Wine & Spirits

1. Podo ver a carta de viños?

   May I see the wine list?

   Usage

   Asks to see the wine list in a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   A restaurant list is a carta. Viño is spelled with ñ; the plural is viños (not Spanish vino or Portuguese vinho)

2. Pode recomendarme un viño da zona?

   Can you recommend a local wine?

   Usage

   Asks the staff to recommend a local wine

   Grammar Note

   Me attaches to the infinitive without a hyphen. Da is de + a. In Galicia wines are named by area, such as Ribeiro or Rías Baixas

3. Quería un viño tinto / branco / rosado / espumoso.

   I'd like a red / white / rosé / sparkling wine.

   Usage

   Orders a red, white, rosé or sparkling wine

   Grammar Note

   The imperfect of querer makes a polite order. Viño is masculine, so the adjectives are masculine. Red wine is viño tinto, not vermello

4. Quería unha copa / unha botella, por favor.

   I'd like a glass / a bottle, please.

   Usage

   Orders a glass or a bottle

   Grammar Note

   Copa and botella are both feminine, hence unha. Botella is spelled with ll (not Portuguese garrafa)

5. Que vai ben con este prato?

   What pairs well with this dish?

   Usage

   Asks what wine goes well with a dish

   Grammar Note

   Ir ben means to go well together. Que has no accent. Ben is the Galician form (not Portuguese bem)

6. Que graduación alcohólica ten?

   What is the alcohol content?

   Usage

   Asks about the alcohol content

   Grammar Note

   Graduación has a RAG sense of strength or concentration, with the example Graduación dos viños galegos. Alcohólico is the RAG form

7. Este viño é seco / ten moito corpo.

   This wine is dry / full-bodied

   Usage

   Describes a wine as dry and full-bodied

   Grammar Note

   Seco means dry. Corpo is body, so ten moito corpo means full-bodied. Este agrees with masculine viño

8. Pode recomendarme unha cervexa ou unha augardente da zona?

   Can you recommend a local beer / spirit?

   Usage

   Asks for a local beer or spirit recommendation

   Grammar Note

   Cervexa is feminine and spelled with x. Augardente is feminine and, per the RAG dictionary, distilled from grape pomace or other fruit

9. Gustaríame facer unha cata de viños.

   I'd like to do a wine tasting.

   Usage

   Says you would like to do a wine tasting

   Grammar Note

   Cata is, in the RAG dictionary, the tasting of food or drink. Facer means to do

10. Ofrecen mostras ou petiscos para probar?

    Do you offer samples / flights?

    Usage

    Asks whether samples or small bites are offered

    Grammar Note

    Petisco is, in the RAG dictionary, a small bite of food. Probar here means to taste. Only the closing "?" is written

11. Non moi doce, por favor.

    Not too sweet, please.

    Usage

    Asks for something not too sweet

    Grammar Note

    Negation is non (not Spanish no). Very is moi. Doce has one form for both genders

12. Cal é o viño da casa?

    What is the house wine?

    Usage

    Asks what the house wine is

    Grammar Note

    Cal is a question word with no accent. Da is de + a

13. De que rexión é este viño?

    What region is this wine from?

    Usage

    Asks which region a wine comes from

    Grammar Note

    Rexión is spelled with x (not Spanish región). Galician wine areas include Ribeiro, Rías Baixas and Ribeira Sacra

14. Saúde!

    Cheers! / Let's toast!

    Usage

    A toast when drinking

    Grammar Note

    The toast is Saúde!, an interjection in the RAG dictionary that is also said when someone sneezes

15. Este viño está ben frío?

    Is this wine well chilled?

    Usage

    Asks whether the wine is well chilled

    Grammar Note

    Estar expresses a temporary state. Frío carries an accent. Ben is not Portuguese bem

16. Teñen opcións sen alcohol?

    Do you have non-alcoholic options?

    Usage

    Asks whether non-alcoholic options are available

    Grammar Note

    Sen means without. Alcohol is the RAG form; alcol is a synonym

17. Podo visitar a adega?

    Can I visit the wine cellar?

    Usage

    Asks to visit the winery cellar

    Grammar Note

    Adega is, per the RAG dictionary, a cellar or building where wine is stored

18. Quería unha copa de albariño, por favor.

    I would like a glass of albariño, please.

    Usage

    Orders a glass of albariño, Galicia's best-known white wine

    Grammar Note

    Albariño is the grape name spelled this way in Galician Wikipedia. No article follows copa de

19. Que viño da Ribeira Sacra me recomenda?

    Which wine from Ribeira Sacra do you recommend?

    Usage

    Asks for a recommendation among wines from Ribeira Sacra

    Grammar Note

    After a question word the pronoun goes before the verb (me recomenda). Ribeira Sacra is a Galician Wikipedia title

20. Teñen algún godello de Valdeorras?

    Do you have a godello from Valdeorras?

    Usage

    Asks whether they have a godello from Valdeorras

    Grammar Note

    Algún is the form before a masculine noun. Godello (grape) and Valdeorras (area) are Galician Wikipedia titles

21. Podemos pedir unha queimada?

    Can we order a queimada?

    Usage

    Asks to order a queimada, Galicia's flamed spirit drink

    Grammar Note

    Queimada is, per the RAG dictionary, a traditional Galician drink made by burning spirit and sugar

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