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types of Galician grapes
We work with a wide variety of grapes such as albariño, godello or treixadura among many others.
Galician grapes
The types of Galician grapes used to make wine are many and varied, from native grapes to those authorised by the different Denominations of Origin. Thus, in our community you can obtain all kinds of wines, from whites to toasted sweets, through young reds, ageing reds or rosés. In addition, for some years now sparkling wines have also been produced, for which preferably the Albariño variety is used.
In this way, we ensure that Galician grapes provide an incredible range of wines of excellent variety, which can be both monovarietal and multi varietal. All this process is carried out always following the tradition that has surrounded our wines for centuries.
Within the types of Galician grapes we find a series of varieties that are included in protected geographical indications, but there are also other grapes authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture to be used in wines.
At WINES.GAL we work with many varieties of Galician grapes, such as Albariño, Godello, Treixadura…, but there are many others that are grown on our land. Discover here which are the main varieties and how they have evolved over the years, to offer a wine of the highest quality as we have today.
Galician white grape
In the case of the Galician white grape, for example, we can find the Branco lexítimo, which in Barbanza is known by the name of Raposo. This grape, cultivated to a lesser extent than its “older” sister (Albariño), is not a recent discovery, as it was catalogued in 1914 by Nicolás García de los Salmones. However, it has not been until recent years that its fame and use has increased.
This story is repeated with other types of Galician grapes, known for years, but now experiencing a second youth, such as the Torrontés variety (the second most elaborated white variety in Ribeiro), Caíño Blanco (also in Ribeiro, but to a lesser proportion), the Dona Branca (produced mainly in Valdeorras), the Agudelo (typical of Betanzos and which coincides with the French Chenin Blanc) or the Loureira (the fifth in proportion of cultivation in Ribeiro).
The white grapes are:
Albariño
Treixadura
Godello
Torrontés
Caíño Blanco
Loureira
Doña branca
Lado
Branco Lexítimo
Palomino
Verdello
Galician red grape
When we talk about the Galician red grape, the names that are most commonly known by the public are Mencía or Sousón, which are very popular in the markets. Nor can we forget the varieties of Caíño tinto, Caíño bravo and Caíño longo; three different modalities that provide the entire Caíño range with endless possibilities when it comes to producing red wines.
The rest of the red grapes also have a special place among the types of Galician grapes, such as the Garnacha Tintoreira, the Espadeiro or Brancellao grape. Thanks to the many possibilities offered by the red grape, a high-quality wine is achieved that meets all the needs of our customers.
The red grapes are:
Mencía
Sousón
Caíño Tinto
Brancellao
Merenzao
Caíño Longo
Espadeiro
Ferrón
Negreda
Garnacha
Araúxa
Bastardo
Tempranillo
Loureira
Caíño Bravo
In short, all types of Galician grapes offer sufficient quality to produce wines of the highest quality. White wines and red wines are the most common, but it is increasingly common to see new sparkling wines or to recover the toasted wines of past.
Contact WINES.GAL to explore all the options we work with.
Albariño
Araúxa
Bastardo
Blanco
Brancellao
Caíño
Caíño Longo
Doña branca
Ferrón
Garnacha
Godello
Lado
Loureira
Mencía
Merenzao
Sousón
Tempranillo
Tinto
Treixadura
Verdello
