Founded at San Román de Bembibre in 2000 and one of the projects that reframed Bierzo, fermenting both reds and whites with indigenous yeasts since the 2007 vintage.
Tasting: Cellar visits on weekdays, 09:00 to 18:00, by arrangement on the winery telephone or email.
Signature wines: baltos, cepas-viejas-mencia, bembibre, p3, cepas-viejas-godello, el-paisano-de-tares
Three-partner project at Almázcara in the eastern Bierzo whose name joins the initials of Manuel Benito, Javier Álvarez and Raúl García, built on small Mencía lots.
Signature wines: almazcara-majara, cobija-del-pobre-godello, aphrodisiaque-mencia, amphora-de-cobija-del-pobre, aphrodisiaque-rose
The Bierzo Alto cellar at San Román de Bembibre takes visitors by appointment through a winery built for long-ageing Mencía from the eastern slopes.
Nacho Álvarez farms old mountain parcels of Godello and Mencía at the south-western edge of the DO, twenty minutes from Las Médulas, and opens them to booked visits.
A one-day growers' fair held in the vineyard at Puente de Domingo Flórez, twenty minutes from Las Médulas, with small producers pouring and selling direct and commented tastings.
Tip: EUR 10 covers entry, the tasting glass, the tastings with the growers and parking. Tickets are sold on the gate on the day.
Running since 1972 and declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional, Bembibre's botillo gala fills a hall for a ticketed dinner and dance, with a Feria Agroalimentaria alongside.
Tip: The gala date follows the carnival calendar, so it moves with Easter. Tickets are sold through the ayuntamiento's dedicated festival site once the edition is announced.