Bodegas Terras Gauda — Attraction in O Rosal

Visited this vineyard for a family tour today. Booked online and they emailed us with our timeslot. We asked that it was in English as my husband isn't fluent in Spanish. Our family had a great time - our kids are 8 and 10 and obviously don't drink wine, but we obviously do 😉 so hearing that they had a tour specifically catering to families with smaller children, we were excited to finally get to do something for grown ups but that the kids could enjoy too. We were not disappointed. It was a private tour and our guide took us around the vineyards and wine making facilities and did an excellent job in answering our questions but also tailoring questions to interest the kids. It was fun, informative and educational, not only about wine making, but also about geography, history, physics and chemistry - which ticked every box for the kids as well as being fun too - with lots of laughs as the guide tried to answer questions that only kids would pose 🤣. During the wine tasting for mum and dad, the guide set the kids up with a project to write their deepest wishes on a piece of paper which they also had to colour in. While we relaxed, they were kept busy and came away with a message in a bottle that they got to cork and put in a lovely wooden box they got to design as well - with the instructions that they were to reopen it when they were 18 to remind themselves of their dreams 😊 This was a lovely experience, perfect to book as back up if the weather doesn't go your way in Galicia and only about 15 minutes from Santa Trega celtic village, which made this the perfect day out for everyone....

We really enjoyed this visit. The wine is classed in the top 1% of wines in the world and we love Albarrino so we were really looking forward to this visit. We were not disappointed. We went on a Monday in December so we were the only people on the tour. It’s a modern winery so do not except old warehouses like in Jerez or Oporto. But they explain the process very well. I am involved in modern agriculture so I loved seeing the production lines! I think they could still mechanise a few more processes and still keep the QC standards up 🤭 😀. The wine tasting afterwards was really informative - we paid a bit more and tasted a few more wines too. The shop is well priced and a bit cheaper than in the shops. While we were there 2 local ladies came in and purchased about 60 bottles for Christmas 😃. Try the black label Terras Gauda if you can - really great. If you are nearby go and visit. You need to book ahead for the tour.

The wine here is quite expensive - double the cost of what you will find in other bodegas - but Terras Gauda is also perhaps the most famous...

Las Bodegas Terras Gauda se encuentran en O Rosal, dentro de la comarca de "O Baixo Miño" cerca del lugar donde el río Miño desemboca en el océano Atlántico. O Rosal, es una de las cinco subzonas de la denominación de origen Rias Baixas.

En las Bodegas Terras Gauda se producen vinos con distintas variedades de uva, aunque la albariña es la más utilizada. Este es el caso de las botellas de “Abadia de San Campio”, un vino joven en el que la variedad de uva albariña constituye el 100% de su contenido. Las botellas de “Terras Gauda” presentan un vino elaborado con un 70% de uva albariña, un 23% de uva caíño y 7% de la variedad loureiro. Las botellas de “Terras Gauda Etiqueta Negra” también contienen un vino obtenido con la combinación de un 70% de uva albariña, un 23% de uva caiño y 7% de la variedad loureiro, aunque este vino pasa varios meses en barriles de roble francés. Por último, las botellas etiquetadas como “La Mar” de Terras Gauda contienen un vino creado con un 98% de uva caíño blanco y el 2% restante es uva albariña y loureiro.

Realizamos la visita guiada a las bodegas Terras Gauda formando parte de un grupo de 10 personas. El recorrido comenzó en los viñedos cercanos al edificio donde se elabora y se almacena el vino. Luego visitamos el local que alberga los grandes depósitos de aluminio, los barriles de roble francés, varias barricas de barro y toda la maquinaria para la elaboración y el embotellado del vino.

Tras ello, volvimos al local donde se encuentra la recepción, la tienda y una amplia sala donde realizamos la cata de los vinos “Abadia de San Campio” y de “Terras Gauda”. Yo eché en falta poder catar el vino “Terras Gauda Etiqueta Negra”, aunque en la tienda resolví esta situación comprando un par de botellas de ese vino.

Para finalizar, hay que mencionar que durante toda la visita, una empleada de las bodegas realizo una amena explicación de todo el proceso de creación del vino, detallando el cuidado de las cepas, las labores de vendimia, las características de las distintas parcelas en las que se encuentran los viñedos, la elaboración y el almacenamiento del vino. Resaltó la bondad de la utilización de las distintas variedades de uva (albariña, caiño y loureiro) para crear “Terras Gauda” y “Terras Gauda Etiqueta Negra”. A este respecto, yo mencioné, que en las bodegas de la subzona del Val do Salnés (Cambados, Sanxenxo, Ribadumia, Meis, Meaño, etc.), valoran que allí se utiliza, casi exclusivamente, la uva albariña.

En resumen, una...