In an increasingly virtual world, coming into direct contact with the natural environment around us takes on greater meaning and value.

At Godelia we feel very fortunate to work land as beautiful as El Bierzo’s. We would like you to be able to see our work first-hand with activities that combine nature and the exciting world of wine. We believe that the best way to learn is through experience. And we are convinced that the more you know about wine, the better each glass tastes.

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El Bierzo

El Bierzo is a “coupage” of the roads, landscapes, and cultures that traverse Northwest Spain. Gateway to Galicia and the most western part of Asturias, it is a unique region due to its climate and orographic conditions, ideal for agriculture and all kinds of outdoor activities.

In addition, in El Bierzo there are unique treasures like a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. Las Médulas, a unique Roman gold mine, which when abandoned and subjected to erosion resulted in a beautiful canvas of vegetation and clay with unique contrasts and memorable sunsets. Another of the attractions of this beautiful region is the Camino de Santiago, which passes right by our winery and vineyards. The so-called Main Street of Europe is a road that has been travelled for over a thousand years by pilgrims from all over the world, which crosses El Bierzo from east to west and offers visitors a sensory combination of colour-tasting that varies with each season.

Getting to know this rich land and all its heritage, be it cultural, natural, or related to its landscape, helps us to understand the incredible conditions for the production of these very special wines.

In an increasingly virtual world, coming into direct contact with the natural environment around us takes on greater meaning and value. At Godelia we feel very fortunate to work land as beautiful as El Bierzo’s. We would like you to be able to see our work first-hand with activities that combine nature and the exciting world of wine. We believe that the best way to learn is through experience. And we are convinced that the more you know about wine, the better each glass tastes.

The fruit of meticulous work and careful attention is a wine that tells pleasant stories about a close bond, in harmony and with deep respect, between man and land. A beautiful land, El Bierzo, with exceptional qualities for wine craftsmanship.
From its humid slate soils, Godelia works to make the best version of its grape varieties sprout: Godello and Mencía. Two words that are essence and origin, identity and personality… the soul of the Winery.

Bodegas Godelia was founded to produce wines from EL Bierzo with the utmost honesty and expressiveness. In accordance with tradition, but with constant innovation as a maxim. We try to extract the greatest potential from the grapes we grow, their greatest expression. In addition to the wines which have traditionally been made in El Bierzo, we seek new opportunities for our grapes to express themselves in new and unique ways. The result is wines that tell stories about El Bierzo, its customs, its people, and its gastronomy.

The wines of El Bierzo are part of the land, of history, and of the future. The land is present in them through the nuances transmitted to them by the clay, pebble, and slate soils. The land is also present through the effort and care the vineyards have been worked with for generations, as a legacy or inheritance that is a family treasure.

El Bierzo’s wines are unique wines with personality, different, with high culinary potential. A wine tells the story of where it comes from and how it has been made, but it also tells us what the gastronomy of the region it comes from is. That is why we explore all the possibilities and make different wines to suit different situations, dishes, and moments. The key is to enjoy the moment and the company.

We make our wines as a way to enjoy El Bierzo, to feed the soul. A way to tell stories and share moments and feelings.

The Mencía grape is a unique variety that allows us to produce fresh and fruity wines as well as very complex and mineral wines. It is in the vineyard that Mencía forms its character. Age, soil, orientation, and work in the vineyard is the first step. This way we have the opportunity to produce wines with very different profiles, from Viernes to Libamus, including Godelia Mencía and Godelia Selección Mencía. Different versions of a single variety. All of them different, varietal, unique.

The Godello grape has always been the winery’s choice: its potential for making wines other than the traditional types is a value that we learned from the beginning as well as the possibilities that it offers for new productions. The Godello grape also depends on the vineyard in which it is grown, which is why the range of opportunities is extended with each different plot. For that reason we can produce such different and special wines. From Godelia Cuvée, like our Godelia Godello with Doña Blanca, to Godelia Selección Godello.

The wine is the result of our work, of our effort. It is the materialisation of a dream after each harvest. The final toast after the work we have done.

The honour of having outstanding raw material also brings with it great responsibility. We believe that makes it worth stopping for a second to observe, listen, and feel. Our goal is to understand the magnitude of the natural wealth we are going to work with. The imperfect harmony of the stage before us is accompanied by a silence charged with a message.

Only the wind breaks through this silence, and it does so to offer us aromas faithful to the truth of the landscape. It is time to sink your hands into the fertile soil, which responds with a cool caress. Moisture is a constant. What we feel is a living land with much to offer. The rough textures of the vine are in start contrast to the soft skin of the treasure that it is capable of producing.

The honour of having outstanding raw material in our vineyards also brings with it great responsibility. We believe that makes it worthwhile to stop for a second to observe, listen, and feel. Our goal is to understand the magnitude of the natural wealth we are going to work with, the vineyards of El Bierzo. The imperfect harmony of the stage before us is accompanied by a silence charged with a message.

Only the wind breaks through this silence, and it does so to offer us aromas faithful to the truth of the landscape. It is time to sink your hands into the fertile soil, which responds with a cool caress. Moisture is a constant. What we feel is a living land with much to offer. The rough textures of the vine are in start contrast to the soft skin of the treasure that it is capable of producing.

The soils of our estates have the ideal capacity to extract the maximum potential from each grape variety and to produce unique wines that respect the area’s typical characteristics.

El Bierzo is the key point in El Camino of our winery.

Bodegas Godelia is located in El Bierzo, a unique landscape and exceptional environment for winemaking. Located in the northwest of Spain, El Bierzo is a region surrounded by mountains that forms a large valley cut through by the Sil River, with a wide array of soils and orientations in its vineyards. The richness of the soil, combined with the age of the vineyard, makes it a unique place to produce high quality wines.

Right on the Camino de Santiago, the winery is located on your route through El Bierzo. Literally. The French Way of Saint James goes past our front door. It is the exact point where the countdown to the last 200 km begins and the pilgrim’s final stage before arriving in Galicia. At the winery we are delighted to accompany you on this journey. This is not by chance, since El Camino brought with it a legacy to which the winery wants to pay tribute. This special location in El Bierzo has given the winery the self-satisfaction of carefully growing the native grape varieties: Mencía, Godello, and Doña Blanca. Our aim is always to transmit terroir, sensitivity, and elegance in our wines.

Godelia’s great virtue lies in the fact that it was born as a passion at the end of 2009. It is a love for nature that led the García Rodríguez family, the founders of the winery, to give an outlet to their enthusiasm for viticulture in El Bierzo. It is a dream come true, a winery in El Bierzo that creates value and a future for the region, a legacy through its wines. It’s about not being satisfied until you create a masterpiece, with a healthy amount of excitement, dedication, and effort. All this, to achieve excellence.

At Bodegas Godelia we know how important it is that our products be a benchmark due to their quality, and we are also committed to ensuring that all our activities are environmentally friendly. Our cornerstones are:

• Commitment to El Bierzo region and recovering old vineyards, working closely with our suppliers, thus generating mutual trust and respect for our environment.
• Sustainable viticulture, shying away from the use of systemic herbicides and phytosanitary products, maintaining plant cover on our soil and promoting a ‘living’ soil, as well as using our own research for pest control.
• Our work in the winery is based on improving the quality of our products, making them in as safe, natural, and sustainable a way as possible to meet our customers’ expectations.
• We invest a great deal of effort in training and motivating our staff to improve our processes, generating products with a marked personality and that are a true reflection of our region.
• Caring for the environment is a priority for Bodega y Viñedos Godelia. This commitment materialises in reducing energy consumption, reducing the waste generated in our business, and reusing and recycling that waste whenever possible.