X Open Days of the Ruta do Viño Monterrei

The Ruta do Viño Monterrei, with the collaboration of Turismo de Galicia, will organize between October 29 and 31 the tenth edition of the Open Days.

In the same, which also has the support of the municipalities of Monterrei, Oímbra and Verín, will participate six wineries of this designation of origin that will offer guided tours of their facilities accompanied by a wine tasting of Monterrei. The wineries participating in the initiative are: Daniel Fernández, Fragas do Lecer, Gargalo, Ladairo, Pazo de Valdeconde and Triay. The visiting hours will be on Saturday from 11.30, 13 and 17 hours and on Sunday at 12 hours (it is recommended to confirm the visit in advance with the winery).

The restaurant Parador de Verín-Monterrei will also be part of this day, offering a special menu watered with wines from the D.O. Monterrei with a price ranging between 25 and 30 euros. In addition, special offers will be made at the establishments: O Retiro do Conde, Hotel Villa de Verín and Parador de Verín-Monterrei. Reservations are managed directly with the establishments, specifying that this is the offer of Open Days.

The tenth Open Days of Ruta do Viño de Monterrei, in addition to guided tours and tastings in wineries, also include the following activities:

– Harmony of Wines of Monterrei and Conserves of Galicia (Friday 29, at 20.00, in the Old Hospital of Pilgrims -Castle of Monterrei-). Creation of a free gastronomic workshop, in which the participants will taste Galician preserves in combination with different wine production of the D.O. Monterrei. Prior registration is required: Ruta do Viño Monterrei (Calle Castelao, 10 bajo // 988 590 007 // info@domonterrei.com).

– ‘The life of my grandparents’ (Friday 29, 16.00). Carrying out activities for children, who will know different spaces in which the history and viticulture of Monterrei will be the protagonists. To participate in this initiative, free of charge, prior registration is required: Ruta do Viño Monterrei (Calle Castelao, 10 bajo – Verín // 988 590 007 // info@domonterrei.com).

– Tunnel of the Wine (Sunday 31, at 13.00, in the Museum Cloister Mercedario of Verín). Free activity organized by the Ruta do Viño Monterrei in which the wineries of the entity participate. Prior registration is required: Ruta do Viño Monterrei (Castelao, 10 bajo – Verín // 988 590 007 // info@domonterrei.com).

– Hiking Route through the Oil Cave Presses (Sunday 31, at 09.00). Route through the Rupestrian Lagares of Oímbra (between 3 and 5 kilometers). Comfortable footwear is recommended. Prior registration is required: Ruta do Viño Monterrei (Castelao, 10 bajo – Verín // 988 590 007 // info@domonterrei.com).

– Visit to the Castle of Monterrei. The Monterrei Tourist Office organizes free visits to one of the best preserved fortresses in Galicia, declared a National Monument. The architectural complex consists of the Palace of the Ladies, the Pilgrims’ Hospital, the Keep and the church of Santa María de Monterrei (Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31: guided visit: at 11 and 16 hours). More information: Oficina de Turismo de Monterrei (Paseo das Damas s/n – Monterrei // 988 361 360 // turismomonterrei@gmail.com // turismo@monterrei.gal).

– Sala de Exposiciones Hospital da Trinidade (Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October, from 10.30 to 14.00, and from 15.00 to 19.00). Cultural activities room located in the Hospital da Trinidade in the Castle of Monterrei. More information: Oficina de Turismo de Monterrei (Paseo das Damas s/n – Monterrei // 988 361 360 // turismomonterrei@gmail.com // turismo@monterrei.gal).

– Treasure Hunt in Monterrei (Friday 29 at 17.00, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 at 12.00 and 17.00). Price: 15 euros/ family (up to 6 participants). Reservation required. More information: Oficina de Turismo de Monterrei (Paseo das Damas s/n – Monterrei // 988 361360 // turismomonterrei@gmail.com // turismo@monterrei.gal).

– Visit to the Claustro Mercedario Museum (Friday 29 and Saturday 30, from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 to 20.00; and Sunday 31 from 11 to 14 hours). A museum for the dissemination of regional heritage located in the emblematic cloister of the Church of La Merced. A permanent exhibition allows visitors to enter the wine culture of this territory, visit a lareira or remember how life was in Galician houses. Along with reproductions of sculptures such as Dionisos and Ampelos or Pedra Alta, linked to the origins of the Silver Way, this space becomes a must-see in the town of Verín. Maximum 20 people per group. More information Museum Cloister Mercedario de Verín (museodeverin@gmail.com // 617 963 905).

– Exhibition O viño nos Camiños de Santiago’ (Friday 29 and Saturday 30, from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 to 20.00; and Sunday 31 from 11 to 14 hours). Temporary exhibition located in the Claustro Mercedario Museum, which makes a journey through the different traces that the wine culture has left in its interaction with the different routes of the Camino de Santiago. Maximum 20 people per group. More information Museum Cloister Mercedario de Verín (museodeverin@gmail.com // 617 963 905).

– Ruta de los Lagares Rupestres. Visit to the winery – Lagar As Barrocas. Hiking route signposted by the cave wineries of the municipality of Oímbra (can be done freely and individually, provide informative maps in the Concello de Oímbra) and visit to the winery – Lagar As Barrocas . More information at: Concello de Oímbra (Avda do Carregal, 3 – Oímbra // 988 426 160 // concello@oimbra.gal

– Tourist Office of Verín (Friday from 09.30 to 14.30 and from 16.30 to 19.00, at the Tourist Office of Verín). Tourist information point and exhibition hall. More information at: Tourist Office of Verín (R/ Irmáns La Salle s/n -Verín // 988 411 614 // turismo@verin.gal).

On the other hand, there will also be the Wine Bus. A service that will cost the same as in the other wine routes of Galicia, which is 10 euros/adult and 5 for children/as (3 to 13 years). This service will have four routes on Saturday, October 30, with departures from A Coruña-Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, Ourense-Xinzo de Limia and Lugo-Verín. All the information about timetables and places to visit and pick up at Ruta do Viño Monterrei (Calle Castelao, 10 bajo – Verín // 988 590 007 // info@domonterrei.com).

The growing interest in wine culture is a good opportunity for everyone to get to know the Monterrei wineries and the production of their wines. The Ruta do Viño Monterrei is located in the southeast of the province of Ourense, bordering the border of Portugal. Its vineyards are structured in two subzones perfectly delimited by their orography: the valley of Monterrei and the slope of Monterrei. In this region we will find wineries that crown spectacular viewpoints in the mountain and others at the foot of the valley.