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
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1904Gil-Armada familyVal do Salnes
Historic bodega inside the 17th-century Palacio de Fefiñanes on Cambados's main square; Albariño de Fefiñanes brand bottled since 1928, with aged III Año.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Plaza de Fefiñans by reservation, alongside an on-site shop. Wine tourism details on the producer site.
Signature wines: albarino-de-fefinanes, albarino-de-fefinanes-1583, albarino-de-fefinanes-iii-ano
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1986Cooperativa Bodegas Martín Códax (grower-cooperative; founding member of DO Rías Baixas)Val do Salnes
Cooperative bodega in Vilariño outside Cambados, founded mid-1980s by Salnes growers and a founding member of DO Rías Baixas in 1988; widely distributed Albariño.
Tasting: Guided cellar tours, kayak-and-tasting on the Ría de Arousa, vineyard walks among the parral pergolas. Multiple packages bookable online via the producer site.
Signature wines: martin-codax-albarino, burgans-albarino, martin-codax-gallaecia
DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1989Bueno-Mareque family (Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque)Val do Salnes
Founded 1989 by Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque around their 16th-century pazo in Meis, east of Cambados; the lees-aged Selección de Añada is the flagship aged.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by reservation at the 16th-century pazo in Vilanoviña, Meis. Pazo Señoráns and the lees-aged Selección de Añada are typically poured.
Signature wines: pazo-senorans-albarino, pazo-senorans-seleccion-de-anada
DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, Espadeiro, LoureiroFounded 2005Rodrigo (Rodri) Méndez familyWinemaker Rodrigo MéndezVal do Salnes
Rodrigo Méndez's cult Salnes label from the mid-2000s: old-vine Leirana Albariños plus the heritage Goliardo Caíño Tinto and Espadeiro reds revived from family.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment for trade and serious visitors; the Goliardo single-vineyard reds and Leirana whites are the focus.
Signature wines: leirana-albarino, leirana-genoveva, goliardo-caino-tinto, goliardo-a-telleira