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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: O Pereiro de Aguiar
O Pereiro de Aguiar
O Pereiro de Aguiar is a small municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is located to the north of the province....
, Coles
Coles, Ourense
Coles is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 3171 and an area of 38 km²....
, Orense, Barbadás
Barbadás
Barbadás is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is located towards the north-west of the province....
, Toén
Toén
Toén is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 2649 and an area of 58 km².Population in Toén has suffered big changes all along 20th Century. At the beginning, in 1900, Toén has 3.881 people living in, Toén will reach it maximum level of population in 1950...
and San Ciprián de Viñas, located in the province of Orense, in Galicia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2001.
Grape varieties
- Red: MencíaMenciaMencía 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....
, CaiñoCainoCaino 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....
, Mouratón, Sousón, Cabernet francCabernet FrancCabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone - as in the Loire's Chinon...
, Garnacha tintorera and Bracellao - White: PalominoPalominoPalomino 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...
, Treixadura, TorrontésTorrontesTorrontés 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,...
, AlbariñoAlbariñoAlbariño 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...
, LoureiroLoureiro-Places:* Loureiro , a civil parish in the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis* Loureiro , a civil parish in the municipality of Peso da Régua...
, RieslingRieslingRiesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally...
, Doña BlancaDoña BlancaDoña Blanca is a white Spanish and Portuguese wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the northwest Galicia region of Spain and throughout Portugal from the Douro northward...
and GodelloGodelloGodello 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....