Things to do in Getaria, Basque Country: The Best Wineries & Vineyards

At Gaintza we take great pride in receiving guests. During our guided tours, the visitor will learn about the history and tradition of local txakolina wines. We start the visit by observing how this tradition has formed the actual landscape, then our visitors will be able to visit the winery, or "bodega". The visit finishes with a wine tasting session where our visitors can taste and learn about the 3 wines we produce at Gaintza, the traditional txakolina, our rosé and our special Aitako wine. The wines are always combined with local products to taste. The visit costs 16 euros per person. Please write to us or call us to make a direct reservation.

Located in the quintessential txakoli town, i.e. Getaria, Akarregi Txiki is a traditional winery which has been making wine in this farmhouse for generations. A new winery was set up in 1996, which in addition to its own vineyards new oenological practices have been implemented to offer top notch quality wines. Akarregi Txiki has two txakoli labels, namely Akarregi Txiki and Lasalde, both of which hold the Getariako Txakolina Designation, guaranteeing the autochthonous origin of the grapes, meticulous production and exhaustive quality control.

In Txakoli Elkano you will learn how we make txakoli. You will visit our vineyard and our winery. Also, you will taste our txakolis with some typical products of the area.

Txomin Etxaniz, located in the heart of Getaria, has maintained its dedication to cultivating vines and making txakoli for generations. Back in 1649, the Gipuzkoa Protocol Archives mention Domingo de Etxaniz, linked to growing vines in Getaria. Later he led the modernisation, recognition and creation of the Denomination of origin Getariako Txakolina in 1989. Txomin Etxaniz has more than 50 hectares of protected, sloped vineyards in Getaria where we grow two native types of grape; Hondarrabi Zuri (90%) and Hondarrabi Beltza (10%), which are harvested at the start of October and then made into txakoli in our winery. The Txueka Etxaniz family works and runs the vineyards, making and selling the txakoli. Along with them, workers and suppliers make up the Txomin Etxaniz team. The harvesting is done by hand in 20kg boxes at the end of September. This is followed by white vinification at a controlled temperature, pneumatic pressing in an inert atmosphere, then fermenting at a controlled temperature and holding over sediment until it is bottled. We make three types of wine: Txomin Etxaniz (txakoli), Eugenia (Fizzy) and Uydi (Late harvest) Contact details to arrange a visit: The Txomin Etxaniz winery is open to anyone who would like to visit and taste our txakoli with delicious local seafood products. However, it is necessary to request the visit using the form in our webpage and to receive a confirmation before heading towards our winery. Each visit is personalized and exclusively presented by one of our family members.