# Txomin Etxaniz

Activity company en Getaria

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/txomin-etxaniz-txakoli-winery

Family txakoli winery in Getaria offering guided visits to the vineyard and winery with a tasting and Getaria produce.

Txomin Etxaniz is a family txakoli winery in Getaria, the village regarded as the cradle of Getariako Txakolina. Its vines and winery are in the Eitzaga district, above the village, and its main wine is a white txakoli, fresh, fruity and sharply acidic, as the house itself describes it.

## A family and a variety

The genealogy the winery publishes begins with Domingo Etxaniz in 1649 and continues with Silvestre Etxaniz (1859), Txomin Etxaniz (1899), who gives the house its name, Pedro Txueka Etxaniz (1922) and the Txueka Etxaniz brothers (1980), the last generation listed. The family presents itself as guardian of the native Hondarrabi variety and was one of the drivers behind the Getariako Txakolina designation of origin, created in 1989. Today it works with Hondarrabi Zuri, the white, and Hondarrabi Beltza, the red, from its own vineyards in Getaria.

The range goes beyond classic txakoli: an 11-degree white with citrus and green apple aromas, a rosé (txakolin gorria), a fuller-bodied txakoli, two traditional-method sparkling wines under the name Eugenia, one white and one rosé, and a late-harvest wine called Uydi, aged a year on its lees.

## The winery visit

The winery opens the vineyards and the winemaking to guided visits that end with a txakoli tasting accompanied by Getaria anchovies and bonito. The visit lasts about 90 minutes and costs €22 per person according to its website. It runs Monday to Saturday, with morning departures between 9:00 and 12:00; on Sundays and public holidays there are no visits. In September, October and November there are none either.

Visits are requested with the form on the website, where you give the day, the time, the number of adults and children and the language: Basque, Spanish or English. The winery confirms availability by email within 24 hours, except on public holidays, so it is best not to turn up without a reply. On the same form you can request other types of visit or events in the comments field, which suits groups and companies.

The website does not publish the maximum group size, the minimum age or the cancellation conditions, which are accepted when booking but not detailed. If you are going with children, or need to change the date, ask beforehand on 943 140 702.

## Getting there and what to combine

The winery is at Eitzaga auzoa, 21, in the upper part of Getaria. As the visit is in the morning, it fits well before lunch at the harbour. Afterwards you can go down to the old town and port of Getaria, climb the Getaria Mouse or visit the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum. If you arrive on foot from Zarautz, there is the walk from Zarautz to Getaria beside the sea.

## What they run

- [Visit and txakoli tasting at Txomin Etxaniz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/basque-country/getaria-and-zarautz/things-to-do/txomin-etxaniz-winery-visit), in Getaria and Zarautz. Guided vineyard and winery visit with tasting of txakoli, anchovy and Getaria bonito. Desde 22 € per person. 1 h 30. All year except September, October and November. Monday to Saturday, not public holidays; morning departures. In Basque, Spanish or English. Book online

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: Eitzaga auzoa, 21, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa
- Phone: +34 943 140 702
- Languages: Basque, Spanish, English

## Contact

- Web: https://www.txominetxaniz.com/
- Coordenadas: 43.2965, -2.216