Buy Wine from Monterrei (Spain)
D.O. Monterrei is one of the five existing designations of origin in the Autonomous Community of Galicia. Geographically it is situated south-east of the province of Ourense, near the border with Portugal.
The production area for wines protected... by this denomination, consists of lands that the Governing Council considers suitable for the production of grapes of the varieties covered. The town that covers are Monterrei, Oimbra, Verín, Castrelo do Val, Riós and Vilardevós, esstablishing two distinct ubareas:
• Monterrei Valley.
• Monterrei Side.
This differentiation leads to a variety of soils, joined microclimates generated on the slopes, produce wines with different characteristics, personal and with great complexity of aromas.
White grapes: Godello, Dona Blanca, Albariño, Loureira, Blanca de Monterrei, Caiño Blanco
Red grapes: Mencía, Arauxa, Merenzao (Bastardo), Caiño Tinto, Sousón