Adegas d'Altamira

Altamira means "high sight" in Spanish, and it was in this picturesque location - over 200 meters above the Atlantic Ocean in the heart of the Rias Baixas region - that the grandparents of the current owners of Adegas D'Altamira first planted their small plots of Albariño vines more than 70 years ago.Like all Galician farmers around the turn of the century, Juan and Leocadia Garrido grew grapes on small plots of land, made and bottled wines without labels, and sold them in the local markets. Many of the grapes were hybrids of red Catalan grapes and white Alicante that offered maximum productivity. In the late 1930s, it was discovered that the climate and terroir of the Rias Baixas region was ideal for growing the pure Albarino grape, and while the family had already planted a certain amount of Albarino vines (some of the vines on the Estate today are over 100 years old), they eventually turned their entire hillside vineyard over to this one varietal.The 100% Albarino wines made by the family became extremely well-known, so much so that when Albarino wines from the Rias Baixas started to make a name for themselves in the rest of the country, they were uniquely poised to take advantage of this mew market and the burgeoning Spanish wine industry.In 2004 , current owner Jose Tourino and his son built a state-of-the-art winery, tasting room, cellar and catering facilities, soon to be joined by luxury lodging on the family property. They also finally put a label on their wines - 2004 Albarino Adegas D'Altamira was their first vintage. Their wine has received great praise and is considered among the very best of aged Albarino from Rias Biaxas.