Family bodega in Castrelo on the south side of Cambados, with vineyards directly behind the cellar door; the Sobre Lías is a lees-aged Albariño one tier above.
Signature wines: lagar-de-costa-albarino, lagar-de-costa-sobre-lias
Address: Sartaxes 8, Castrelo, 36639 Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Rías Baixas
Family bodega in Dena, Meaño, producing the Segrel and Eiral Albariños; the Segrel Ámbar is a more concentrated lees-aged bottling and the everyday Segrel.
Tasting: Bodega visits Monday to Friday by reservation, with tastings of the Segrel, Segrel Ámbar and Eiral Albariños.
Signature wines: segrel-albarino, segrel-ambar, eiral
Founded 2013 in Simes, Meaño in Val do Salnes; part of the Freixenet-Henkell portfolio. Fresh fruit-forward Albariño aimed at international restaurant lists.
Tasting: Cellar visits at the Meaño bodega by reservation, with tastings of the Vionta Albariño and Sobre Lías cuvées.
Signature wines: vionta-albarino, vionta-sobre-lias
Xurxo Alba returned to family vineyards in Castrelo, Cambados in 2006 and built a small natural-leaning project across roughly three ha near the Río Umi.
Tasting: Small-group tastings by appointment with Xurxo Alba in Castrelo, focused on the entry Albamar, the single-vineyard Pepe Luis and the heritage Salnes reds.
Signature wines: albamar-albarino, albamar-pepe-luis, albamar-fusco
Alberto Nanclares built a 5-ha Salnes project from the late 1990s across parral-trained parcels in Padrenda, Castrelo and Vilariño; Silvia Prieto full partner.
Tasting: Small-group tastings at the Padrenda bodega by appointment; visits often include walks among the parral-trained plots in Castrelo and Vilariño.
Signature wines: alberto-nanclares-albarino, nanclares-y-prieto-dandelion, nanclares-y-prieto-soverribas
Small Alfonso-family bodega in Godos, Caldas de Reis, founded 1997 with 7.5 ha of Albariño in the Val do Umia; biodynamic-aligned methods, no chemical.
Tasting: Family-run tastings by reservation at the Caldas de Reis bodega.
Signature wines: pedralonga-albarino, pedralonga-barrica
Family bodega in Dena, Meaño, producing the Segrel and Eiral Albariños; the Segrel Ámbar is a more concentrated lees-aged bottling and the everyday Segrel.
Tasting: Bodega visits Monday to Friday by reservation, with tastings of the Segrel, Segrel Ámbar and Eiral Albariños.
Signature wines: segrel-albarino, segrel-ambar, eiral
Founded 2013 in Simes, Meaño in Val do Salnes; part of the Freixenet-Henkell portfolio. Fresh fruit-forward Albariño aimed at international restaurant lists.
Tasting: Cellar visits at the Meaño bodega by reservation, with tastings of the Vionta Albariño and Sobre Lías cuvées.
Signature wines: vionta-albarino, vionta-sobre-lias
Xurxo Alba returned to family vineyards in Castrelo, Cambados in 2006 and built a small natural-leaning project across roughly three ha near the Río Umi.
Tasting: Small-group tastings by appointment with Xurxo Alba in Castrelo, focused on the entry Albamar, the single-vineyard Pepe Luis and the heritage Salnes reds.
Signature wines: albamar-albarino, albamar-pepe-luis, albamar-fusco
Alberto Nanclares built a 5-ha Salnes project from the late 1990s across parral-trained parcels in Padrenda, Castrelo and Vilariño; Silvia Prieto full partner.
Tasting: Small-group tastings at the Padrenda bodega by appointment; visits often include walks among the parral-trained plots in Castrelo and Vilariño.
Signature wines: alberto-nanclares-albarino, nanclares-y-prieto-dandelion, nanclares-y-prieto-soverribas
Small Alfonso-family bodega in Godos, Caldas de Reis, founded 1997 with 7.5 ha of Albariño in the Val do Umia; biodynamic-aligned methods, no chemical.
Tasting: Family-run tastings by reservation at the Caldas de Reis bodega.
Signature wines: pedralonga-albarino, pedralonga-barrica
Founded 1968 by Mariano Peláez (predating the DO by 20 years), now run by his sons. Sits on Finca La Moreira on the right bank of the Miño in Arbo, anchored.
Tasting: Estate visits by reservation at the Finca La Moreira in Arbo, with tastings of the Torre la Moreira Albariño.
Signature wines: torre-la-moreira, marques-de-vizhoja
