Betanzos 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 Coirós

Coirós

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

, Bergondo

Bergondo

Bergondo is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It has an area of 32.85 km², a population of 6,413 , and a population density of 195.22 people/km²-Demographics:...

, Betanzos

Betanzos

Betanzos is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the Province of A Coruña. In Roman times Betanzos was called Carunium or Brigantium. During the Medieval period the settlement was known as Carunio....

 and Paderne

Paderne

Paderne may refer to:In Portugal**Paderne, Albufeira, a parish in the municipality of Albufeira**Paderne is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of MelgaçoIn Spain...

, in the province 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...

, in Galicia, Spain

Spain

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.

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2001.

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
  Caino
  Caino is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy located near Valle del Garza. It is bounded by other communes of Nave and Lumezzane....
  
   and Gran negro
• White: Palomino
  Palomino
  Palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail. Genetically, the palomino color is created by a single allele of a dilution gene called the cream gene working on a "red" base coat...
  
   and 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....