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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.
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 represents 5.2% of the land dedicated to vineyards in Galicia. It comprises of parishes and 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 Ribeira Sacra keeps all the essence of Galician wines, since all Galician native varieties are grown in it. The Ribeira Sacra, is mainly oriented to the production of reds, although very interesting whites are also made. The Mencía variety is the most cultivated, giving rise to high quality, fruity and very aromatic young wines.
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.