Galician Wines

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Galician Wines

• Well, three of them anyway

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World Ranking

• Spain is the third largest wine producer in the
  world, behind Italy and France.
• They have been working on correcting the problem
  of poor marketing and the stereotype or
  traditional, heavily oaked reds of Rioja.

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Vineyards of Galicia

• 500- 650 m elevation
• Predominately along river valleys in the
  foothills.
• Moderate climate due to the Atlantic marine
  influence admixing with the continental
  influence.

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Willamette Valley Vineyard

• Most Pinot Noir vineyards are along the foothills
  of the Coast range.
• 300-1000 ft elevation
• Protection from frost in lower elevations and
  cold/rain in higher elevations.
• Moderate climate due to the Pacific marine
  influence admixing with the continental
  influence.

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Lagar De CerveraAlbarino

• Lagar De Cervera
• White varietal
• Albarino made with first quality must (no more
  than 60 of the grapes juice is used). The
  wine-maker must preserve the nobility of the
  grape throughout the process.
• Fermented in stainless tanks.
• Early harvest, always a young wine. Released to
  enjoy at the beginning of January.
• Grapes are predominately from the southernmost
  sub-zone of the Rias Baixas, El Rosal.

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Galiciano Godello

• White Spanish grape most successfully grown in
  Valdearras region (SE Galicia).
• Grows best in dry climates.
• Almost extinct by mid 1970s.

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Near demise of Godello

• First planted near Cadiz, 1100 BC.
• Ancestor of Sherry
• 8-15 century Moorish influence destroyed
  vineyards.

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Galiciano RedMencia

• Direct ancestor or Cab Franc from the plantings
  of the earliest Roman Settlers in Bierzo 2000
  years ago.
• Emphasis on quality rather than quantity.