Yipeeee!

On 27th October 2007 we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the current Bodegas Castro Martin wine cellar. Constructed during 1981, but officially inaugurated in 1982 with the ’82 vintage – exactly 25 years ago.

This may not seen like very long, but you should bear in mind that the denomination of Rias Baixas was not actually created until 1987, and so it was Domingo Martin Morales (Angela’s father) who had the foresight to build, what was then, one of the largest cellars in the area.

Built on three levels (thereby using mostly gravity to move the grapes, grape must and wine around) Domingo was also the first in Galicia to install stainless steel tanks for wine making – and with a total capacity of just over 200,000 litres (since increased to over 300,000) the locals considered him to be complete madman! Little did they know….

To clear up any possible confusion I should mention that Angela’s family had actually been making and selling Albariño in the local area for generations before this time, but this was really the beginning of the ‘industrial age’ of wine making for the family.

So please raise a glass (of Albariño of course). Here’s to Domingo Martin Morales, and the next 25 years!