Spain
Galicia
Galicia is a wine region in Spain. Green, rainy northwest Spain on the Atlantic, with a cool maritime climate and a strong white-wine tradition.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth
Places in Galicia
Valdeorras
An inland Galician valley with important slate sites and a warmer, drier setting than the Atlantic coast.
Rías Baixas
Albariño leads the whites, typically bringing high acidity, citrus, stone fruit, and a saline impression.
Monterrei
An inland Galician valley on the Portuguese border, warmer and drier than the coast.
Ribeira Sacra
Steep terraces above the Sil and Miño river canyons in inland Galicia, worked by hand.
Ribeiro
A Galician appellation inland from Rías Baixas, in steep valleys where three rivers meet.