CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHY

Climate profile, orography, rainfall, terroir, sun light and other natural factors determine the rhythm of nature.
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TIMELINE

Rainfall

Temperature profile

Oceanic Climate
Dry summer variety (Csb)
Despite the fact that dry summers are a feature which differentiate Csb areas from oceanic climates, some areas of Csb climate are typically considered "oceanic" as opposed to "Mediterranean". This is the case in Gandufe.
Due to the higher annual accumulation of precipitation and generally cloudier conditions that these regions experience in comparison to other areas with Csb climates, a number of scientists consider this climate oceanic. This is especially the case in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada, some sections of coastal Chile, some sections of the Atlantic Coast of Morocco, in Galicia in northwestern Spain and in northern Portugal, where conditions are wetter and generally cloudier during the course of the year than typical Csb climates. Nevertheless, those regions have several Mediterranean features:
⦁ Greater annual hours of sunshine than the typical oceanic domain, especially during the drier summer months, sometimes unbroken sunny stretches for weeks at a time under the dominating influence of stable high pressure.
⦁ Vegetation which is partially adapted to xeric conditions. So the cork oak, a typically acidophilic Mediterranean species, and which is widely distributed in Portugal and in southern-half of Galicia. Forest fires are regular in those regions due to the summer drought.

Temperature & Winemaking

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