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Great success of the XIV edition of the Wine Valdeorras

 Early last night, the fourteenth edition of the Valdeorras wine Fair was closed down. It was qualified as a success by the president of the Regulatory Council, who announced that it had reached the best expectations.

The Fair was opened up on Saturday by the Regional Minister for Rural Affairs, Samuel Juarez, beneath the praises of great work of winegrowers, winemakers and Regulatory Council. He wanted to highlight the great international success that these wines have reached in recent years: " Its projection is progressing over the last years, going from a DO almost exclusively known by the wine lovers to occupy a privileged position, both in specialized guides and restaurant menus. "

Regarding the number of visitors, we can say that there has been a considerable increase in public respect previous editions. Without a detailed analysis, the first data figures show close to 3500 visitors who, despite the bad weather, attended the Fair to taste some of the most renowned wines of the current scene. In the words of the chairman of the Consell Regulador, José Luis García Pando, the event could be summed up thus: "the Fair has perfectly achieved their goals, which are not the same as a the ones of a professional salon, but has tried to be a meeting point for different wine agents as well as a place where the wineries ara albe to show their wines. "

XII tasting of the XIV Fair of  Wine of Valdeorras

The night before the Fair of Wine of Valdeorras started, the awards of the  XII  official tasting of Valdeorras' Wine were given. These are recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in which Alan Val Pedrazais Barrel 2009 (winery of Alan) got the special mention of the harvest.

Regarding the white wines submitted to the contest (from a total number of 22) the first award went to Erebo, of the wineries Carballal, the second for Pagos Galir, of Virxe of Galir and the third for Viñaredo, of Santa Marta. In red (from the 26 that attended the contest) won Ventura, Winery of the A Pinguela, the second was for Joaquin Rebolledo, from Joaquin Rebolledo, and the third for Quinta da Peza Gold,  from Quinta da Peza.

You can visit the wineries and know first hand the wine by clicking on the name of each winery.

With all this, the new edition of the Fair of Wine of Valdeorras is understood to be finished. It has demonstrate that it's still growing, as well as ensured the prestige and acceptance of the Valdeorras' wines in the international wine world

  

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About 50 wines are competing in the XII tasting of the Fair of Wine of Valdeorras

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Twenty wineries compete to get  one of the awards of the Fair of Wine of Valdeorras, whose assessment started yesterday with the pretasting and have carried on throughout the morning.

It will be at night, during a dinner held at the fairgrounds O Aguillón of A Rúa, when we'll know the name of the 3 white wines out of the 22 presented and of the 3 reds out of the 26 that are in the contest, that will be given one of the hope awards, which are beneath the official recognition of the Ministry for Rural Affairs.

Winemakers in the area, members of the Galician Association of Sommeliers and even an American specialist are involved in the assessment of the wines. The yesterday's pretasting was useful to stand out some trademarks and keep a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 per category. In addition, there will be a special mention to the harvest of a unique winery of the place.

To get an award it's bound that the wineries turn up at the Fair that will kick off tomorrow and furthermore that they have 1.000 liters with 500 bottles in stock stored, and all them ready to be sold.

This act, used as a point of exhibition, opens  to the public tomorrow (August the13th at 12:00 am), and will feature 23 of the leading wineries of the DO Valdeorras

  

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Know, one by one, all the wineries that will participate with its own stand at the Valdeorras Wine Fair and that will join the XII tasting of Valdeorras wines.

As the XIV Valdeorras Wine Fair, will be held next 13 and August 14, "The Mother of the Wine" shows you all the wineries that will take part in it with its own stand, and which will be able to be visited by all the attendees.

Through this post you can access the Website of each of the wineries participating in the XIV edition of the Wine Valdeorras, having the opportunity to learn firsthand about their products, information, online shop, offers ethnologic tourism, as well as all the awards and lofty qualities of the guarantee of origin of Valdeorras, as one of the most highlighted wine of the international wine scene in recent years.

The participating wineries are:

Alan S.A.T (Alan de Val) wine cellar

O Cepado SL wine cellar

A Coroa S.A.T wine cellar

Carballal SL wine cellar

Chan de Ouro SL wine cellar

Da Pinguela SL wine cellar

Melillas e hijos SL wine cellar

O Casal S.A.T wine cellar

Cooperativa Virgen de las Viñas wine cellar

Sampayolo SL wine cellar

Santa Marta S.A.T wine cellar

Ruchel SL wine cellar

Avelina S.A.T wine cellar

Quinta da Peza wine cellar

Eladio Santalla Paradelo wine cellar

Virgen de Galir SL (Pagos de Galir) wine cellar

Viña Somoza SL wine cellar

Joaquin Rebolledo SA wine cellar

Coop. Jesus Nazareno wine cellar

Coop. Santa Maria dos Remedios wine cellar

Roandi S.A.T wine cellar

German Salgado Rodriguez wine cellar

 Guitián and White wine cellar

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Under the recognition and protection of the Ministry for Rural Affairs, participants may exhibit two of their wines to a group of experts, which will assess them as a part of the XII tasting the wine fair of Valdeorras.

