Rías Baixas DO
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For the Rías Baixas estuarine inlets, see Rías Baixas.
Rías Baixas is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) (Denominación de Orixe in Galician) for wines located in the province of Pontevedra and the south of the province of Corunna in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is renowned for its white wines made from the Albariño grape variety.[1] Its Regulatory Council is headquartered at Pazo de Mugartegui in the city of Pontevedra.
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Wine region | |
Official name | Rías Baixas |
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Type | Denominación de Origen |
Year established | 1988 |
Country | Spain |
Sub-regions | Val do Salnés, O Rosal, Condado do Tea, Soutomaior, Ribera de Ulla |
Climate region | Maritime |
Size of planted vineyards | 4,321 hectares (10,680 acres) |
Varietals produced | Albariño, Loureira blanca, Treixadura, Caiño blanca, Torrontés, Godello, Caiño tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón, Mencía, Brancellao |
No. of wineries | 179 |
Wine produced | 160,116 hectolitres (3,522,100 imp gal; 4,229,800 US gal) |
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