Heroic viticulture, pleasure of gods
The Romans planted the vines thousands of years ago. Since then, the Sil River Canyon has tended its green estates without rest. The people of Ribeira Sacra, in southern Galicia, practise an incredible system of wine production: heroic viticulture is its official name worldwide. And in this part of Galicia it holds the distinction of being the most daring in the world.
Working on slopes steeper than 30%. With no machinery, not even animals to help. Hours spent harvesting grapes and carrying them to the top of the hill every single day. But the results are worth it.
Only a handful of brave wineries produce a limited quantity of the different wine varieties each season, yet these bottles rise to the very top… of fame.
REGINA VIARIUM was selected from all gold medal winners as the best mencía red wine in Spain at The International Wine Challenge in London 2013, among the 12,000 different wines that competed. This is a primum inter pares, but there are many more varieties to discover:
- Reds – Brancellao, Merenzao, Sousón, Caíño, Tinto and Tempranillo.
- Whites – Godello, Albariño, Loureira, Treixadura, Dona Branca, and Torrontes.
Come and become a hero.
