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What is Albariño?

• A brand
• A grape variety
• A designation

How is alcohol generated in wine?

• It comes from the grape and when the yeasts cause fermentation, a dehydration process is generated, managing to concentrate the alcohol.
• The sugar in the grapes is transformed by the yeasts into a process that is named an alcoholic fermentation.
• In the process of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine bacteria transform the sugar in the grapes into alcohol.

What is malolactic fermentation?

• It is a fermentation occurring in wine where malic acid is transformed into lactic acid by means of bacteria.
• It is a fermentation caused by lactic yeasts where malic acid is transformed into lactic acid.
• It is a fermentation where malolactic acid is degraded by means of the lactic bacteria

It is possible to elaborate red wine with Rias Baixas designation?

• Yes
• No
• Yes, but just Albariño

What is the coulure?

• It is a problem that happens during flowering when an imbalance in pollination and fertilization causes abortion of the flowers.
• It is a illness that takes place during flowering, where the grape’s skin is debilitated to such a point that manages to lose its must.
• It is a physiological phase of the vine, in which fertilization takes place, for around 8 hours.