Galician Wine News Roundup
Here’s your Galician Wine News roundup from June and July 2024, translated into English for your convenience.
Galicia’s Monovarietal Madness
How controversial billboard placement speaks to a deeper problem in how Galicia’s wine regions market themselves.
Aromas in Galician Wines, Explained
Describing the aromas in Galician wines requires a little chemistry lesson. Like all wines, the aromas in albariño, mencía, godello, and more come from volatile flavor compounds that are let loose when mixed with alcohol and can be detected by our noses.
Galician Wine News Roundup
Here’s a rundown of what happened in Galician wine in May 2024, translated to English for your convenience.
On the Galician Language, Place Names, and Wine
To begin to think about Galicia, its people, its culture, and its wine, we need to start with the Galician language: galego. I’ve been told I speak Spanish with a Galician accent—the sing-song, musical, rising and falling cadence that’s one of the first things people from the rest of Spain will imitate. “Ah, galleguiño!” they’ll say, using the distinct -iño/-iña diminutive native to Galicia. “Que tal las vaquiñas?”
In Ribeiro, Politics As Usual
Playing politics has its price, and Ribeiro is paying it. Whoever takes over its presidency will inherit a rudderless wine region, trying and failing to emulate the success of Rías Baixas through senseless promotional campaigns…
Furanchos: The Original Natural Wine Bar?
What’s the difference between paying $18 a glass and 80 cents for wines that we can both call natural?
Vine Pruning in Galicia
Here’s a quick overview of the different vine training and pruning styles used in Galicia.
Galician Wine News Roundup
Here’s a rundown of the Galician wine news for March, translated to English for your convenience.
Galicia is Home to 40% of Spain’s Winegrowers: Report
Galicia’s winegrowers make up 39.9% of the national total, making it the autonomous community with the largest number of growers. “The Economic and Social Importance of the Wine Sector in Galicia” confirms wine’s importance as a motor of the Galician economy and also reflects the role grape growing plays in stemming demographic losses sustained in rural Galicia.