Key facts
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- Denomination of Origin (DO)
- Rías Baixas DO was established in 1988
- Location
- In the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain
- Sub-zones (5)
- Val do Salnés
Condado do Tea
O Rosal
Soutomaior
Ribeira do Ulla
- Grapevine acreage (size of DO)
- 9,138 acres
- Solis
- In Val do Salnés, O Rosal and Soutomaior the soils are alluvial over granite. In Condado do Tea both granite and slate appear on the surface with lighter granite subsoil. The soils are mainly alluvial in Ribeira do Ulla.
- Climate
- Maritime–dominated by the Atlantic Ocean, the climate is cool and damp but with abundant sunshine. The coolest and wettest zone is Val do Salnés with an average temperature of 55° F while the warmest and driest is Condado do Tea with an average temperature of 59° F.
- Hours of sunshine
- More than 2,200 hours of sunshine during the growing season.
- Annual Rainfall
- 45 inches–65 inches per year
- Grape Varieties
- Mainly white: Albariño (90% of all plantings), Treixadura, Caiño Blanco and Loureiro
- Number of Wineries
- 187 Wineries
- Wineries selling in the US
- 56 wineries (up from 35 in 2005)
- Number of grape growers
- 6,556 grape growers
- Average size of vineyard
- Less than half an acre
- Harvest Size
- 2007 – 12.72 million liters
2008 – 13.32 million liters
2009 – 16.14 million liters
- Exports
- 2007 – 3.28 million liters
2008 – 3.03 million liters
2009 – 3.06 million liters
- Exports to the US
- 2007 – 1.75 million liters
2008 – 1.58 million liters
2009 – 1.63 million liters
- Denomination of Origin (DO)
- 53.5%
- Most important export markets
- 1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Germany
4. Puerto Rico
5. Switzerland
- Contacts:
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Cornerstone Communications
Beth Cotenoff or Chandni Patel
575 Madison Avenue, Suite 1006
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-605-0370
Email:
bcotenoff@cornerstonepr.com
or cpatel@cornerstonepr.com
- Wines from Spain
405 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10174
Tel. 212-661-4814
Email: newyork@mcx.es
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