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RIBERA DEL DUERO
 The DO Ribera del Duero wine region is situated in the country's northern plateau and is one of nine wine regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León. Situation: province of Burgos, Valladolid, Segovia and Soria and covers an area of 20,500 hectares.
The region is characterized by a largely flat, rocky terrain and is centered 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.
Geologically, tertiary sediments, consisting of gently lenticular layers of silty or clayey sand, alternate with layers of limestone, marl and chalky concretions.
The Ribera del Duero has moderate to low rainfall (450 mm per year) and is exposed to quite extreme climatic conditions; long, dry summers with temperatures of up to 40 °C are followed by hard winters during which temperatures may fall as low as -18 °C. There are also marked variations in temperature within each season. The climate is continental and Mediterranean, with more than 2,400 hours of annual sunlight.
Vine varieties
Red: Tinta del País (Tempranillo), Garnacha Tinta, Cabernet Savignon, Malbec and Merlot.
White: Albillo
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