The white Godellos of the DO Valdeorras appellation get four medals in the Zarcillo Awards 2013

Pingadelo Godello, Godeval,  Godeval Cepas Vellas and Bioca Goello are decorated with silver Medals in the Zarcillo Awards 2013.

The white Godellos of the DO Valdeorras appellation get four silver medals in the Zarcillo Awards 2013, a fact that ratifies the great harvest of Godello 2012 in Valdeorras and that positions a this DO as the most awarded among its Galician counterparts.

The Zarcillo Awards were created in 1991 as part of the climax of the events for the European Year of Tourism on the initiative of the Regional Ministries for Culture and Tourism, Agriculture and Farming of the Junta de Castilla y León, with the commitment to hold a national wine contest with the objective of promoting and defending the quality of Spanish wines.

Twenty two years later, the Zarcillo Awards have reached their XV national and their VIIinternational edition. Over the years, it has been consolidated as the most important national event for Spanish wines with the intention of making it one of the most prestigious contests in the world.

The methodology used to give awards to the best wines is comprised of a complex system for receiving the samples and strict control by computer for processing the data provided by the juries. Throughout the duration of the event, the rules stipulate that an expert representative of the O.I.V, with the technical support of the Oenological Station of Castilla y León, must ensure that the standard is complied with. For four days, the best wine tasters in the world and the best trained palates on the planet will congregate to judge which wines are the best in the contest. The rules stipulate that any wine producing country in the world is allowed to participate in accordance with the definition adopted by the International Wine Organisation, whose samples are classified into seven categories: whites, rosés, reds, semi-sparkling, sparkling, liqueur and aromatic varieties

For its part, we present you the wines of the DO Valdeorras appellation awarded in the competition:

Pingadelo Godello 2012, of Viñas Virxe Cooperative, is a flinty wine, mineral nose with hints of green fruits (apple) is followed by a very rich palate which is salty, mineral and also fresh and lively. 

The winery-cooperative Virxe das Viñas was founded in 1964 by wine growers of the region of Valdeorras. Currently it is composed by a total of 850 members and has 350 acres of vineyards which represent aproximately about 45% of the production of the region, and which ensures the quality of their raw material.

Its wines are made with the support of the latest technology and with the varieties Godello, Dona Blanca and  Palomino Fino for the whites and Mencía, Garnacha and gran-negro for the reds.

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Godeval 2012, from Godeval Winery,   is green-amber in color with an aromatic nose of citrus, peach, pear and bright minerality. Medium in body with crisp acidity, it offers flavors of peach, apricot, lemon, lime, grapefruit and herbal notes, with no oak. It is beautifully balanced to enjoy in its youth, over the next 3-4 years. With excellent balance and a rich, silky texture, this wine coats the palate on the finish with long-lasting flavors.

Meanwhile, Godeval Cepas Vellas 2011 is a complex Godello with maceration over lias and has got the same tasting notes: Color: bright straw. In the nose are fresh, white flowers, mineral, ripe fruit and in palate is flavourful, fruity, good acidity and balanced.

Bodegas Godeval was founded in 1986 and subsequently restored and transformed the medieval Monastery of Xagoaza into the Godeval winery. Godeval focuses exclusively on the Godello grapes grown on its 17 hectares of vineyards. This 2010 vintage of Vina Godeval earned high marks from all of the top critics, with scores of 91 from both Parker and Tanzer and 90 from Wine Spectator. It was also selected in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 for 2011!

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Bioca Godello 2012, of María Teresa Núñez Vega winery, has got Lovely lemon lime notes. Toasty youth notes that will open like a flower to reveal baskets of apricots and peach. Balance and concentration and poise. Quite delicious.

Bioca Godello has been one of the great ambassadors of the wines of the DO Valdeorras appellation internationally, achieving awards in several competitions in Europe and North America.

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Wineries Godeval, Ruchel and Valdesil represent the DO Valdeorras with an own stand at Alimentaria 2012

The events announced yesterday, in which the Regulatory Council of Valdeorras will act on behalf of the bulk of the Valdeorras' Wineries at Alimentaria 2012, will be enhanced by the presence of the Wineries Godeval, Valdesil and Ruchel, that will promote with their own stand the excellence of the Valdeorras' wines.

Godeval, whose white wine has been selected among the 100 best wines in the world and being the only Spanish wine of the white grape variety in the list published by the prestigious magazine The Wine Spectator, will present its excellences to an international audience at stand D280 - Located in INTERVIN flag 3, level 0, part of the Vinum Nostrum SL distributor.

Godeval Winery is a pioneer from the 80's in the white Godello variety recovery, and apart of the recognition given by The Wine Spectator, it received 91 Parker points last year.

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Ruchel is another of the wineries that will be present at Alimentaria 2012 with an own stand. This Winery will be open between the 26th and 28th of March in the Autonomies Pavilion, stand 200.

This Winery has a recognition achieved in 2010 that credits its young white, Ruchel 2009, as the best white wine of Galicia.

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And finally, expanding the information provided last week, Valdesil Winery will present in stric exclusive its new crop 2011 in the Stand 3C 140 in the Intervin Pavilion.

