Summer wine tourism. It’s the best time to get into the world of wine

A summer wine tourism plan will allow you to experience firsthand what life is like in a vineyard before the harvest and enjoy it with your loved ones

Do you know what a vineyard smells like in summer? The sun causes the grapes to ripen, giving off a characteristic smell that takes over the environment. The scent of a vineyard in full enthusiasm is one of those smells fixed in our memory and accompanying us for life. This little olfactory anecdote is part of the experience of practising wine tourism in summer.

Surely you have heard a cliché question about this time of the year: “Are you more of the sea or the mountains? However, this dichotomy has long since been overcome. Many people take advantage of the summer to visit cities, do cultural tourism and venture into surprising regions where the sea and the mountains coexist harmoniously. For example, in the Rías Baixas, it is possible to visit fishing villages and vibrant cities, spend the day at the beach, go hiking, visit museums, discover the historical heritage of this area, watch the sunset with a glass of wine in hand and live the best wine tourism experiences in summer.

Why choose just one plan if you can enjoy all of them?

Here’s why enjoying a summer wine tourism experience will enhance your vacation, allow you to spend quality time with your family and help you discover the history, nature and culture of the Rías Baixas.

Long weekends, vacations, vacations… The calendar plays in our favour

Although it is possible to enjoy the best wine tourism in the Rías Baixas at any time of the year, the summer calendar increases the options for organizing a getaway of this type. Why? There are several holidays; many people take long weekends in July and August, and, of course, it is when most workers take a well-deserved vacation and leave behind their daily routine.

What does this mean? You have more days available to organize plans and spend every minute with the people who make your life better.

During these days, you can book a summer wine tourism experience in the morning or afternoon and escape for a few hours from the world.

It’s the final countdown. The vineyards are at their peak

The grapes are usually harvested in September and October. It is impossible to establish a fixed date because it depends on the level of ripeness of the grapes and the weather conditions during the summer and early autumn. Therefore, July and August are when the bunches of grapes grow and the vineyards reach their maximum splendour.

In properties such as Pazo Baión, the plots form a green ocean that, thanks to its hilly layout, resembles a sea shaken by waves—a natural spectacle just a few kilometres from the actual sea, which is composed of water.

To this, we must add that the traditional vine training system of the Rías Baixas is trellising. In such a way, the vines weave roofs of leaves from which the clusters hang, cast a beautiful shade, and allow visitors to walk under the grapes, smell the aromas they give off, and contemplate how ripening transforms their visual appearance.

In addition, during these weeks, the viticulture teams work continuously to take care of the clusters and ensure that they arrive at harvest in top condition and that their quality is extraordinary. Have you ever seen a viticulturist working on a vine? It is an artisanal and fascinating process that will hypnotize you if you decide to enjoy a summer wine tourism plan.

Watching a winery prepare for the harvest

Not only winegrowers redouble their efforts during the summer to ensure an excellent harvest. The wineries also live these weeks at total capacity because everything must be ready for the decisive moment: the harvest.

For this reason, enjoying a wine tourism experience in summer allows you to observe firsthand what these preparations consist of and how the winemakers and other professionals working in a winery do their best to ensure that all the processes after the harvest are carried out with precision.

The collective effort seen in a winery before and during the harvest is inspiring. Wouldn’t you like to be part of the harvest preparations and contemplate all the work behind the superb wines?

Wine tourism in summer, a plan to enjoy with the family

Many families rack their brains to think of plans to make children and adults happy. After all, it can’t all be about going to the beach day after day because that ends up boring everyone. Organizing a summer wine tourism getaway in the Rías Baixas area can be an ideal option to please all family members. Why?

Adults can taste fresh and aromatic Albariños, discover how they are made and learn new facts about the Rías Baixas, its people and its history. And the children? A property as open to nature as Pazo Baión is a fantastic place for children to run, jump, play and experience the benefits of nature with all their senses. In addition, at the winery, they can marvel at the state-of-the-art equipment used to make the wines.

There are few things more pleasurable than having fun with the family while gaining new knowledge and building memories that will stay with us for life.

Viticulture, gastronomy and Rías Baixas. A union with thousands of years of life

There are territories with a very marked peculiarity. The Rías Baixas is one of them. This area of Galicia is marked by fire by two elements of enormous transcendence:

• The estuaries have unparalleled economic, social and cultural relevance. From them comes some of the most coveted seafood in Europe, the raw material of an internationally recognized gastronomy.
• The wines which have placed the Rías Baixas in the world’s wine Olympus are translated into the territory in the form of thousands and thousands of hectares of vineyards.

Through a summer wine tourism experience, you can discover the intense relationship between the sea and the vineyards, between the tastiest seafood and the freshest, fruitiest and most floral wines. Why? In wine tourism spaces such as Pazo Baión, the guides take you on a journey through the history of this land and its people to show how the sea affects winemaking and, above all, how the pairing of seafood and Albariño is the mainstay of a booming gastronomy.

Tasting the latest vintages before the production of this year’s wines starts

The best way to get to know a wine is, without a doubt, by tasting it. That is why every summer wine tourism plan must include a guided tasting that allows you to unravel the secrets of the elaborations with the help of an expert.

In addition, a summer wine tourism experience has an added advantage compared to a getaway, for example, in autumn. What is it? It is already possible to enjoy the latest vintage of young wines. For instance, in the case of Pazo Baión, we have already offered the 2023 vintage of our flagship wine at the tastings after it has been in production for a year.

Although the wines have a very marked personality, each vintage offers different nuances, new aromas and a slightly different development in the mouth.

Tasting a new vintage is an adventure that is intensified if the wine is accompanied by a pairing that complements its aromas and combines well with its body and personality.

Facing the end of an ecotourism tour in summer is a pleasure because, in the tasting, you can deploy all the knowledge acquired during the experience and enjoy all the virtues of great wines.

In short, if you want to try something new, get out of the traditional summer plans and organize a trip suitable for everyone, regardless of their age or interests, we encourage you to try a summer wine tourism experience in the Rías Baixas. This plan will allow you to get into the soul of the land of Albariño and spend a few hours dreaming in a magical natural and heritage environment.