Pontevedra old-town wine bar with a Galician-only producer focus; market tapas paired to rotating by-the-glass picks across Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacr.
The list: Galicia-led wine bar with deep Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras pours, rotating glass picks and tapas pairings
Address: Rúa da Princesa 18, 36002 Pontevedra, Spain, Rías Baixas
Pontevedra old-town tavern: marble counter, Albariño on the chalkboard, sardine and chorizo tapas. A classic local wine bar.
The list: Old-school wine tavern in Pontevedra's old town pouring Salnés and Condado Albariños by the glass with classic Galician tapas
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Val do Salnés Albariño, DO Rías Baixas Condado do Tea Albariño, Galician sparkling
Pontevedra old-town tavern: marble counter, Albariño on the chalkboard, sardine and chorizo tapas. A classic local wine bar.
The list: Old-school wine tavern in Pontevedra's old town pouring Salnés and Condado Albariños by the glass with classic Galician tapas
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Val do Salnés Albariño, DO Rías Baixas Condado do Tea Albariño, Galician sparkling
Stone-walled Cambados tavern in the Curros Enríquez lane pouring grower Albariño at fair prices with grilled sardine and pulpo á feira plates.
The list: Cambados old-town tavern with by-the-glass Salnés Valley Albariño from small growers and traditional Galician tapas
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño, Galician sparkling Espumosos, Aguardiente de orujo
Sommelier José Luis Aragunde's Cambados wine bar, shop and restaurant on the edge of the Plaza de Fefiñáns. The reference vinoteca for Albariño in Galici.
The list: More than 500 wine references with deep DO Rías Baixas focus and small-producer Galician picks; weekly Thursday public tastings led by sommelier-owner José Luis Aragunde
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño, Galician red wines from Caíño and Espadeiro, Champagne and natural-wine flights
Cozy market vinoteca run by Miguel Otero inside Santiago's Mercado de Abastos. The benchmark Galicia-only by-the-glass list a hundred metres from the cathedral.
The list: Galicia-focused list covering Ribeiro, Rías Baixas Albariño, Mencía Ribeira Sacra, Godello, Torrontés, Caíño and Loureiro by the glass; rotating producer pours from Miguel Otero
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño by the glass, Ribeira Sacra Mencía, Valdeorras Godello
Espazo Enocultural in Santiago's old town with wide-range Galician wines by the glass plus a permanent enotourism and tasting programme.
The list: Pan-Galician list across Ribeiro, Albariño, Mencía and Godello with frequent producer-led tastings and an annexed cultural programme
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño, Ribeira Sacra Mencía, Galician orange and amphora wines
Family-run vinoteca in the Santiago Ensanche pouring 80-plus references across Galicia and Spain in a welcoming local-favourite setting.
The list: More than 80 wines on the by-the-glass and bottle carta with a heavy Galician core including DO Rías Baixas
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño, Galician sparkling Espumosos, Ribeiro Treixadura
