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Gathering the grape harvest in the traditional way in Navarra
Ribeiro, the popular everyday wine of Remelluri, one of the Chivite, from a family
new single-estate
bodega in Navarra, is
Galicia, is usually fizzy. It is often served “château” Riojas, from made from Tempranillo
in white porcelain cups (tazas).
the vineyards of Rioja grapes and aged in the
Alavesa, is soft and not barrel, resulting in a style
Ferrol Avilés too oaky. similar to Rioja.
A8 Gijón
A Coruña A8
N640 Navia Oviedo A8 Llanes Santander A8 San
A6 Mieres Laredo Sebastián
C525 Bilbao
AP9 ASTURIAS Nalón CANTABRIA AP8
Santiago de Lugo Narcea A66 N621 AP68 PAÍS
Compostela N547 A67 VASCO N1
A6 A15 N121A
GALICIA A10 NAVARRA
Mino A1 Vitoria
AP9 AP53 Miranda Pamplona
Cambados de Ebro Estella
Barrantes N540 N120 A12
Pontevedra A Rúa O Barco Haro
Ribadavia Ourense N120 Logroño AP15
Vigo Larouco AP68
A52 Nájera Ebro
Mino Calahorra
Fornelos A52 Viña Ardanza is blended, as are LA RIOJA
A52 most red Riojas. The best, like this Tudela
reserva, are aged for two or more
years in American oak casks.
Key Facts About the Wines of Northern Spain
Location and Climate rosados (rosés). Whites of Navarra and Rioja
Rioja and Navarra are influ enced by are made mainly from the Viura grape. Galicia
both Mediterranean and Atlantic has many local varieties, of which the most
weather systems. The hillier, important are Albariño, Loureira and
northwestern parts receive some Atlantic rain Treixadura, which is now taking over from
while the hot Ebro plain has a Mediterranean the inferior Palomino.
climate. The Basque region and Galicia are both
cool, Atlantic regions with high rainfall. Soils Good Producers
everywhere are stony and poor, except in the Rías Baixas: Fillaboa, Lagar de Fornelos,
Ebro plain. Martín Codax, Morgadío, Santiago
Ruiz. Ribeiro: Cooperativa Vitivinícola
Grape Varieties del Ribeiro. Rioja: Bodegas Riojanas
The great red grape of Rioja and (Canchales, Monte Real), CVNE (Imperial,
Navarra is Tempranillo. In Rioja it is Viña Real Oro), Faustino, Marqués de Cáceres,
blended with smaller quantities of Marqués de Murrieta, Martínez Bujanda,
Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo, Paternina, Remelluri, Viña Ardanza. Navarra:
while in Navarra Cabernet Sauvignon is per mitted Bodega de Sarría, Guelbenzu, Julián Chivite
and blends excitingly with Tempranillo. Garnacha, (Gran Feudo), Magaña, Ochoa, Príncipe
also important in Navarra, is used for the excellent de Viana.

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