Rías Baixas DO

Rías Baixas DO
Wine region
Rías Baixas DO in the provinces of Pontevedra and Coruña, in the region of Galicia
Official nameRías Baixas
TypeDenominación de Origen
Year established1988
CountrySpain
Sub-regionsVal do Salnés, O Rosal, Condado do Tea, Soutomaior, Ribera de Ulla
Climate regionMaritime
Size of planted vineyards4,321 hectares (10,680 acres)
Varietals producedAlbariño, Loureira blanca, Treixadura, Caiño blanca, Torrontés, Godello, Caiño tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón, Mencía, Brancellao
No. of wineries179
Wine produced160,116 hectolitres (3,522,100 imp gal; 4,229,800 US gal)

Rías Baixas is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) (Denominación de Orixe in Galician) for wines located in the province of Pontevedra and the south of the province of Corunna in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is renowned for its white wines made from the Albariño grape variety. Its Regulatory Council is headquartered at Pazo de Mugartegui in the city of Pontevedra.