Guimaro

Cultivated since Roman times, Ribeira Sacra’s steep terraced vineyards are some of the most picturesque and treacherous to work in the world of wine – think of the Douro, Cote Rotie, or the Mosel.  Like those most dramatic terruños, winegrowing here is not for the faint of heart; it takes spirited determination, eternal optimism, a sense of tradition, and a willingness to collaborate.  Pedro Rodríguez of Adegas Guímaro embodies all of these qu...

Bodega Guímaro currently owns 8 hectares of vineyards with different soil compositions; besides, the winery buys grapes to trustworthy local wine growers who share the winery’s commitment to environmentally conscious and minimal intervention agriculture. The Guímaro wines are made solely from local and traditional grapes. The red varieties are Mencía, Sousón, Caíño, Brancellao, Mouratón, Merenzao or Trousseau and Alicante Bouschet. The white v...

In the beginning the Guímaro wines were simple jovenes, young wines that showed the slate-infused freshness of lush red fruit and supple texture, the kind of wines the area of Amandi was known for. They continue that tradition with their un-oaked Tinto, but the bodega’s focus (and ambition) has expanded over the years as Pedro improved the farming (consulting with famed Bierzo vigneron Raúl Pérez in the early 2000s) and dialed into the differe...