Galician wine in demand

Guest contributor Noah Chichester reports on the rush to snap up land in the north-west corner of Spain, where the cool, Atlantic-influenced climate gives a crispness to its wines that's getting harder to achieve in other Spanish regions. Above, the Avia Valley in Ribeiro.

Monday, 13 May 2024
Avia Valley in Ribeiro

‘Galicia está de moda.’ Speak to many a Galician winemaker and you’ll hear this phrase again and again. ‘Galicia is in fashion.’

They’re not wrong. This corner of north-western Spain is riding the crest of a wave that’s been building for decades, and the world is noticing. A global drop in red wine sales has...