D.O. Txacoli De Getaria

Wine tourism in D.O. Txacoli de Getaria

Currently the geographical scope of the Getariako Txakolina Denomination of Origin is the historical territory of Gipuzkoa with 433 hectares of vineyard. This vineyard, mostly trellis-trained, is 90% in coastal areas. The white grape variety Ondarrabi Zuri is the main variety used to make the txakoli of Getaria.

A unique area for unique wines

The production area of the wines protected by the Txakoli de Getaria Denomination of Origin is concentrated mostly in lands located in the municipal districts of Aia, Getaria and Zarautz, having recently been extended to the whole territory of Gipuzkoa. Nevertheless, the latter must be considered suitable by the Regulatory Council and the relevant Administration.

The land and the climate

The offer for the visitor is broad and attractive. Each of the municipalities with the Getariako Txakolina Denomination of Origin has exceptional beauty and together they complete a mountainous and coastal setting that is hard to better.

Zones

It is cultivated on steep slopes, not always in terraces, where the vines are guided with wires or «float» over pillars of earth. The base of the soil is clay over which a layer of sandstone rests. The altitude ranges from almost sea level up to 100 metres.

Microclimates

Rainfall reaches an annual average of 1,600 mm and temperatures range between a minimum of 2ºC in winter and a maximum of 35ºC in summer

Two autochthonous varieties, the Hondarrabi Zuri, which accounts for 95% of the vineyard, and the Hondarrabi Beltza, the remaining 5%, are the vines that, grown on trellises and on wire trellising, produce the grapes with which the Txakoli of Getaria is made.

Careful harvests at the beginning of autumn, seeking the balance of sugars and acidity, together with a meticulous virgin winemaking, with the most modern pressing and fermentation technologies, produce the Txakoli of Getaria.

Experiences to enjoy in D.O. Txacoli de Getaria

Discover this wine-growing region located in the province of Gipuzkoa.