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
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