Valdeorras DO
[bahl-deh-AWR-rahs]
A DO of about 3,800 vineyard acres located in the mountainous area east of the town of Orense in the Galica region in northwestern Spain. Valdeorras produces mostly red wines made primarily from Alicante (GRENACHE) and much of it is sold off in BULK. The Mencía grape is now being planted in larger numbers, and wines made from it are gaining a following and are more likely to show up with a Valdeorras DO label. White wines are made mainly from PALOMINO grapes, which produce rather ordinary TABLE WINES. The real rising star of Valdeorras, however, is the white wine made from the local grape Godello (VERDELHO). This high-quality grape grows well in this area and produces CRISP, FRESH, AROMATIC wines.
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