Wine in Galicia

GALICIA -OURENSE - MONTERREI DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Monterrei DO takes its name from Monterrey, meaning the king’s mountain in Castilian. Monterrei is the Galician spelling. The hilltop fortress still overlooks the vineyards, which run south and north …

GALICIA -LUGO OURENSE - RIBEIRA SACRA DO SPANISH WINE REGION

The Ribeira Sacra is one of Spain’s most spectacularly beautiful vineyard areas. Its vines are planted in the steep valleys and precipitous gorges of the Rivers Miño and Sil as …

GALICIA -OURENSE - DO VALDEORRAS DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Valdeorras DO is a pocket of eastern Galicia shaped by the River Sil, which cuts a long east-west corridor between sierras sheltering vines planted on the slopes above the towns …

GALICIA - ORENSE - RIBEIRO DO SPANISH WINE REGION

Ribeiro is a traditional growing area, and has been a registered DO since 1957. Today, the area is undergoing a renaissance thanks to the distinctively different wines it makes with …

GALICIA - PONTEVEDRA - RIAS BAIXAS DO SPANISH WINE REGION

The spectacular success of Rías Baixas’ fragrant, fruity white wines within a decade of winning DO status in 1988 has given Galician winemaking a new spirit of optimism. The harnessing …