Caiño Tinto
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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. In Spain, it is a permitted variety in the Denominación de Origen
s (DOs) of Rías Baixas
and Ribeiro
where it produces highly perfumed wines with noticeable tartness and high acidity.
Galician wine
Galician wine is Spanish wine made in the autonomous community of Galicia in the northwest corner of Spain. It includes wine made in the provinces of A Coruña, Ourense, Pontevedra and Lugo. Within Galicia are five Denominación de Origen -Monterrei, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro and Valdeorras...
grape variety that is also grown in Portugal's Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde is a Portuguese wine from the Minho region in the far north of the country. The name literally means "Green Wine" , referring to its youthful freshness that leads to a very slight green color on the edges of the wine. The region is characterized by its many small growers, which...
wine region where it is known as Borraçal. In Spain, it is a permitted variety in the 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...
s (DOs) of Rías Baixas
Rías Baixas (DO)
Rías Baixas is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines located in the province of Pontevedra and the south of the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain...
and Ribeiro
Ribeiro (DO)
Ribeiro is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines located in the northeast of the province of Ourense , in the valleys formed by the rivers Miño, Arnoia, Avia and Barbantiño...
where it produces highly perfumed wines with noticeable tartness and high acidity.