Barbanza e Iria is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra

Vino de la Tierra

Vino de la Tierra is a quality of Spanish wine that designates the rung below the mainstream quality wine indication of Denominación de Origen . It is the equivalent of the French vin de pays. It covers not only still wine but also sparkling wine and fortified wine.It represents a higher quality...

 wines located in the autonomous region of Galicia. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen

Denominación de Origen

Denominación de Origen is part of a regulatory classification system primarily for Spanish wines but also for other foodstuffs like honey, meats and condiments. In wines it parallels the hierarchical system of France and Italy although Rioja and Sherry preceded the full system...

 indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the municipalities of Catoira

Catoira

Catoira is a municipality in Galicia , in the province of Pontevedra. Catoira is also known because of Torres do Oeste ruins.-Local festivals:The most important celebrations include...

, Valga

Valga, Galicia

Valga is a municipality of Spain in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia....

, Pontecesures

Pontecesures

Pontecesures is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra....

, Padrón

Padrón

Padrón is a concello in the Province of A Coruña, in Galicia within the comarca of O Sar. It covers an area of 48.4 km², is 95 km from A Coruña and, , had a population of 8968 according to the INE....

, Dodro

Dodro

Dodro is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia....

, Rianxo

Rianxo

Rianxo is a port town in Galicia, Spain, in the Province of A Coruña. It has a population of a little over 11,000 and its two main industries are fishing and tourism. The town's yearly celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is popular with tourists. Rianxo was the birthplace of several influential...

, Boiro

Boiro

Boiro is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.It is perhaps best known as the small town where famous quadriplegic Ramón Sampedro received euthanasia...

, A Pobra do Caramiñal

A Pobra do Caramiñal

A Pobra do Caramiñal is a town at the entrance of one of the lower bays of the Galician coastline known as the "Ria de Arousa" in the Province of A Coruña. It is the next stop out of the ria after Boiro and is famous for its unusual festival procession in September...

, Ribeira

Ribeira

Ribeira is Portuguese and Galician for stream, ravine or rivulet, and may refer to:-Galicia:* Santa Uxía de Ribeira, a municipality, civil parish and town in A Coruña province-Portugal:...

 and some parts of Porto do Son

Porto do Son

Porto do Son is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Porto do Son is in fact a collection of coastal towns and villages in the “ria de Muros e Noia” and as such is not just a town itself, but a municipality encompassing other towns including...

 and Lousame

Lousame

Lousame is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia....

, located in the provinces of A Coruña

A Coruña

A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...

 and Pontevedra

Pontevedra

Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city...

, in Galicia, Spain

Spain

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.

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2007.

Grape varieties

Red: Mencía

Mencia

Mencía is a Spanish grape variety primarily found in the northwestern part of the country. It is planted on over , and it is primarily found in the Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras regions....

, Caiño tinto

Caiño Tinto

Caiño Tinto is a red Galician wine grape variety that is also grown in Portugal's Vinho Verde wine region where it is known as Borraçal...

, Brancellao, Espadeiro

Espadeiro

Espadeiro is a red Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Minho region for making Vinho Verde. It is also grown across the border, in Spain, in Galicia where it is used to make light bodied wines....

, Loureira tinta and Sousón
White: Albariño

Albariño

Albariño or Alvarinho is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia , Monção and Melgaço , where it is used to make varietal white wines.Albariño is actually the Galician name for the grape...

, Godello

Godello

Godello is a white variety of wine grape grown in northwestern Spain, in particular in Galicia. The Gouveio found in northern Portugal is thought to be the same grape variety....

, Palomino

Palomino

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, Caíño Blanco, Loureira Blanco, Treixadura and Torrontés

Torrontes

Torrontés is a white Argentine wine grape variety, producing fresh, aromatic wines with moderate acidity, smooth texture and mouthfeel as well as distinctive peach and apricot aromas on the nose. Three Torrontés varieties exist in Argentina: Torrontés Riojano, the most common, Torrontés Sanjuanino,...