Santuario de Santa María das Ermidas en Ourense

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Architecture and Landscape, Landscape and Architecture. It looks by all means, this is just two elements that have gone together as a couple in love, in the spell of Galicia.

If there is a place where romance becomes a marvel is in the Sanctuary of Santa Maria das Ermidas in the town of O Bolo, in the province of Ourense.

From our height, the river Bibei appears to us as a small glass thread running through the gorge. In the impressive rocky hillside that surrounds it stands, like a magic spell of stone, the sanctuary. According to legend, some shepherds, were found back in the seventh century, the image of the Virgin.

It was the same image, it seems, appeared to the bishop of Astorga in another of the many legends that roam the ancient past of Galicia. The appearance was closer to the bishop at the time, in 1624, while visiting the region. They say the bishop, passing the chapel to be built in the throat of the gorge, he recognized that the Virgin had appeared years ago.

So full of joy, the bishop of Astorga immediately ordered the construction of a temple better. finally becoming the Sanctuary of Santa Maria das Ermidas. Many miracles are attributed to the sanctuary. Indeed, in 1912, a small earthquake leveled villages bordering. When everyone thought that the sanctuary had suffered the same fate, not even an inch of stone temple was affected.

If we approach the shrine, discover a facade decorated with twisted columns and several saints. Two towers with balconies flank the entrance. We see that, next to the shrine, is the House Administration, which was once a pilgrims' hostel.

Inside the sanctuary we must highlight the beautiful Stations of the Cross of the court, consisting of 14 chapels and 72 stations-figures. The last of the seasons, the Resurrection is in the churchyard.

Foto Vía Amaianos

VIÑA SOMOZA BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS S.L.

In the first third of the twentieth century, a group of winegrowers in the area between Victor Fernandez who was surrendered to the reconstruction of vineyards, although their efforts were to fail, because then premium placed on quantity over quality , and different varieties of native Godello, but of lower quality, quantitative performance had improved, especially in these lands are a medium-low fertility.

At present, factors related to quality have taken a preferential protagonimo, making possible the provision of necessary investments for the conversion of vineyards and the necessary technological improvements in winemaking. It is precisely Victor Fernandez, who founded the first winery, which after two generations, now called Viña Somoza Bodegas y viñedos, S.L.

This winery is active in A Rúa de Valdeorras, currently taking the most important technical advances of last generation, both grape sorting (sorting tables) and wine (gently pressed pneumatic presses, stainless steel tanks with decanters and destinations of French oak lands filters, micro filtration equipment, bottling, labeling, laboratory, etc).

BODEGAS VIRXEN DE GALIR

In the parish of Entoma, easternmost part of the county of Valdeorras, is the winery and its vineyards in the valley at the confluence of the Sil River Galir. It is this river, Galir, which gives its name to the patron saint of this parish, and the winery.

It's a totally family winery, where such sensitive tasks as pumping crushed or pastas are made in facilities that care for and pamper these processes.

BODEGA VALDESIL, S.L.

The winemaking tradition of the Prada family originated with the beloved person of José Ramón Gayoso, vinegrower at Portela. Contrary to the custom of the time he established the first vineyard planted entirely with Godello in 1885, being convinced of the potential of this variety, which is native to Valdeorras. Little by little he expanded these small parcels of vines, or ‘Pezas’, carefully choosing the best sites around and about Portela.

In 2001 the current generation of the family began to buy back the small vineyards which had belonged to their forebear, spurred the lasting influence of that original pioneer who went against the spirit of the age in planting Pedrouzos, the oldest Godello vineyard in Galicia.

All the Godello ‘pezas’ planted by Pradas in the past have been recovered and incorporated into the family estate. Thanks to this, we have been able to carry out our own clonal selection and adopt techniques unusual in Galician viticulture, such as managing plant cover.

2. PERAS AL VINO TINTO CON SALSA DE ARÁNDANOS

NOMBRE DE LA RECETA: PERAS AL VINO TINTO CON SALSA DE ARÁNDANOS


NÚMERO DE COMENSALES: 6

INGREDIENTES:

- 6 peras
- 500 CC de vino tinto
- 200 CC de agua
- 100 grms. de arándanos
- 200 grms. de azúcar
- 1 clavo de olor
- Cáscara de una naranja
- 1 cda. de fécula de maíz
- 200 grms. de chocolate cobertura blanco.


