Bodegas Castro Martin

The authentic Atlantic albariño from Rias Baixas

mariscadoras gallegas, combarro, galicia

Bodegas Castro Martin is a family-owned business dedicated to making Albariño of the highest possible quality. The current building was constructed in 1981 and inaugurated with the ’82 vintage. Built by Domingo Martin-Morales the bodega is now managed by his daughter Angela Martin.

From the Blog

British weather

March 27th, 2023 | Galicia

As I have explained many times to friends and visitors alike, Galician weather is actually quite similar to UK weather, with the difference being that it is perhaps 4° or 5°C warmer at most times of year. One of the reasons for this similarity are the Atlantic weather systems which often clip the northwest corner […]

Batonnage

March 16th, 2023 | Bodega

At Castro Martin you may have noticed the term ‘Sobre Lías’ on our labels, which translated means ‘on the lees’. The lees ageing of our wine forms an important part of our wine making process. The lees themselves are the exhausted or dead yeast cells that fall to the bottom of the tank once the […]

Tasting the 2022’s

March 2nd, 2023 | Bodega

At this time of year (apart from the pruning) perhaps one of the most important jobs in the bodega is quite simply to taste the tanks. As I have mentioned many times before our 2022 wines are resting quietly on their lees, but even so it is vitally important to monitor their progress – like […]

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