The pretasting, which will be held today, between six or ten wines per class (white and red) will be selected, to be tasted again tomorrow in the final ceremony. Out of this final tasting there will be three winners, which will be announced at the official dinned that will take place tomorrow night at the fairgrounds.

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Program of the XIV Wine Fair 2011 Valdeorras

Because of the celebrations of the XIV Wine Fair 2011 Valdeorras, different events will be opened to the public in the celebration which will be held in the recreation area "Aguillón", in the town of A Rúa.

After the success achieved by the winemarkers with the large crowds that attended the past "festa das Covas" in Vilamartín Valdeorras, reflected in the flow that flooded the streets of the town of valdeorras, is now the professional sector who is preparing their best finery to present the wines of the 2010 harvest that have achieved a major international success.

The XIV edition of the Wine Valdeorras was held under the shadow of Robert Parker's ratings, which has positioned 34 wines of the Valdeorras above 90 points, taking this band of wines to the second position of Galician's wines range, with a much smaller number of wineries that its predecessor, Rías Baixas.

The acts will start in a particular way on Thursday with the XII preacata tasting of the wine. Afterwards it will take place the XIV Wine Festival, which will have its end on Friday. Finally, the highlight will arrive on Saturday at 12:00 pm, with the tasting of the the most outstanding wines of the region.

In this way the schedule is as follows:

Thursday August 11

07:00 PM Precat the taste of the XIV XII Wine Festival Valdeorras

Friday August 12

11:00 AM: Final XII XIV tasting the Wine of Valdeorras' Festival

10:00 PM: Official Dinner XIV Wine of Valdeorras' Festival, which will award prizes to the winners of the XII wine tasting of the XIV edition of the Wine Valdeorras ' Festival.

Saturday August 13

At 12:00 hours: Opening of the exhibition grounds.

At 12:30 PM: Opening of the XIV Wine of Valdeorras' Festival by the authorities.

At 02:00 PM: Closing the fairgrounds.

At 07:00 PM: Reopening the fairgrounds for tasting Valdeorras' wines.

At 10:30 PM: Close the enclosure.

Sunday August 16

At 12:00 hours: Reopening the fairgrounds for tasting Valdeorras' wines.

At 02:00 PM: Closing the fairgrounds.

At 07:00 PM: Reopening the fairgrounds for tasting Valdeorras' wines.

At 10:30 PM: Closure of the XIV edition of the Wine of Valdeorras' Festival.

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Tomorrow starts The Route of the Caves 2011 in its fifteenth edition

All set to start the fifteenth edition of The Route of the Caves.

With forecasts that augur that the weather will respect the coveiros, the town of Vilamartín Valdeorras donned their finest to kick off the festivities with a greater impact in  influx of Ourense's August.

Acts will be launched today with half of the Covas path dedicated to the natives of the place that for various reasons would not attend the big party tomorrow. This will consist of a sardine Festival for the elderly and funfair and inflatables that will delight the smaller, and those will be the starting point to receive the large influx of people who will arrive tomorrow from all over Spain and Portugal to taste the wines of private developers in the area.

The festival will begin tomorrow at 20:30, and at that time people would be able to buy shirts, scarves and a map of the caves for the modest price of 10 euros, and would be able to sample the different wines and bar snacks offered by more than 50 wineries participating.

Thus begins the most important week of the wine in the region valdeorresa, which will have its climax during next weekend, with the Wine Fair which will be held in A Rúa.

The week will be marked by various private acts, among which highlights the competition held by the Regulator Consello of Valdeorras and seconded by the Ministry to select the best stock among the participating wineries. In this regard, there will be held a pre tasting on Thursday the 11 to select wines that will participate in the grand final the following day.

If you want to enjoy a magical week in a place of unparalleled beauty and surrounded by some of the most popular wines on the international scene, visit this week Valdeorras and enjoy everything this land can offer to you. You would be able to visit wineries, taste the appreciated cuisine of the region, hike through its natural trails and discover the essence of this land.

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96 points for the monovarietal of Brancellao of winery Alán de Val "A Costiña 2007"

The profesional publication "Vivir el vino", in its guide 2011, has awarded a excellent punctuation of 96 points to the monovarietal of Brancellao, A Costiña 2007, elaborated by winery Alán de Val.

