Bodegas Virxe de Galir S.L.

About Winery and Wines

The Valdeorras D.O. is in the northwest of Spain, in the province of Ourense (Galicia), near the boundary with Léon and the district of El Bierzo. The VIRXE DE GALIR winery and its vineyards are in the most eastern part, in the valley of River Galir, in its confluence with the river Sil in the parish district of Éntoma. Cultivation of vines in the peninsula goes back to Roman times, handed down from our ancestors, who entered along the Vía Nova, with numerous remains in this land dating back from those times.

We have more than 14 hectares of vineyards on slaty soil that is mostly occupying slopes exceeding 40%, at an altitude above 700 meters in the area of Galicia that enjoys the greatest number of hours of sunlight. With scarce organic material and an orography that obliges us to grow the vines on terraces, basically tended by hand and offering low productivity, which is only made worthwhile by the high quality of our wines. These are vineyards inherited from our ancestors, combining old vine-stocks with modern plantations. The top quality that we aim for, is achieved by a rigorous pre-selection, carrying out selective pruning and thinning of grapes, which results in a production not exceeding 2 Kg per vine-stock.