DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, EspadeiroFounded 2000Fariña brothers (Robustiano and Baldomero Fariña)Val do Salnes
Established under DO Rías Baixas in 2000 by the Fariña brothers in Dena, Meaño; range runs from entry Attis Albariño through ATTIS Mar and the single-vineyard.
Tasting: Salnes tastings of the Attis Albariño, ATTIS Mar, ATTIS Embaixador single-vineyard and the heritage-reds range by reservation.
Signature wines: attis-albarino, attis-mar, attis-embaixador
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