DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2002Grupo Pazo do MarCondado do Tea
Condado do Tea estate established 2002 with 18 ha of estate Albariño consolidated from 200+ small parcels in Crecente; owned by Pazo do Mar group, bottles.
Tasting: Visits by reservation at the Arbo bodega; the estate vineyard is in Crecente at the eastern limit of Pontevedra province.
Signature wines: veiga-da-princesa-albarino
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1988Familia BesadaVal do Salnes
Founded 1988 in Xil, Meaño (the same year DO Rías Baixas was constituted); Baladiña is the fresh young Salnes Albariño and Lagar de Besada the lees-aged sibling.
Tasting: Visits by reservation at the Xil bodega.
Signature wines: lagar-de-besada-albarino, baladina-albarino
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1988Avanteselecta - Bodegas InveravanteCondado do Tea
Condado do Tea bodega founded 1988 in As Neves, now part of the Avanteselecta group; Viña Nora is the entry Albariño and Nora da Neve a French-oak-fermented.
Tasting: Visits by reservation at the Salvaterra bodega.
Signature wines: vina-nora-albarino, nora-da-neve
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2014Manuel MoldesWinemaker Manuel MoldesORGANIC-LEANING, UNCERTIFIEDVal do Salnes
Manuel Moldes founded Fulcro in 2014 around Salnes parcels worked from a small Vilalonga (Sanxenxo) bodega, with native yeasts and minimal additions.
Tasting: Small-group tastings with Manuel Moldes by appointment; visits cover the Salnes parcels and the Fulcro Albariño plus the single-vineyard cuvées.
Signature wines: fulcro-albarino, fulcro-o-equilibrista
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2005Cooperativa Vitivinícola ArousanaVal do Salnes
Cooperative of around 400 Salnes growers founded 2005 in Meaño; the polka-dot Paco & Lola is widely distributed in export markets, with Prime as the lees-aged tier.
Tasting: Visits to the cooperative bodega in Xil with tastings of the Paco & Lola, Lolo and Prime ranges.
Signature wines: paco-y-lola-albarino, prime-albarino
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2007Alma Carraovejas (acquired from founder José Antonio López)Condado do Tea
Founded 2007 by José Antonio López in Condado do Tea with 10 ha across owned and leased granite-and-sand parcels; acquired by Alma Carraovejas (Pago de.
Tasting: Visits by appointment via Alma Carraovejas's Galician wine-tourism programme.
Signature wines: trico-albarino