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Especially at weekends and during the harvest, spots fly. Secure your visit by booking online.
Spring and autumn show off the vineyard; the harvest, around September, is the most special, with tastings and activities among the vines.
Check opening hours, languages and whether the visit includes a tasting before setting off.
Combine the winery with the food and the villages of Ourense to round off the day.
If you drive after the tasting, do so in moderation or designate a driver.
Estas son las bodegas de Ourense que ya puedes reservar en Visitar Bodegas. Elige la tuya, mira sus experiencias y organiza tu visita.
Blancos aromáticos de una de las zonas más antiguas de Galicia. Uvas: treixadura.
See the D.O. Ribeiro →Blancos de godello elegantes y tintos de mencía. Uvas: godello y mencía.
See the D.O. Valdeorras →Tintos de viñedo heroico sobre los cañones del Sil y el Miño. Uvas: mencía.
See the D.O. Ribeira Sacra →Ourense brings together four denominations in a small area, so choosing a base is easy: Ribadavia, capital of the Ribeiro and of its Jewish quarter, or Verín, at the foot of the Monterrei castle, work as the perfect camp among treixadura and godello vineyards.
In the Ribeira Sacra, the former monasteries turned into hotels, such as the parador above the Sil canyon, offer memorable nights. There are country houses clinging to the terraces, thermal hotels in the capital and simple lodgings in O Barco de Valdeorras.
Ourense's table is hearty: pulpo á feira, cachena beef, androlla and winter botelo, and the lamprey of the Miño stewed à la bordelaise when the season arrives. For dessert, the bica of Trives and roasted chestnuts.
The treixadura whites of the Ribeiro enhance shellfish and empanada, while the mencía and godello of Valdeorras and the Ribeira Sacra sustain the meat stews. Hillside wines for a cuisine of mountain and river.
The great spectacle is the Ribeira Sacra: canyons of the Sil and the Miño explored by catamaran, dizzying viewpoints and heroic vineyards on terraces. In the capital, the As Burgas thermal springs and the pools of the Miño invite you to bathe even in winter.
Ribadavia preserves a living Jewish quarter and historic wineries, Allariz boasts a medieval old town beside the Arnoia, and the Monterrei castle dominates Verín. Hiking, thermal tourism and heritage go hand in hand in every region.
The Romanesque monasteries of the Ribeira Sacra, such as Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil, punctuate a monastic landscape unique in Galicia. The cathedral of Ourense guards its Pórtico do Paraíso, a thematic replica by Master Mateo, and the Roman bridge crosses the Miño.
Ribadavia celebrates its Sephardic past with the Festa da Istoria, and thermalism sinks its roots into Roman times. Among pazos, hórreos (raised granaries) and hermitages, the culture of wine intertwines with centuries of Galician history.
Ourense is enjoyed slowly in the open air: the canyons of the Sil offer areas and viewpoints for motorhomes, and the surroundings of the Miño reservoir in Castrelo allow camping beside the water. The Invernadoiro Nature Park holds nature in its purest state.
To the south, the Larouco sierra and the heights of Valdeorras offer silence and stars, and the open-air thermal pools are a luxury after the route. A mountain territory ideal for a slow journey by motorhome.
Planificar tu viaje a Ourense según la época te ayudará a exprimir al máximo la experiencia enoturística. La primavera y el otoño son las estaciones ideales: clima templado y el viñedo en todo su esplendor —verde y florido en primavera, dorado y cobrizo en otoño—, perfecto para pasear entre cepas y hacer fotos inolvidables.
La vendimia, en torno a septiembre, es el momento más especial del año: muchas bodegas de Ourense abren sus puertas a catas, pisado de uva y actividades entre viñas, y el ambiente se llena de vida. El verano invita a las catas al atardecer y a los planes de tarde-noche, mientras que el invierno, más tranquilo, es perfecto para disfrutar de las bodegas con calma y sin aglomeraciones.
Sea cual sea la estación que elijas, reserva tu visita con antelación —sobre todo en fin de semana y en vendimia— y consulta el horario y los idiomas de cada bodega en su ficha para organizar tu ruta del vino por Ourense sin sorpresas.
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