Will subzoning this fragile Spanish region help preserve its sheer slopes and the wines produced from them? Above, the Cabe River valley. See also Ribeira Sacra – the tasting.
Ribeira Sacra is probably the DO with the most dramatic wine-growing landscape in Spain. It is in the heart of Galicia, an autonomous community in the far north-west of Spain, within the provinces of Lugo and Ourense. The canyons of the River Sil are especially known for their breathtaking beauty and depth, a spectacular landscape of sheer, almost vertical walls and scattered plots of vineyards. The Miño River canyon also...