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Godello & Mencía

Forget sun-baked Rioja for a moment. In the green, rainy northwest of Spain, two nearly-extinct grapes — Godello and Mencía — came back from the brink to make some of the country's most elegant, best-value wine.

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Where it grows
Northwest Spain
Where to buy
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The region

Northwest Spain

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Godello & Mencía grows in Northwest Spain.
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