VARIEDAD, MARCA Y AÑADA DEL VINO:

Mencía Barrica, Lagar do Cigur, 2007


FORMA DE ELABORACIÓN DE LA RECETA:

1.Pelar las peras y quitar las semillas cuidadosamente, es decir, sin que se rompa la fruta.

2.Cocinar en una cacerola con el vino, el agua, los arándanos, el azúcar, el clavo de olor y la cáscara de naranja hasta que estén tiernas. Luego retirarlas y dejar enfriar.

3.Tamizar el jugo de la cocción y disolver en el la fécula de maíz. Llevar al fuego revolviendo hasta que espese.

4.Aparte, derretir el chocolate blanco a Baño de Maria. Colocar en el freezer una placa de silicona. Una vez fría, retirarla y secarla con papel absorbente.

5.Sobre la placa colocar una cucharada de chocolate blanco fundido, extenderlo con una espátula e inmediatamente levantarlo con la misma.

6. Apoyar el chocolate blanco sobre la pera cocida, y ya fría.


PRESENTACIÓN DEL PLATO:

Servir las peras acompañadas de los jugos de la cocción.

STELLA MARIS, CANELONES, URUGUAY

BODEGA TESTEIRO, S.A.T.

The Bodega Testeiro, SAT, located at A Rua de Valdeorras, is a long family tradition winery that distributes Mencia and Godello throughout Spain.

BODEGA SEÑORÍO DE ROBLIDO

In the parish of Roblido, belonging to Concello of A Rúa, surrounded by mountains and hills and in the heart of a valley near perfect lies the Bodega Señorío de Roblido.

This winery committed to making good wines from the grape varietals that have in the region of Valdeorras, in his excellent point of maturation.

ADEGAS SANTA MARTA

Bodega born in 1998 on the strength of youth, from the union of two young farmers and winemakers who lived since birth in the vineyards and the vineyards and that they had ten years experience working in another warehouse in the area.

With 12 hectares of estate vineyards where the old vineyards are joined with others of recent planting, try to control the maximum quality from the start by integrating all within the Plan for Integrated Production of Crops, in which respect for the natural development, to plant and its fruits is the maximum each day.

Few wineries can boast of on the market and get on your first date with the criticism a ACIO DE ORO. Santa Marta is one of the few exceptions in June 1999 to get this prize at the XI Tasting Xunta de Galicia.

Following the path of quality, in the month of July 2003 has come on the market an excellent wine GODELLO VIÑAREDO BARREL, VIÑAREDO GODELLO the same, but fermented in oak casks and brought to rest on its lees for six months and nothing more hitting the market in the first tasting which was presented Gallaecia Sommelier Association, has awarded the Distinguished BEST WINE (August 2003).

And if that were not enough, Real Madrid Football Club, has been amazed at the quality of our VIÑAREDO GODELLO, and we have selected as official club WHITE WINE, bottle wine for them with their shield. (Real Madrid Selección 2002)

BODEGAS SAMPAYOLO, S.L.

The winery Sampayolo, S.L. has created the association the corner of the barrel.

The corner of the barrel is the forum to all those associated with cask wines of Bodegas Sampayolo have to tell their stories, impressions and memories of Xuntanza celebrated every year.

The wine cask Sampayolo born with the intention of grouping around wine to friends, colleagues and family, to enjoy the vineyard, gastronomy, landscapes and Valdeorras wine at least once a year.

The association's corner of the barrel is made by direct application on Tel: 679157977 or write an email to: elrincondelabarrica@sampayolo.com and also lets you receive a box of red wine barrel or cask godello, participating in activities des that are made from the winery and take advantage of discounts on products from Bodegas Sampayolo.

The corner of the barrel is the forum to all those associated with cask wines of Bodegas Sampayolo have to tell their stories, impressions and memories of meeting celebrated every year.

BODEGAS RUCHEL S.L.

BODEGAS RUCHEL S.L. were created following the philosophy of producing wines of excellent quality in one of the areas with more wine production and with the Denomination of Origin: Valdeorras. All the hard work gave its first results in 1990, that year the company sold around nine thousand bottles of best quality white wine. In the year 1998 our wine company expanded with the goal to create and commercialize red wine. We hoped to begin with a production of fifteen thousand bottles, but our cellars were prepared, once the expansion reforms were finished, to produce one hundred and thirty thousand red wine bottles. In 2004 we will produce around two hundred twenty thousand bottles of the Godello and Mencía varieties.

During all this years BODEGAS RUCHEL have continued with the central idea of producing good quality wines, to achieve this we take great care of the grapes in the vines, no adding any harmful additives. We take special care during the grape harvest waiting for the right moment to proceed with a careful and gentle elaboration of the grapes.

