Wine industry professionals from Switzerland give a great welcome to the DO Valdeorras wines

Wine industry professionals, comprised of specialized press, importers and large Helvetic wineries, remarked the qualities of the D. O. Valdeorras wines at the presentation held last Monday.

The Regulatory Council of the Valdeorras Guarantee of Quality and an important delegation of wineries attached to this designation, in their initiative to show the excellence of this land all over the world through their wines, held a presentation of their wines in Zurich last Monday, 24th October, which has brought high praise for the Valdeorras wines.

As evidenced by the photos sent by the technical manager of the Regulatory Council "in situ", Jorge Mazaira, the Swiss professional sector has enjoyed a more than pleasant evening, in which it has been highlighted the quality of the Valdeorras wines, referring specially to the excellent structure of the whites Godello and emphasizing the strong presence of fruit in the red wines.

This is another success for the Valdeorras delegation, which prepares the next presentation in Barcelona on November 10th.

Know all the attending wineries at the presentation of Zurich:

Adega A Coroa

Adega O Casal

Adega Quinta da Peza

Adega Cop. Jesús Nazareno

Adega Roandi

Adega Ruchel

Adega ValdeSil

Adega Guitian y Blanco

Adega Joaquín Rebolledo

Adega Santa Marta

Adega Viña Somoza

Adega Virxen de Galir 

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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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Data from the 2010 harvest in Valdeorras

The official amount of grapes harvested is 4,330,292 kilos, a considerable decrease in quantity compared to last year. Not in quality, where the technical chief of the Denomination of Origin, Jorge Mazaira, described as very good quality grapes.

With the arrival of the last grapes to the winery of A Rua "Rafael Palacios" was closed in the last hours a harvest that began on September 7 Valdesil cellar.

The untimely winter devastated the area of Valdeorras this season, led the outcrop of diseases afflicting mainly the varieties Alicante and Jerez, considerably reducing its production to a figure of around 620,648 and 433,992 kilos respectively. Varieties being more significant in the region, Godello and Mencia, which better withstand the elements, maintaining production at levels similar to previous seasons with 1,737,071 and 1,515,003 kilos.

It should be noted that this vintage is the highest level of health they enjoyed the grapes at the entrance to the wineries. The fruit that managed to overcome the winter diseases, led to an optimum level of maturity due to high summer temperatures and dry endorsed by the soft rains of early September. All in all, are expected to add 2010 about wines of great quality, both in the DO Valdeorras as in the rest of designations Galicia.

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