Ribera del Duero

Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also one of several recognised wine-producing regions to be found along the course of the Duero river.

The region is characterised by a largely flat, rocky terrain and is centred on the town of Aranda de Duero, although the most famous vineyards surround Peñafiel and Roa de Duero to the west, where the regional regulatory council or Consejo Regulador for the denominación is based.

Ribera del Duero was named Wine Region of the Year 2012 by the prestigious Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

History

Wine has been produced in the region for thousands of years, but viticulture as we know it probably arrived in the Ribera del Duero region with Benedictine monks from Cluny in the Burgundy region of France in the twelfth century. Ribera del Duero wine making goes back over 2,000 years as evidenced by the 66-meter mosaic of Bacchus, the god of wine that was unearthed relatively recently at Baños de Valdearados.

Ribera del Duero (shire)

Ribera del Duero is a region located east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north by Arlanza shire, south on Province of Segovia, on the east by the province of Valladolid and west the Sierra de la Demanda shire and the province of Soria.

History

Ribera del Duero was repopulated mainly by Astur, Cantabri, Visigothic, ... origins and Mozarab after the border of Castile County and the kingdom of Cordoba reach the riber Duero.

Geography

The waters of the river Duero run from east to west all the shire.

Administrative entities

Municipalities

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Ribera del Duero (comarca)

The Ribera del Duero is a comarca located at the southern tip of the province of Burgos, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. The capital of the Ribera del Duero comarca or district is the town of Aranda de Duero.

The Ribera del Duero comarca or district slightly overlaps the Ribera del Duero D.O. wine region but only in the province of Burgos. The Ribera del Duero D.O. wine region stretches about 115km along "the banks of the river Duero" touching the provinces of Soria, Burgos, Segovia and Valladolid.

There are about 68 towns and villages (mostly villages) in the Ribera del Duero comarca.

Towns & Villages in the Ribera del Duero comarca/district

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