.
Preferred red varieties: mencía, tempranillo (araúxa), brancellao, merenzao (maría ardoña ou bastardo), sousón, caíño tinto, espadeiro e ferrón. Authorized white varieties: palomino. Authorized red varieties: garnacha tintureira, great black and mouratón.
The main grape varieties are Godello (White) y Mencía (Red).
The Rías Baixas Designation of Origin is located in the Northwest of Spain, in the region of Galicia, characterized by the permanent greenery of its landscape and the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. One of the determining factors of the DO Rías Baixas is the commitment to the native varieties, resistant to the climate of this area, among which are the Albariño, a fundamental pillar of this denomination.
White varieties: Albariño, Treixadura, Loureira or Marqués, Caiño blanco, Torrontés and Godello.
Red varieties: Caiño tinto, Espadeiro, Loureiro tinto, Sousón, Mencía, Brancellao, Pedral and Castañal.
The Albariño, the main variety of the DO reaches its maximum qualitative expression in this climate and in this soil this variety has a great capacity for sugar production, which in good years can reach 13% vol of alcohol. In addition, and simultaneously, what is exceptional, maintains a richness in acids that very few varieties get around the world, together with a richness in aromatic and quick components that makes their wines very identifiable.