The Winery Valdesil boasts the recognition of being the only Spanish white wine chosen among the 25 best in the world, awarded and recognized by the prestigious Financial Times.

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The international industry praises the enological revolution of Valdeorras with an imports increase of 93%

The cellars of the Valdeorras Guaranty of quality almost doubled its exports in 2011, comparing with the previous year. The volume of 166,469 liters sold abroad is 93% greater than 86,196 liters of 2010, according to the data gathered by the Regulatory Council of the bottlers. Only the period of 2007, with 209,577 liters, is larger than this last campaign.

As for the types of wines exported, 106,757 liters were of the white variety and 59,712 were red wines. These figures show the good period of the godello variety, which are the grapes that top the consumers' preferences of the above two named varieties.

The American continent is the largest market for valdeorras wineries. To this land were sent 68,643 liters. More than half, 47,022 liters, were white. This variety has found in the U.S. market an intenresting customer, by consuming 42,262 liters. The European Union, with 42,327 liters, ranks the second in the list of importers. Generally, buyers show a strong preference for whites, as shown by the acquisition of 38,599 liters of such wines. By the contrary, the rest of Europe prefers the red wines,with a purchase of 28,868 liters of this variety.

United States and Switzerland, with 49,834 and 31,845 liters respectively, are the largest importers. This fact fully justifies the foreign cities chosen by the Regulatory Council to present their wines. On October 24th, a dozen cellars presented their wines in Zurich (Switzerland). Five months earlier, on May 19th, seven bottlers brought their wines to the 'Great Match' in Dallas (USA).

"The promotional events organized by the Council were scheduled for those countries that reflect the major exports and have a larger number of purchases', said the President of the Valdeorras Regulatory Council, Jose Luis Garcia Pando.

The Regulatory Council refers to a favorable combination of 'quality, price, raw material and development' to justify the wines' success of the Guarantee of Origin. A proof of this are the awards and the mentions by enology experts. The last success was achieved by the "Godeval winery" for its wine 'Godeval 2010'. It was ranked in the 71st position of the 100 best wines in the world by the prestigious American magazine 'Wine Spectator', being the only Spanish white wine.

"It's not a surprising. We had already been highly valued, "said Horacio Fernandez Presa, Godeval's technical director. The Valdeorras' winery has its major markets in the U.S., Canada, China, Japan and the UK, exporting 40% of a production of 150,000 bottles. This percentage exceeds widely 4% the production intended for exports.

For its part, the Valdeorras' winery 'A Coroa' is well-consolidated in Asia, getting a remarkable silver medal in the contest named "Best Spanish wines to Asia", held in Hong Kong. Thus, the Valdeorras godello achieved a deserved recognition for its quality, standard-bearer for the effort that some wineries have been doing over several years by to be known in new markets.

As this happens, the commitment of the DO Valdeorras with its followers is evident with new mariage bets, so you can enjoy with these magnificent wines at its finest essence.

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Wine Espectator gives 90 points to Godeval 2010

The Wine Spectator magazine gives  90 points to Godeval godello 2010.

The prestigious U.S. magazine Wine Spectator, of which the godello of Godeval is one of the regulars in recent years puntuations, did not want to lose the tradition of giving to this Godello 2010 a rating of 90 points.

This award joins to given for The Wine Advocate to the 2010 harvest a score of 91 points. This is the best grade for this wine in its history in the magazine that Robert Parker directs and edits, as the harvest 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 had reached 90 points.

The godello of Godeval, which is marketed in the U.S. under the name "Viña Godeval" includes the following assessments by the prestigious publication:

"This nervy white shows crackling acidity that carries focused flavours of mineral, grapefruit and fresh herbs. A bit austere, but bracing and balanced. A fine complement for food"

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BODEGA GODEVAL, S.A.T.

Godeval account for with a modern winemaking technology, which adds to the noble vocation of its founders to respect the best that tradition can provide. Since its founding premium quality rather than quantity, so their production does not exceed the 150,000 liters Godello made exclusively with grapes from its 17 beautiful acres of vineyards.

Installed in the same monastery Xagoaza, which, remember, XII century, its thick stone walls of old not only provide a beautiful aesthetic but also the isolation best for the birth of this miracle called wine.

Godeval Winery's vineyards were planted in the '70s and '80s by its founders, so that the average age of the vines is over 15 years. They are located on the slopes with steeper slopes of the region, in schistose character grounds, fences and planted mostly oriented towards the south, so it is guaranteed not only maturity but also a perfect health.

Careful with your environment, responsible for warehouse use integrated production techniques which respect the most of the ecosystem of the area. For system and because the terrain requires it, the harvest is entirely manual.

With the recovery of the variety Godello, the intention of the winery has been offering a young white wine, soft, aromatic and fruity, which is up to the concept of a superb single-grape wine. The result has been: Vina Godeval, a noble wine that stands out in both the variety, such as climate and soil where it came from, a wine that has just been chosen by the prestigious American magazine "Wine Spectator" as the best Spanish wine world at a cost of less than 12 euros.