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Ribeiro is a traditional growing area, and has been a registered DO since 1957. Today, the area is undergoing a renaissance thanks to the distinctively different wines it makes with native red and white grapes. Some are varietal Albariños. Others are made from a balanced blend of grapes .
Immense innovation and investment is now evident throughout the DO, both in the large cooperatives and in the smaller bodegas. An unusual feature of the area is the many small, independent producers, called colleteiros, who make wine traditionally from their own grapes.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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Salgado Moscoso, 11
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32400 Ribadavia
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Ourense – Galicia
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Spain
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DO established
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1932
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Last updated
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24 April 2004
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Telephone
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+34 988 477 200
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Fax
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+34 988 477 201
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E-mail
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info@ribeiro.es
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Website
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www.ribeiro.es
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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Area under vine
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2,717 ha
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Altitude of vineyards
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100-350 m
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Soil types
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Mostly sandy/alluvial on the terraced sides of river valleys, granite bedrock
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Principal grapes (w)
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Treixadura, Albariño, Godello, Torrontés, Loureira
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Principal grapes (r)
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Caiño, Ferrón, Sousón, Brancellao, Mencía
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Permitted grapes (w)
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Jerez, Macabeo, Albillo
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Permitted grapes (r)
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Garnacha, Tempranillo
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Experimental grapes (w)
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Lado
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Experimental grapes (r)
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-
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Organic viticulture
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-
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Climate:
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Max. summer temp.
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38°C
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Min. Winter temp.
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-4°C
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Average rainfall
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900 mm
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Average sunshine
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2,000 hours annually
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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13,000 kg/ha
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Yield
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70%
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Equivalent hl/ha
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91 hl/ha
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Production 2006
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14,100,000 kg
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Production 2007
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17,000,000 kg
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Production 2008
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-
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Wine alcohol content:
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White
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10-13% abv
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Rosé
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-
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Red
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10-12% abv
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Other
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-
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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-
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Reserva
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-
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Gran Reserva
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-
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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113
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Total exports - 2006
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-
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Total exports - 2007
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1.631 hl
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Total exports - 2008
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-
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