Vinoteca Bagos organises occasional guided tastings with the participation of producers and enologists, often visiting Rias Baixas winemakers. The events are the best way to taste current releases with the maker present.
The list: Guided themed tastings, often with the participation of producers and enologists from Rias Baixas and beyond
Tip: Check the Vinoteca Bagos events calendar; producer tastings are typically held early evening on weekdays and run late into dinner service.
Address: Rua Michelena 20, 36002 Pontevedra, Spain, Rías Baixas
Pontevedra's reference wine bar and small-plates restaurant in the Casco Vello, with a Galician-led list deep in Rias Baixas plus broader Spanish and international wines.
The list: Galician-led wine list with a strong Rias Baixas presence plus other Spanish regions, curated for personality and terroir
Tip: Pontevedra's premier vinoteca; the owners stage occasional tastings with winemakers. Ask the staff for a Salnes versus Condado do Tea flight.
Mar de Frades in Meis is the only Rias Baixas bodega with a dedicated traditional-method sparkling programme. The Brut Nature is a 100 percent Albarino traditional-method espumoso, the first of its kind in the DO.
The list: 100 percent Albarino traditional-method sparkling (the first Albarino espumoso in Rias Baixas) plus the Atlantico still Albarino
Tip: The Brut Nature is zero-dosage, dry and saline, and serves best between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius with raw shellfish.
Annual December festival inside the medieval Salvaterra do Mino fortress, dedicated specifically to Galician traditional-method sparkling wines. The natural counterpart to the August Condado still-wine festival.
The list: Galician traditional-method sparkling wines from Condado do Tea and Salnes producers, poured inside the fortress galleries
Tip: December festival inside the medieval Fortress of Salvaterra; bring layers because the galleries are cold.
The reference Albarino vinoteca in Cambados, on the Plaza de Fefinans next door to the Pazo. A 500-strong wine list with a deep Rias Baixas focus, oysters, homemade pies and a terrace over the Ria de Arousa.
The list: Curated wine list of more than 500 references with a deep Rias Baixas focus, including library Albarinos and small-grower Salnes producers
Tip: Sit on the terrace for the view over the Ria de Arousa and the Plaza de Fefinans. The by-the-glass list rotates Albarino across the five subzones.
Pontevedra's reference wine bar and small-plates restaurant in the Casco Vello, with a Galician-led list deep in Rias Baixas plus broader Spanish and international wines.
The list: Galician-led wine list with a strong Rias Baixas presence plus other Spanish regions, curated for personality and terroir
Tip: Pontevedra's premier vinoteca; the owners stage occasional tastings with winemakers. Ask the staff for a Salnes versus Condado do Tea flight.
Trendy two-floor wine bar and restaurant in Santiago's old town with a Galician-focused list. Ground floor is a casual wine-and-tapas bar, first floor a small dining room.
The list: Local-focused list with a strong Galician core including Rias Baixas, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras
Tip: The ground-floor tapas bar pours by-the-glass into the late evening; ask staff to introduce you to a producer you have not tried.
Seafood-focused tapas bar and wine bar on the Ribeira de Fefinans in Cambados, pouring local Salnes Albarino with fresh raw and cooked shellfish from the Ria de Arousa.
The list: Salnes Albarino by the glass plus a small Galician seafood-driven food menu
Tip: A smaller, more local-feeling counterpart to the Ribeira de Fefinans vinoteca next door; come for an unhurried glass after the Plaza de Fefinans visit.