{"id":4814,"date":"2025-11-12T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutadelvinovaldeorras.com\/the-route\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:48:36","slug":"the-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rutadelvinovaldeorras.com\/en\/the-route\/","title":{"rendered":"The Route"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Today, the Valdeorras Wine Route is an example of how tradition and innovation come together to create an exceptional wine tourism experience. This route not only allows visitors to discover the wines that have brought fame to the region, but also to immerse themselves in a unique cultural and natural landscape, where every winery, vineyard, and \u201ccova\u201d tells a centuries-old story. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The winemaking history of Valdeorras dates back to the roots of Roman Hispania, when Roman legions identified, among its valleys and mountains, an exceptional terroir for vine cultivation. Under Roman rule, the region became part of the commercial routes of peninsular vinum, and its rock-cut wine presses, carved directly into the stone, became the first witnesses of a winemaking vocation that endures today. Among these vestiges stand out the presses of O Castrill\u00f3n de Larouco and O Castelo de Valencia, in Vilamart\u00edn de Valdeorras, both open to visitors; they preserve the mark of that historical tradition and connect Valdeorras with its winemaking past. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After centuries of historical fluctuations, the 19th century marked the modern awakening of Valdeorras. It was then that visionary winegrowers and nurserymen began the recovery of native grape varieties such as Godello and Menc\u00eda<\/strong>, rescued from near disappearance and destined to become the identity symbols of the region. The work of these nurserymen, producing grafts for all of Galicia at the beginning of the last century, was fundamental to this process and is closely linked to the existence of the \u201ccovas\u201d<\/strong>, underground cellars characteristic of the Valdeorras region, which emerged to store wine production and to keep the cuttings used for grafting. <\/p>

This revival came hand in hand with the Revival program, driven by knowledge and innovation. Improvements in viticultural practices, the introduction of new presses, fermentation control, and mastery of the art of aging made it possible to refine the profiles of Valdeorras wines. All of this without losing the traditional essence of the wine made in the covas, where time and wine mature together. <\/p>

The fusion of inherited knowledge and emerging oenological innovation laid the foundations of the Valdeorras Denomination of Origin<\/strong>, created in 1945, and consolidated the region as a benchmark in Galician winemaking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The present of Valdeorras is the result of a constant dialogue between generations. Traditional winemakers and new family-run wineries share the same respect for the land, combining tradition and innovation. This balance makes it possible to produce wines that honor the past while conquering modern palates. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Valdeorras Wine Route is made up of eight municipalities<\/b>, each with a rich history and an essential role in the winemaking tradition of the region. These municipalities, ranging from those with a strong viticultural tradition<\/b> to those in the process of integration into wine tourism, form a territorial unit<\/b> whose goal is to strengthen the Valdeorras Wine Route<\/b> by promoting <\/b>wine tourism<\/b> in a sustainable<\/b> and complementary<\/b> way. <\/p>

Although each municipality that forms part of the Valdeorras Wine Route has a unique identity<\/b>, they all share a rich winemaking tradition that unites them in their common goal of promoting wine tourism<\/b> in the region. This initiative aims not only to enhance destinations already integrated into the route, but also to position those municipalities that offer other distinctive values that enrich the visitor experience. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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