Museo do Viño de Galicia
Xunta museum housed in a former 18th-century wine priory, with eight rooms on vine cultivation and the making of Galician wine.
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About the museum
The museum occupies an 18th-century building that was the priory house of the monastery of San Martiño Pinario in Santiago de Compostela, and was used to produce and distribute wine. After the disentailment of church property it became the rectory of Santo André de Camporredondo. In the 20th century it fell into disuse and was partly looted; it was rehabilitated between 1988 and 1990, and the Xunta de Galicia took it over in 2005.
The museum design was developed between 2017 and 2018 and the museum was officially opened in 2019. Its mission is to recover, document, conserve and share Galicia's wine heritage. The winery stands out, with stone treading vats (lagares) and two galleries cut into the rock that predate the building.
The permanent exhibition is spread over eight rooms and two transition spaces across three floors. It covers the creation of the wine landscape, work in the vineyard, the five designations of origin and the authorised grape varieties, the history of the Ribeiro, monastic viticulture, the arrival of the grapes at the winery, the treading vats and the transformation of must into wine.
Highlights
- Winery with stone treading vats
- Territorial model of the Galician designations of origin
- Room devoted to the Ribeiro comarca
- Sections on soils and grape varieties
- Videos and interactive stations on winemaking
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente: el patrimonio vitivinícola de Galicia – Eight rooms on the wine landscape, work in the vineyard, designations of origin, the Ribeiro, the treading vats and winemaking in the cellar.
- Founded
- 2019
- Operated by
- Xunta de Galicia
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Family guided visits at weekends at 12:00 and 18:00.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
The museum sells the book “O patrimonio do viño. Ruta polas adegas e camiños de Valdeorras” (The Heritage of Wine: Route Through the Cellars and Paths of Valdeorras).
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Individual guided visits at 11:00 and 17:30. Groups of at least 10 people must book at informacion-museodovinho.cultura@xunta.gal or on 988 783 075. The museum has its own app. |
