Ready for the rain in Spain? We’re heading to Galicia! (#WorldWineTravel)

2021 is the year of Spain for the World Wine Travel (#WorldWineTravel) group of globe-hopping wine and food bloggers. Last month we visited the high plains of north-central Spain where hot, dry summer heat bakes the grapevines and winters can be brutally cold.

Say adios to this climate. You’ll need a raincoat and galoshes for our next stop.

We’re heading to Galicia, otherwise known as “Green Spain.” Located on the moist Atlantic Ocean coast, Galicia stays wet and cool much of the year. Lush-green rolling hills look more like Ireland than the rest of Spain.

Grapevines were originally planted here more than 2,000 years ago by the Romans and helped along by 12^th-century monks. Wines from this region are generally light, aromatic and acid-driven white varieties. Albariño is the most classic and popular example.

For detailed descriptions of Galicia’s five wine regions, I strongly recommend VinePair’s definitive guide.  

You’re invited to join the World Wine Travel bloggers Saturday, April 24, at 8 am PT/11 am ET, for a live Twitter chat about this corner of Spain. No need to have published a post – an interest in learning and sharing will suffice. Simply follow the #WorldWineTravel hashtag.

A total of 18 #WorldWineTravel bloggers are sharing their thoughts and recipes this month. A dozen or so of the bloggers recently “returned” from a virtual trip to the Rías Baixas region of Galicia with our sponsor, Gregory+Vine. We heard from winery reps and winemakers, and got to taste a few samples of Albariño, too.

Here’s a preview of what everyone is posting this time around:

• Steve at Children of the Grape shares “Troubadours, Love, and Wine.”
• Terri at Our Good Life discusses “One Grape: Three Unique Experiences with Albarino.”
• Andrea at The Quirky Cork writes about “Albariño and Bacon: A Love Affair.”
• Lynn at Savor the Harvest recommends “A Region and Wine You Must Explore: Rias Baixas and Albariño.”
• Jeff from foodwineclick shares “A Tale of Two Rias Baixas Albarinos.”
• Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm talks about “My virtual trip to Rias Baixas.”
• Allison and Chris at ADVineTURES discuss “The White Wines of Rias Baixas.”
• Nicole from Somm’s Table shares “It’s Raining Rias Baixas.”
• Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla pairs “Sopa de Cebolla + 2020 Fillaboa Albariño.”
• Martin from ENOFYLZ Wine Blog talks about “Bodegas Zarate; Setting the Standard for Rias Baixas Albarino – Then and Now.”
• David at Cooking Chat pairs “Pan Seared Sea Bass with Albariño.”
• Jennifer at Vino Travels shares “Refresh your Palate with Rias Baixas Albarino.”
• Melanie from Wining with Mel takes a “Wine romp through Rias Baixas in Galicia, Spain.”
• Rupal from Syrah Queen has “Your Passport To Rias Baixas – Explore Three Incredible Albarinos.”
• Susannah at Avvinare posts “Rias Baixas – Green Spain Entices.”
• Gwendolyn from wine predator shares “From California’s Camino Real to Galicia’s Camino de Santiago: All Aboard for Albariño!”
• Liz at What’s in that Bottle? writes “Pack Your Bags: We’re off to Rias Baixas for an Albariño Adventure.”
• Linda, your host, from My Full Wine Glass offers “5 things that might surprise you about Rías Baixas, home of Albariño.”

Hope you can join us for the chat!

(Photo of Rías Baixas courtesy of Gregory+Vine.)