Dominio de Urogallo - a detour from the Languedoc into Asturias
I love going off the beaten track in search of the unusual, so a week’s holiday in Asturias in northern Spain provided a great opportunity to discover a new DO, Cangas and new (to me) grape varieties. Asturias is lush and green and quite unlike the usual Spanish scenery that you might imagine. The region is actually much better known for its cider. That is what the locals drink, and there is even a cider museum that is well worth a visit. But wine is not entirely neglected. The largest producer, accounting for at least half the production of the region is the Monasterio de Corias. The cellars adjourn the parador hotel of the same name, near the town of Cangas del Narcea. There are about 300 hectares in the DO of Cangas planted, with about ten wine estates altogether, of which one of most interesting is Dominio de Urogallo. ...
