Txakoli is made in three Basque designations, tied to Getaria, Bizkaia and Álava. Its white wines show fruit, flower and herb aromas, fresh balanced acidity and a slightly bitter finish. Basque growers began the organised recovery of Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza in the 1980s.

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Elsewhere in Green Spain (Galicia & Txakoli)

Rías Baixas26 producersRías Baixas sits in Atlantic Galicia, with moderate temperatures, high rainfall and more than 2,200 sunshine hours. Albariño can ripen fully while retaining natural acidity. Its five sub-regions include cool, wet Val do Salnés and inland, alluvial Ribeira do Ulla.

Producers in Green Spain (Txakoli)

Producer profiles

Bodega PicosSmall family estate in Campo de Borja making Garnacha-led wines at 400 meters in Magallón, named after the brothers' grandfather who was known as Pico.
Bodegas LanBodegas Lan is a large Rioja producer based in Fuenmayor, making Tempranillo-led crianza and reserva wines from the 72-hectare Viña Lanciano estate on the Ebro river, alongside a Galician white wine operation in O Rosal through its Santiago Ruiz subsidiary.
Bodegas LangaFamily-owned producer in DO Calatayud founded in 1982, operating across two estates and producing still wines and Cava.
Bodegas VegamarBodegas Vegamar is a Valencia Alto Turia bodega with owned vineyards, a Rioja Crianza, and a Rías Baixas Albariño.

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Bodegas VetusToro estate founded in 2003 by the Antón family, farming 20 hectares of Tinta de Toro on the high plateau of the Zamora DO and producing three red tiers from approachable entry wine to 2,000-bottle pre-phylloxera Celsus.