Exports of D.O. Rias Baixas wines up 70% in two years

Councilor for Rural Areas of Galicia, Alfredo Suárez Canal recently commented that exports of wines from the D.O. Rías Baixas continued to expand in 2008. In 2007, exports rose 60% and in 2008 they grew by an additional 10%. The five growing regions of Rias Baixas (Val do Salnés, Condado do Tea, O Rosal, Soutomaior and Ribeira do Ulla) produced a combined estimated 70 million euros of wine in 2008.