1. MOUSSE DE PERA

NOMBRE DE LA RECETA: MOUSSE DE PERA

NÚMERO DE COMENSALES: 6

INGREDIENTES:

- 7 peras
- 2 cucharaditas de caramelo líquido
- 100 gr de azúcar
- 3 hojas de gelatina
- Hojas de menta al gusto
- Una bola de helado de cualquier sabor (en este caso fresa)
- Una tartaleta de base para el helado
- ½ copa de Mencía


VARIEDAD, MARCA Y AÑADA DEL VINO:

Mencía, Erebo, 2006

FORMA DE ELABORACIÓN DE LA RECETA:

1.Descorazonamos y pelamos las peras.
2.Las ponemos en una cacerola con el mencía y el azúcar, a fuego lento hasta que estén cocidas.
3.Cuando estén listas las convertirmos en puré.
4.Lo ponemos en un bol y le agregamos la gelatina, que previamente pusimos en remojo con unas cucharaditas de agua.
5.Mezclamos todo bien y lo dejamos enfriar.
6.Ponemos en un molde dos cucharaditas de caramelo líquido y encima el puré y lo ponemos en la nevera para que cuaje. (Los moldes pueden ser individuales o bien un molde grande)

PRESENTACIÓN DEL PLATO:

Colocamos sobre un plato blanco el mousse y encima lo adornamos con unas hojitas de menta. Al lado ponemos una tartaleta con una bola de helado de fresa. Y... ¡a disfrutar!

MANUEL, A CORUÑA, ESPAÑA

BODEGA RAFAEL PALACIOS

Rafael Palacios is the son of D. Jose Palacios Remondo (founder of Bodegas Palacios Remondo) and a passion for making white wines. After developing its first target in the family winery, Placetas, decides to create his own winery in Galicia, in Valle del Bibei, under the name of Valdeorras, where he finds some godello old vines, ideal for developing their white refined whom cultivate traditional viticulture recovering without herbicides or synthetic treatments.

Currently, Rafael Palacios has 19 fields owned. Its small size is another important characteristic, since no larger than one hectare. "Practice developed 19 different wines, wines of payment, terroir, with which then work in various assemblies," says the youngest of the Parker saga.

Located in the westernmost part of the region to the right bank of the river Bibei, its altitude ranges from 600 m. to 720 m. and distinguished by its sandy soils caused by the natural decay of granite rocks.
These soils are infertile, acidic and erodible.

This machine has been adapted slightly carved with care to structure their terraces and avoid the use of herbicides, thus recovering the traditional viticulture and historical landscape Bibei Valley.

As Sortes The wine is made from older plots ranging from 22 to 89 years cultivated terraces and steep slopes, located outside the Bibei river in the heart of this valley.

Louro is a wine that agrees with Ace Sortes geoclimatic character, soils of granitic origin and altitude of 600 m.

The parcels are located within the municipality of O Bolo where the Valley and places Bibei Chandoiro, Lentellais and Santa Cruz do Bolo.

Younger vineyards are planted in 2.004 Rafael own vineyards and older 14 to 21 years.
In making this wine grapes are also used from leased vineyards and wine grapes associated with the warehouse, also located in this county
Rafael Palacios personally controls the manufacturing process based on full respect for the identity of this land and the purity of the expression of their wines.

BODEGA MANUEL CORZO MACÍAS

The Bodega Manuel Corzo Macías is a family tradition company in which closely follows a good breed of winemakers. Godello developed and Mencia, landraces, for distribution in Galicia, Spain and France.

BODEGA Mª TERESA FERNÁNDEZ NÚÑEZ

The history of the Bodega Maria Teresa Fernandez Núñez was born in 1954. But in 2004 when the winery joins the Valdeorras. Today, with modern facilities with capacity of 30,000 liters, which are able to process white and red grapes according to the latest techniques. Their vineyards (in the setting of the cave) is situated on the slopes of streams Olivedo Bioca and on the left bank of the river Sil, on well-drained fertile soils. These features together with the microclimate of the area, make them ideal for the cultivation of varieties Godello and Mencía, which are the basis of their wines.

BODEGA JUAN ARES VICENTE

The Bodega Juan Ares Vicente was founded in 1999 and makes all the wines it produces, being essentially Godello and Mencia, landraces of the region.

BODEGA JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ

The tradition of wine of this winery has been maintained for several generations through the own vineyards, which grow primarily Godello and Mencia Valdeorras landraces.