The Bodegas El Paraguas of Galice

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The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 37 of the estates of Galice.
It is located in Galice

The Bodegas El Paraguas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Galice to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas El Paraguas wines

Looking for the best Bodegas El Paraguas wines in Galice among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas El Paraguas wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Bodegas El Paraguas wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Bodegas El Paraguas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas El Paraguas

How Bodegas El Paraguas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or paella for dummies (simple and delicious).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodegas El Paraguas

On the nose the white wine of Bodegas El Paraguas. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas El Paraguas

  • 2017With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas El Paraguas.

  • Albariño
  • Treixadura
  • Godello
  • Torrontés
  • Loureiro

Discovering the wine region of Galice

Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.

Today, Galicia is best known for its Rias Baixas wines - crisp, Aromatic whites made mainly from Albarino. Galician wines bear striking similarities to those of Minho (notably Vinho Verde), just across the border in Portugal. Shaped by the waves and winds of the Atlantic, the Galician coastline is spectacular; steep cliffs alternate with coastal coves called rías. The interior of the region is characterized by Green hills that rise gently eastward toward the Cantabrian Mountains, reaching heights of 2,000 metres (6,600 feet).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas El Paraguas

Planning a wine route in the of Galice? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas El Paraguas.

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

News about Bodegas El Paraguas and wines from the region

Long Read: Biodiversity in the vineyard – looking to the future

It’s no secret that climate change is breaking records for heatwaves, frosts, fires, droughts, hail and wildfires. Their increasing frequency has left the wine world awash with initiatives, conferences, and research all concerning sustainable viticulture and its many facets: biodiversity, regenerative agriculture and the host of organic, biodynamic and sustainable labels or certifications they embody. More than simple posturing, many are concerned with the very real practicalities of saving wate ...

London’s wine club 67 Pall Mall to release documentary film on sommelier Gérard Basset

Titled A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier, the one hour-long film is produced by leading London wine club 67 Pall Mall’s on-site 67pallmall.tv studio and production team. ‘I was introduced to [Basset’s wife] Nina and [son] Romané in October 2021 where we sat and discussed a potential tribute, lovingly made by those closest to him, that would inspire people and tell the story of his incredible life,’ said 67 Pall Mall producer Kiki Hopkins. ‘We worked on a list of trea ...

Thirst for Italy’s Franciacorta grows with record sales

Franciacorta producers have reported sales up by 28.3% last year, compared to 2020, when sales fell by nearly 10% to 15.8 million bottles. Sales of 20.3m bottles in 2021 were also higher than the pre-pandemic total of 17.6m bottles in 2019, according to the Franciacorta Consortium. It declined to disclose the value of sales, but there is optimism among winemakers that more consumers are discovering these traditional-method sparkling wines from Brescia in Lombardy. Arturo Ziliani, CEO of Berlucch ...

The word of the wine: Aging on lees

Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.