Galicia DOs

Riberio was made a DO in 1988
Its main grape is Treixadura, a floral yet lean mineral white
aluvial soils with clay and limestone
A lot of wines from Riberio are field blends, mixed with Albarino, and Godello



Valdeorras literally 'valley of gold' DO 1945
Godello is the most important grape. Fatter and fleshy, but still able to maintain acid and minerality
Vina Godeval was a 12th century monastery 

Runs along the river Sil with exposed diverse soils


Rias Baixas DO 1988
The most known of the Galician DOs
Albarino is the grape, floral, salty, mineral, grassy
Runs along the Mino river in parts (O Rosal)

5 sub regions
O Rosal, Condado de Tea are the important ones?
Vines are trellised due to moisture, allowing breezes to dry

Vintage variation due to early rains at harvest time

Moneterrei

Monterrei is a small inland DO, wikipedia says it was a DO in 1960 but then suspended until 1994

Local whites make up the grapes, treixadura, dona blanca and godello, with a little bit of mencia and tempranillo


Ribera Sacra 'Sacred Banks'
Was made a DO in 1997 but vines have been planted since the 12th century on terraced hillsides above the Mido and Sil rivers

Menica is the dominant grape, with some albarino and godello

Aluvial over slate subsoil