XX Cata Nacional Mezquita. A cooperative Virxen das Viñas and Adega A Coroa winners
The bodega Cooperativa Virxe das Viñas of A Rúa and the winery A Coroa already know the awards that has been granted in the twentieth Edition of the mosque Awards, a prestigious national tasting. This contest, which includes wines from appellations of origin Spain and Portugal, is the only celebrated yearly and uninterruptedly in Andalusia..
Gastronómika 2014. Wines from Valdeorras arouse excitement in San Sebastián among experts and amateurs
Last week was held in the city of San Sebastián a new edition of the fair Gastronomika. At the fair, for the third consecutive year, the wines of Valdeorras through the stand of the regulatory Council. The technical manager of the DO, Jorge Mazaira, was commissioned to promote wines and offer tastings between the large..
The study of the effect of fungicides on the quality of the wines start in Valdeorras
The study on the effects of fungicides on the quality and safety of the Galician wines is already underway at the headquarters of the Council regulator of Valdeorras in Vilamartín. Last week they began to produce the wines of mencia to be studied in this project where he used 1500 kilos of grapes to develop..
Cooperative Valdeorras. More than 1000 partners begin vintage
The three cooperative wineries of Valdeorras: Jesús Nazareno en O Barco, Virgen de las Viñas in A Rúa and Virgen de los Remedios in Larouco they are working or about to open its doors to collect this year’s harvest. COOPERATIVE O BARCO: OPENING DAY 19 The first to start collecting was that of O Barco (Jesús Nazareno) last..
Tasting of grapes in A Coruña with draw for weekend wine tourism in Valdeorras [Updated]
This Sunday, day 21, at 10:30 in the morning, will be held in A Coruña a “tasting of grapes of Valdeorras” at the headquarters of the equestrian sports society. Commissioning from the regulator Council of Valdeorras activity will be headed by the technical director of the DO, Jorge Mazaira, who will explain the characteristics of..
Wines from Valdeorras and its presence in the Festas do Cristo (O Barco)
The arrival of September in Valdeorras means vintage and Festival of O Cristo in O Barco. Each year festivities open with a speech which, on this occasion, is borne by the historian Antonio Castro Voces. A scholar of the history of Valdeorras and also of their wines. His writings on the history of wine in..
Bioca starts vintage savoring the award as best Spanish white for Argentines
María Teresa Núñez Vega winery located in the town of PEtin and best known for its brand of wine Bioca, begins to collect grapes for the next vintage award of the gold medal for his godello, having recently in a contest of wine in the Argentine city of Mendoza, being the only award-winning Spanish wine…
DO Valdeorras the first of Galicia to begin the harvest
While other Galician names still not have gotten at slaughter, in the valdeorresa already is working on two fronts: for sparkling wines and wine collection. Last week it opened to sparkling vintage and today the winery Godeval it began with godello collection to make their varietal wines. Began vintage this Winery on the farm..
Valdeorras begins the harvest picking grapes for a sparkling
The first Winery of Valdeorras begin harvest this year was Roandi. It started this morning picking grapes for its sparkling, the first elaborated with godello covered by the DO Valdeorras. In total will be around 35000 kilograms of grape godello collected in the vineyards of the estate “Os forroxancos”, area of gold extraction in Roman..
Teodoro Benéitez: “got to market first godello de Valdeorras in 1979”
Teodoro Benéitez today is 86 years old, lives in Santa Cruz (O Bolo) and lays claim to being the first private winemaker who in 1979 released the first bottle 100% godello. He sold it with your brand, Falcueira, for being the vineyards in an area known as “Tierra de halcones” and still remembers that labels..
