Galicia Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Galicia is a wine region of Spain.

Albarino leads the plantings, with Godello and Mencia alongside it.

Vines root into loam and sand.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and mountains.

Dry white wine, sparkling wine and sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and aromatic, ideal for various occasions and lush and fragrant.

The named areas within are Rias Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Valdeorras and Ribeiro.

Pour them alongside seafood, chicken, vegetables and lighter dishes.

Serve at 7 to 10°C.

Soil

LoamSand

Climate

Maritime/oceanicNotable rainfall

Terrain

HillsMountains

Styles

dry whitesparklingsweet white

In the glass.

Dry white: Crisp and aromatic.

Sparkling: Ideal for various occasions.

Sweet white: Lush and fragrant.

Grapes planted here.

01 AlbarinoDominant Read → 02 GodelloImportant Read → 03 MenciaMinor Read → 04 Loureiro Read → 05 Torrontes Read → 06 Treixadura Read →

Bottles to look for.

Bodegas del Palacio de Fefinanes 'Albarino de Fefinanes', Rias Baixas, Spain
Bodegas Forjas del Salnes Leirana Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain
Bodegas Forjas del Salnes Leirana Genoveva Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain
Bodegas Gerardo Mendez Albarino Do Ferreiro 'Cepas Vellas', Rias Baixas, Spain
Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'As Sortes Val do Bibei' Godello, Valdeorras, Spain
Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'Louro' Godello, Valdeorras, Spain
Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'Sorte Antiga', Valdeorras, Spain
Bodegas Rafael Palacios Sorte O Soro, Valdeorras, Spain

At the table.

seafood
chicken
vegetables
lighter dishes

Serving and cellaring.

Serve at 7 to 10°C.

Inside the region.

01 Rias BaixasSpain Read → 02 Ribeira SacraSpain Read → 03 MonterreiSpain Read → 04 ValdeorrasSpain Read → 05 RibeiroSpain Read →

Nearby regions.

01 SpainSpain Read → 02 PortugalPortugal Read → 03 Castilla y LeonSpain Read → 04 RibeiroSpain Read → 05 Ribeira SacraSpain Read → 06 MonterreiSpain Read → 07 ValdeorrasSpain Read → 08 Rias BaixasSpain Read →

Galicia: common questions

01.

What grapes is Galicia known for?

Albarino is the signature grape of Galicia. Godello and Mencia are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Galicia make?

Galicia produces dry white wine, sparkling wine and sweet white wine.

03.

Where is Galicia?

Galicia is a wine region in Spain.

04.

What food goes with Galicia wine?

Try seafood, chicken, vegetables and lighter dishes.

More from here: every wine region in Spain.