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Ribeira Sacra Canyon Vineyards

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"UNESCO-worthy heroic viticulture: 1,200+ hectares of impossible terraces carved into Galician canyon walls where hand-harvesting happens 600m above sea level."

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Ribeira Sacra Canyon Vineyards is a winery in Ribeira Sacra, Spain.

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    Ribeira Sacra Canyon Vineyards

    Roman slaves built these terrace walls 2,000 years ago to supply wine to legions guarding Galician gold mines. Now Pedro Rodriguez — fifth-generation rebel winemaker at Guímaro — hangs on harnesses to harvest Mencía from slopes that hit 85 degrees, lowering crates by rope and river boat because no machine can touch these angles. The average age of the people who still work these terraces is 80 years old. Kayak through the canyon and the vines are literally above your head. In 573 AD, six men carved a cave monastery into the cliff that holds Europe's only Romanesque-era world map.

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Ribeira Sacra Canyon Vineyards is located in Ribeira Sacra, Spain. GPS: 42.4209, -7.4724.

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