Visit and Tasting at Pazo Baión, Between Vineyard and Manor House

Pazo Baión is the Salnés winery where the house weighs as much as the wine: an estate with a pazo (Galician manor house) in Baión, Vilanova de Arousa, whose history begins in the 16th century with the Casa de Fontán. The visit goes from the vineyard to the winery and takes in the old dairy and the dovecote before sitting down to taste. It is about 20 minutes by car from Cambados, inland.

Five tastings, one route

The walk around the estate is the same on every visit; what changes is the table at the end.

• Microuniverso Pazo Baión, one hour, €25: two albariños, Condes de Albarei and Pazo Baión. The one that makes sense if you only want to see the pazo and taste its wine.
• Gama Pazo Baión, 90 minutes, €40: the estate's three wines, Pazo Baión, Vides de Fontán, with three years of ageing, and Gran a Gran, from grapes raisined by botrytis, with pairing.
• El Alma de los Albariños, two hours, €50: five Rías Baixas albariños from the house, with pairing.
• Vinos de Colección, two hours, €60, from four people: limited-production wines.
• Winemaker's tasting, two hours, €100, from four people and only Monday to Friday: led by the winemakers, with five wines chosen by the group.

Booking, times and rules

Book on the winery's website for a minimum of two people, and the place stays pending until they confirm it. Pazo Baión does not publish which days or at what times each visit runs, or in which languages: you find out when booking or by calling 636 800 234, from 9:00 to 19:00. Arrive ten minutes early; on rainy days the outdoor route may change.

Cancel at least 72 hours ahead: that way they give you a voucher for another visit, valid for a year. With less notice, or if you don't turn up, it is charged in full. Pets are not allowed.

Who it is for

Under-18s go in free, so a family with teenagers can do the entry-level one without paying for them, and the tour of the dairy and the dovecote gives them something to look at while the adults taste. The two-hour ones are for those who already know albariño and want to compare styles.

From Cambados it combines well with Granbazán, in Tremoedo, on the way. If you are staying in the town, the Parador or the Pazo A Capitana save you the drive back after tasting.