Bodegas Martín Códax

A winery of the Rías Baixas D.O. in Vilariño, on the outskirts of Cambados, with views over the Arousa ría. It opens to visits by reservation on its website.

Who they are

Martín Códax was born in 1985 at the hands of a group of 50 winegrowers, and today it brings together more than 500 families who grow the grapes. It makes only Rías Baixas albariño, which it sells in more than 65 countries. It follows each plot separately to make plot and single-vineyard wines. The name is that of Martín Códax, a 13th-century Galician troubadour whose work speaks of the land, the sea and Galician culture. It is at Burgáns 91, in Vilariño, and its website is in Galician, Spanish and English.

What it offers

Visits with tasting: Orixe, 75 minutes with two wines, for €21 per adult and €8 per child; Ondas do mar, adults only, 90 minutes with three wines, for €28; Creaciones singulares, adults only, two hours with three wines, for €50; and Mar de Fondo, adults only, with a special tasting and a food pairing, for €120. It has a terrace for guided tastings with views of the ría and the Barra Atlántica, and a wine bar where you can try its wines by the glass without a guide.

Experiences outside the winery

With its Vineyard Club it organises outings that mix wine and the ría: learning to gather shellfish with the local shellfish gatherers, three hours, for up to 24 people, at €45 per adult and €20 per child; Los tesoros de la ría (The treasures of the ría), for eight, at €45 and €18; a four-hour trip on a traditional boat for up to ten people, at €760 per group; and Terras & Cepas, two hours among the vines with an albariño tasting, for 16, at €35. It has also proposed visits to an artisan cannery.

Hours and bookings

The winery publishes opening hours of Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00; Sunday is not listed. Book on its website or on 986 526 040. It does not say in which languages the visits are held or give cancellation terms: ask when you book.