The Sensational Spanish White Wine of Rías Baixas - Part One
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- If Spanish white wine isn't on your radar yet, you are in for a treat! ALBARIÑO is the ultimate in crisp, dry, aromatic white wines & experts agree that RÍAS BAIXAS is the BEST vineyard region for the grape. Do you want to know why...?
Check out this ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO RÍAS BAIXAS (off the Galician coast of northeastern Spain) to learn all about the region, its vineyards, winemaking, people, and more.
AND...stay tuned for part two of this Spanish wine guide, where we take a deep dive into Rias Baíxas vineyard sub-regions & part three on Albariño food and wine pairing!
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WINES RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO
1) Adegas Terra de Asorei “Nai e Senora” Albariño
2) Bodegas La Caña Albariño
3) Paco & Lola “Prime” Albariño
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RÍAS BAIXAS WEBSITE & SOCIALS:
This video was sponsored by Rias Baíxas Wines. Learn more about Spanish white wine grape, Albariño & Rías Baixas by checking out their website or following them on social media:
www.riasbaixas...
@riasbaixaswines on FaceBook, Instagram & Twitter
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PRONUNCIATION:
Rias Baíxas place names can be tricky to pronounce but we've got you covered. Guide to "Speaking Rias Baixas": www.riasbaixas...
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CREDITS:
Photos: Rías Baixas Wines, Paco & Lola
Music: www.bensound.com, Darius Kauffmann (bagpipes)
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I hope you get a chance to try out some Rías Baixas Albariño wines! I would love to hear what you thought of them. Don't hesitate to comment below.
An awesome introduction to this region!
Thanks for watching, Stephen! Glad you liked it.
Thanks for the beautiful descriptions of Galicia and the Celtics tradition, as well as the critical rôle of damas on the business.
Thanks for watching Dustin! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Looking forward to see the difference between albarino and alvarinho.
It is definitely worth buying a few bottles of each to compare.
Haven't had this in a while .. White Rioja is also a favourite too..waiting for the summer to have these !!
You are right! Spain has surprisingly good white wines for a country most associate with red wine. I just love the combination of fragrant aromas and vibrant acidity in Albariño.
Thanks for the great tasting Jacky! :-)
Thank you for making such lovely wine!
I walked with my family on Camino Compostelle,I don't know that it was in a wine country,thank you,I try to find them in a winestore
Rías Baixas is just south of Santiago de Compostela. It is a great destination to relax and recover after finishing the camino!
Never tried Spanish whites...love the reds. I’ll have to look for some Rias Baixas whites to try!
I highly recommend them...they are perfect summer apéritif white wines!
Hey Jacky! I am a wine student! I want to say thank you! More MW needs to do this. Maybe here is not so many views and so on. But you target right pleople! Please continue!
Thanks so much for your kind words! Please feel free to share with any of your wine student/ wine lover friends. Good luck with your studies.
Great video! Om a flight i tried an Albarino,it's now my favorite.Thanks Jacky for this information!!
I am so glad that you have found a new white wine to love! Albariño wines are definite crowd pleasers.
@@JackyBlisson Yes indeed, with your information now I " understand " this wine so much better. Thanks again !
Try to taste Godello wine (with protected geographical indication) also from Galicia. It is a land of wine (red and white) because it was a land of churchs hehehe. Something about the most famous wine of Galicia, ribeiro, it was, probably, the first wine that crossed the Atlantic ocean, with Cristobal Colon.
I am a big fan of Godello! I didn't know the story about Columbus. Interesting.
I’m intrigued!! Will definitely look for these on my next visit to my local wine shop (this weekend!). Will let you know what I find!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
I found a 2019 Reveleste - 100% Albariño. Looking forward to trying it!!
Though Alvarinho aka Albarino they are the same grape,what will the key difference in general?Alvarinho planted in Minho(Vinho Verde),climate slightly more cooler?
Thanks for watching! It is hard to generalize as Albariño & Alvarinho styles can change based on microclimate and producer but overall, Rías Baixas Albariño tends to have more bold peach and tropical fruit aromas, slightly fuller body, and mineral/saline notes.
@@JackyBlisson am I right that viticulture practice can actually alter the sugar ripeness of the grape(leaf to fruit ratio etc) and also do humidity of the environment will have some impact on the grapes sugar ripeness?
@@clairenclarenceful You are right. There are many viticultural practices that can alter fruit ripeness (from pruning, to canopy management - leaf cover techniques, to when you harvest, etc.)
@@JackyBlisson thanks
At 1:18, the stonework, what is that?
It is one of the castros. These are native pre-Roman hillfort settlements from the Iron Age. There are quite a few in the area. I believe this one is the castro of Santa Trega in the municipality of A Guarda.
Jacky, I quite enjoyed your 3-part video series on RÍAS BAIXAS. In a former wholesaler life, I distributed some of these wines..Thank you taking the extra time to produce it, & posting it. and thanks for your engaging, easy-going, friendly, informative educational approach to wine education. Sante' Jonathan Galin, CWE, CSW; Anchorage, Alaska
Thank you Jonathan! I appreciate your kind words. I enjoy putting these videos together.