2013 turns out to be a year of anniversaries – it is the 25th anniversary of our own denomination, Rias Baixas, created in 1988, but more importantly Bodegas Castro Martin is celebrating its own special date. The bodega that we use today was built in 1981, so nothing significant there, however our first vintage was produced in 1982, which is actually much more relevant…. Although the grapes of our most recent vintage were picked in 2012, and will carry that vintage on the label, the wine itself (after its period of lees ageing) is not actually released until now – the spring of 2013.

Of course this means that we now in the process of preparing the wine of our 30th vintage, or to be more accurate the 30th vintage of Casal Caeiro (other labels were not created until much later). By way of a reminder to our customers we have modified the current label, which for the next 12 months will carry a new motif to highlight this special anniversary.

You may have noticed that our bodega is actually several years older than the denomination itself, and if you have read our website you will know that this is purely due to the foresight of our founder, Domingo Martin. Angela’s father was one of the very first to invest financially in the local wine industry, thereby proving his belief and commitment to the future of the albariño grape variety. We are very proud to be counted as one of the founding bodegas of the D.O. Rias Baixas and hope that you will join in our celebration by cracking open one of our 30th anniversary bottles.

2013 turns out to be a year of anniversaries – it is the 25th anniversary of our own denomination, Rias Baixas, created in 1988, but more importantly Bodegas Castro Martin is celebrating its own special date. The bodega that we use today was built in 1981, so nothing significant there, however our first vintage was produced in 1982, which is actually much more relevant…. Although the grapes of our most recent vintage were picked in 2012, and will carry that vintage on the label, the wine itself (after its period of lees ageing) is not actually released until now – the spring of 2013.

Of course this means that we now in the process of preparing the wine of our 30th vintage, or to be more accurate the 30th vintage of Casal Caeiro (other labels were not created until much later). By way of a reminder to our customers we have modified the current label, which for the next 12 months will carry a new motif to highlight this special anniversary.

You may have noticed that our bodega is actually several years older than the denomination itself, and if you have read our website you will know that this is purely due to the foresight of our founder, Domingo Martin. Angela’s father was one of the very first to invest financially in the local wine industry, thereby proving his belief and commitment to the future of the albariño grape variety. We are very proud to be counted as one of the founding bodegas of the D.O. Rias Baixas and hope that you will join in our celebration by cracking open one of our 30th anniversary bottles.