Indulgences

1. viño albariño

   Albariño wine

   Usage

   Fresh white wine from the Rías Baixas, with Cambados as its centre; a classic match for seafood

   Grammar Note

   "Viño" is masculine and differs from Spanish "vino"; albariño is written with ñ

2. godello

   Godello wine

   Usage

   White wine made from the godello grape, from Valdeorras and the Ribeira Sacra

   Grammar Note

   "Godello" is a grape name used as a masculine noun for the wine as well

3. mencía

   Mencía wine

   Usage

   Light red wine made from the mencía grape, widely grown in the Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras

   Grammar Note

   "Mencía" is a feminine grape name with an accent on the í

4. viño do Ribeiro

   Ribeiro wine

   Usage

   Wine from the Ribeiro area around Ribadavia in Ourense, traditionally a white based on the treixadura grape

   Grammar Note

   "Do" is de + o; the area name Ribeiro takes the article

5. viño da Ribeira Sacra

   Ribeira Sacra wine

   Usage

   Wine from steep vineyards above the Sil and Miño rivers, best known for its mencía reds

   Grammar Note

   "Da" is de + a; Ribeira Sacra is feminine and takes the article a

6. viño de Monterrei

   Monterrei wine

   Usage

   Wine from the Monterrei area around Verín, with godello for whites and mencía for reds

   Grammar Note

   Monterrei is the area name and follows de without an article

7. queimada

   Queimada (flaming Galician punch)

   Usage

   Galician drink made by setting augardente and sugar alight; a spell (conxuro) is traditionally recited before drinking

   Grammar Note

   "Queimada" is a feminine noun from the past participle of queimar, "to burn"

8. augardente

   Pomace brandy

   Usage

   Strong spirit distilled from grape pomace, drunk after a meal in a small glass

   Grammar Note

   "Augardente" is feminine; the Spanish equivalent is aguardiente

9. augardente de herbas

   Herb-infused pomace spirit

   Usage

   Augardente macerated with herbs, a sweeter after-dinner drink often served chilled

   Grammar Note

   "Herba" is feminine, plural herbas; Spanish spells it hierba

10. licor café

    Coffee liqueur

    Usage

    Sweet liqueur made from augardente, coffee and sugar, served after a meal

    Grammar Note

    "Licor café" omits de and is also the title of the Galipedia entry

11. Estrella Galicia

    Estrella Galicia beer

    Usage

    Galician beer brewed by Hijos de Rivera in A Coruña; the generic word for beer is cervexa

    Grammar Note

    A brand name, so the spelling stays; beer in general is cervexa (feminine)

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