In 2001, the Gómez Araujo family took an important challenge upon themselves: To recover a 2000-year-old wine growing tradition to form one of Galicia’s most innovative cellars. Since then, and thanks to the effort of the team, the Regina Viarum cellars have developed their own wine growing culture that combines high altitude, precision and innovation, with success both in the local and international stages. In fact, they were the first cellar of the area to elaborate wine with the Araúxa (tempranillo) variety of grape, and the first to incorporate a vibration based destemmer for the processing of the local grapes, harvested at a 45 degree slope.
Regina Viarum, which is a stopover included in the motorhome-based tourism specialism guide España Discovery 2024, performs an admirable job in the very steep canyons of the river Sil, where heavy machinery and modern harvesting procedures have little efficacy: "Viticultura Heróica", those who work here do it by hand, with a respect for the environment, taking advantage of the benefits of the Mediterranean, Atlantic and continental microclimatic influences and following traditional methods to extract the best product from the local soil. That’s how they deliver high quality wine directly to your hand.
Besides, you can taste many wine varieties and take part in a harvest day. Don’t miss out on visiting and don’t forget to take some good bottles of wine as gifts for your friends and family!
Remember you can park up to 24 hours in the facilities of this stopover. On top of that, using the stopover’s QR code (which appears in the up-to-date España Discovery guide) you can access the location and contact the cellar directly to announce your arrival. Always show your copy of the up-to-date España Discovery guide to your host, as it is your ID and passport for this system and always remember to -please- follow the GOLDEN RULES.
More information about the España Discovery guide HERE.
