Visit of the Conselleiro do Medio Rural to Bodegas GRANBAZÁN

The Conselleiro do Medio Rural, José González Vázquez, visited the renovated facilities of Bodegas GRANBAZÁN yesterday in Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra) and learned firsthand the elaboration processes of the Albariños wines GRANBAZÁN: « Etiqueta Verde«, « Etiqueta Ambar«, «Granbazán Limousin«, and «D. Álvaro de Bazán» with the aim of turning it into a reference of the wine tourism of the area

During the visit of this emblematic building of the Winery GRANBAZÁN, our winemaker Diego Ríos intervened, explaining the history and reforming of it and valuing the capital project led by its president D. Pedro Martínez, owner of the avant-garde BAIGORRI Winery in the town of Samaniego (Rioja Alavesa).

These facilities also house a large event hall with capacity for more than 300 people, a shop where both wines, spirits, and preserves are promoted and tasted, which the winery sells under the same name, a barrel room where Albariño “Limousin” is elaborated, a wine chamber where a new sparkling wine project is being carried out, as well as the “cemetery” facilities where old vintages wine are stored. It also has new kitchens and finally a multipurpose room with capacity for 60 people.

The GRANBAZÁN winery founded in 1981 is located on a plot of 140,000 square meters of vineyards with two neoclassical buildings reminiscent of a French château, in the Salnés Valley, in the heart of the Rías Baixas. It is half-buried in its southern part and oriented to the north, thus maintaining constant and fresh temperatures.

After a brief intervention by the winery team together with the Counselor Mr. D. José González Vázquez and the rest of the guests were invited to the tasting of the Granbazán wines along with some preserves as a final touch to the visit.

The winery has a firm commitment to wine tourism as an engine to the growth of the environment, the continuous improvement of quality, sustainability, in terms of reduction of electricity consumption, emission of greenhouse gases and waste waste.

Source photographs: Vilanova de Arousa City Council