7 editor-picked estates growing Caíño Blanco in Rías Baixas.
Where to taste Caíño Blanco in Rías Baixas: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
5 bottles with at least 15% Caíño Blanco in the blend.
Large O Rosal producer on the Tui-A Guarda road; the flagship is a three-grape Albariño-Loureiro-Caíño Blanco blend, with La Mar a rare Caíño Blanco-dominant white.
Tasting: Bodega tours and tastings of the flagship Terras Gauda blend, the single-varietal Abadía de San Campio Albariño and the barrel-fermented La Mar with Caíño Blanco. Booking via the producer site.
Signature wines: Terras Gauda O Rosal, Abadía de San Campio, La Mar
Santiago Ruiz launched his bodega in 1984, four years before DO Rías Baixas; the O Rosal flagship is a five-variety blend, and the original San Miguel de Tabagón.
Tasting: Guided tours of the historic bodega and the on-site Santiago Ruiz museum in San Miguel de Tabagón, alongside tastings of the eponymous five-grape blend and the Rosa Ruiz Albariño.
Signature wines: Santiago Ruiz O Rosal, Rosa Ruiz
Founded 1997 in O Rosal near the Miño river. Bottles single-varietal Albariño plus the Davila series (M100: Albariño-Loureiro-Treixadura blend.
Tasting: Bodega visits Monday to Friday by reservation, with tastings of the Valmiñor Albariño, the Davila white blends and the Serra da Estrela.
Signature wines: Valmiñor Albariño, Davila L100 Loureiro, Davila M100
O Rosal estate on a 12th-century monastic farm of Santa María de Oia; acquired 1864 by Casimiro Dorado y Méndez. Bottles O Rosal Albariños under the Couselo.
Tasting: Guided visits of the 12th-century monastic estate by reservation, with tastings of the Turonia, Quinta Couselo and Quinta Couselo Selection.
Signature wines: Turonia Albariño, Quinta Couselo O Rosal, Quinta Couselo Selección
Founded 2000 on the Tui-A Guarda road in O Rosal, around 400,000 litres of annual capacity. Bottles Albariño, Loureiro, Caíño Blanco and Treixadur.
Tasting: Tours and tastings by reservation through the HGA Bodegas tourism programme.
Signature wines: Tollodouro O Rosal, Pontellón Albariño
18-hectare estate on the banks of the Miño in O Rosal, blending Albariño with native Caíño Blanco and Loureiro; visits walk the vines and finish in the old.
La Rioja Alta's Galician outpost in O Rosal: 99 hectares of estate-owned vineyard in DO Rías Baixas, with tastings of the Albariño monovarietal, Pazo de Seoane.
Wine and cheese
Discover the essence of Albariño wines. This guided winery experience takes you through vineyards, inside a modern yet tradition-driven cellar, and a tasting of three ...
You will get to know our facilities, where we will explain the different processes of grape transformation and wine production until bottling. Two wines and a vermouth...
You will get to know our facilities, where we will explain the different processes of grape transformation and wine production until bottling. Two wines and a vermouth...
