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Valdeorras is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominación de Orixe Protexida in Galician) for Galician wines located on the banks of the river Sil in the south of the province of Ourense, (Galicia, Spain).
Valdeorras is a comarca in the Galician Province of Ourense. The overall population of this local region is 25,500 (2019). [1] Municipalities.
A Rúa, also known as San Esteban de La Rúa during the Middle Ages, was the historical capital of Valdeorras. The region was under the successive rule of the kingdoms of Asturias, Galicia, León, and Castile. During the Spanish War of Independence, Spanish guerrillas and Napoleon's Grande Armée clashed in the region.
The Valdeorras DO is the easternmost wine region of Galicia that is dominated by the red Garnacha Tintorera and the white Palomino grape. Many of the vineyards are planted in terraces on the steep slate hillsides that flank the Sil river . [ 2 ]
The wine region classification in Spain takes a quite complex hierarchical form in which the denominación de origen protegida is a mainstream grading, equivalent to the French AOC and the Italian DOC. As of 2019, Spain has 138 identifiable wine regions under some form of geographical classification (2 DOCa/DOQ, 68 DO, 7 VC, 19 VP, and 42 VT).
The province has also four wine regions, out of five in the whole region of Galicia. Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei and Valdeorras. Although not a major tourist center, tourism contributes somewhat to the economy. [6] The river valleys attract holidaymakers, and there are several preserved medieval towns (Allariz and Ribadavia).
Wine production by country in 2021 Rank Country Production (1 Italy: 5,088,500 2 France: 3,713,200 3 Spain: 3,700,588 4 United States: 2,057,021 5 China
In some caves of the Sierra de la Lastra early human remains were found. In other places close to O Barco, Castreño petroglyphs and settlements have been discovered. The Gegurros, one of the 22 villages that were part of Asturican convent, were the ancient inhabitants of this land and the adjective derived from the current name of the region (Val-de-giorres).