This monovarietal, bred in barrel of french and american oak during 8 months and in bottle during 6 months, has a graduation of 14º and his production that achieves the 1.100 bottles it can purchase by the price of between 30 and 40 euros by bottle.

It´s notes of taste are the following: high and complex Intensity. They stand out the aromas of red and black fruit. Notes of pepper and nail on a bottom of fine cortex, rockrose and  thyme. In mouth is large, savory, with mineral acidity and with a complex and persistent end.

Thus, Alán de Val wins a new recognition for an only wine in the world, since it is the only elaborated entirely with the variety Brancellao.

The Brancellao is an autochthonous variety of the inner Galicia, very scarce and of very low performance, that the filoxera was about to do to disappear to ends of the 19th century and principles of the 20th century; and, that thanks to the work of the Galician winemakers, it´s being able to recover.

Like this, the patient work of the winemakers of Alán de Val follows collecting its deserved prize adding a new award to the multiple prizes that were won by this only wine in the world. 

Encourage you to know the encomiable work of Alán de Val and the rest of pertaining wineries to the DO Valdeorras the next 13 and 14 August in the Fair of the Wine that will celebrate in A Rúa.

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13 and August 14 meeting with the Fair Wine of Valdeorras

Are confirmed dates for the fourteenth edition of the Fair of the Wine of Valdeorras the next 13 and 14 August.

Once again the banks of the river Sil,  in the recreational area of ​​O Aguillón located in the town of A Rúa, will host a new edition of the Fair of the Wine of Valdeorras.

After the prolific reception both nationally and internationally for the wines belonging to the DO Valdeorras, it's time to introduce the excellence of these wines in its purest essence transmitted by it´s land.

Like this, the town of A Rúa will dress  of party the next days 13 and 14 August to receive the flower and cream of the wineries of Valdeorresas that will present it´s excellences in the most professional fair of the wine in the region of Valdeorras. And that better place to realise such celebration that in a frame of incomparable beauty situated to the banks of the river Sil, source of life that enriches this land.

If from United States to Russia, crossing Europe and seating solid bases in the Asian continent, have already surrendered to the excellence of these wines,are you going to lose taste them in first person? 

Since the region provides a large ethno-tourism offer, all wine lovers can enjoy these wines as the maximum expression and reflection of a land.

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Vilamartín prepares for a Route of the Caves 2011

Next Saturday 6 August the town of Vilamartín will  host a new edition of the Route of the Caves.

One of the parties by quintessential of the gastronomic culture and wine  in Ourense will celebrates  next Saturday 6 August in the region of Vilamartín in Valdeorras. From the 20.30 of the afternoon all the assistants to this popular pilgrimage will enjoy of the differents wines elaborated by the particulars vintners accompanied by differents snacks typical of the gastronomy of the zone.

In a setting of incomparable beauty, about 50 caves will open its doors one more year to accommodate all those visitors that wishing to participate in one of the most traditional festivals of the Galician landscape for the symbolic price of 10 euros.

Enlivened by various popular bands in the region, the participants made ​​an interesting journey for about 50 caves carved into the rock. The route will end after midnight in "A Rodeleira", where the assistents will taste the traditional "queimada" under the musical notes of the group "Os Brothers"

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If you want to enjoy the cuisine characteristic of this land can not miss The Route of the Caves 2011.

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110 Galician Wines in the pantheon 2011 of Robert Parker

110 Galician wines, between which play a paper stood out the wines of the D.O. Valdeorras, enter in the selection 2011 of Robert Parker in "The Wine Advocate".

Presence prolific of the Galician wines in the publication Robert Parker´s "The Wine Advocate" that have managed to position of 110 wines in the pantheon of the wines of the American Guru.

The big work realised by the 5.029 viticultores ascribed to  the DO Rías Baixas,  which are divided  in four zones differentiated with a total of cellars that surpass the 160 wineries, follow occupying a place stood out with 51 wines selected. 

By his side the D.O. Valdeorras, with a significantly lower number of wineries, is positioned in a more than creditable second place with 34 wines selected, of which 26 have achieved to surpass the barrier of the 90 points, figure that separates the remarkable of the excellent for Robert Parker. This fact comes given by the proliferation of the godello and the mencía of the region of Valdeorras in the North American market of the that comes  giving fulfilled account in the last years from the profesional sector.

In third place finds DO Riberia Sacra, with 19 wines of which 16 have achieved to surpass the 90 points; followed to a considerable distance by the D.O. Younger of Galicia, Monterrei, that with his 25 cellars has achieved to include 4 wines in the edition 2011 of "The Wine Advocate".

The big victim by Robert Parker in this edition has been the D.O. Ribeiro, only attaining include 2 wines between the best of 2011.

Although the assessments have not closed  definite, and maybe it can appear some surprise, not foresee substantial modifications in this listing.

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