The guide, which was awarded last year with the "Best Wine European Book" award, has an exceptional tasting team and authors, including Ferrán Centelles (Bulli Foundation), Meritxell Falgueras, María José Huertas, Alicia Estrada or Zontal Nagy, this last one being the signatory of the page that exalts Fai un Sol de Carallo 2020 as the best wine from Spain in 2023 in the eyes of the publication.
Nagy, sommelier and author of the renowned book Reina de Copas, affirms that the top white wine from Bodegas El Paraguas "evokes the best Atlantic character" and that "whoever has a bottle of this wine has a treasure". The managers of Bodegas El Paraguas, Marcial Pita and Felicísimo Pereira, have welcomed the news with great joy, but Pereira warns: "These 100 points do not change anything, we will continue working as we have been doing so far."

Eighth consecutive year on the podium of the 2023 Guía Gourmets

For the eighth consecutive year, Bodegas El Paraguas appears as one of the most outstanding wineries and as an essential reference in the Guía de Vinos 2023 published by the prestigious Grupo Gourmets. An assessment that is accentuated between the 1,156 referenced wineries and the 4,160 wines tasted in the publication.
An achievement apprehended after having reached the Honor Roll of the Best Wines of Spain for the eighth time in a row with all the white wines produced by the Galician firm and that it has presented to the publication, its labels appearing prominently on the central pages of the guide.
A blind tasting, where the jury cannot intuit their favorite wines, in which the white wine El Paraguas Atlántico has been greatly strengthened, receiving a rating of 95 points out of 100. This rating equals the highest collected for the leading wine of Bodegas El Paraguas in its history linked to the Grupo Gourmets and the best among all the wines made in the D.O. Ribeiro in the excellent 2020 vintage. Along with him, La Sombrilla 2019, with 94 points, also stands among the best barrel-aged wines in Spain.

Bodegas El Paraguas, protagonist in the latest book by Guillermo LLorca

The latest book published by the Galician author Guillermo Llorca Freire, El vino en Ferrol: una historia para degustar, dedicates an entire chapter to Bodegas El Paraguas. The work of research and historical dissemination that Llorca has carried out during his career has led him to sign more than thirty individual or shared audit books, his latest book being the most focused on the world of wine.
In the section dedicated to Bodegas El Paraguas, the writer talks about the "innovative commitment" of the Galician winery: "Nowadays, a new initiative is reappearing, which is arousing great expectations. It is an experimental vineyard in Esmelle that began to germinate in 2013”, Llorca attests.
The Galician author also highlights that "the novel experience stems from an R + D + i project to assess the potential of the Blanco Legítimo grape variety, planted in the granitic soils and with reduced vegetation cover of Esmelle, in the northernmost part of all registered wine-producing lands in Spain”.

The best valued wines in the 2023 Guía de Vinos y Bodegas de Galicia

One more year, the Guía de Vinos y Bodegas de Galicia, in its 2023 edition, has positioned the wines of Bodegas El Paraguas among the most valued in the publication. An ideal reference manual to deepen the labels made in Galician territory, written and directed by Luis and Alejandro Paadín.
Among the more than a thousand-odd wines that are presented to the 2023 Guide of Wines and Wineries of Galicia, only a little more than 10% of them were deserving the highest distinction, the Gran Oro. Recognition that repeats the white Fai un Sol de Carallo 2019 and El Paraguas Atlántico 2020. On the other hand, two other wines from Bodegas El Paraguas, La Sombrilla 2019 and Astillero 2021, are located on the next step - the one that corresponds to the wines scored with Oro Plus.
This guide is a benchmark in the national and international wine scene. This is confirmed by awards such as the International Wine Merchant Awards for “Mejor Guía de Vinos 2019” or the Gourmand Awards in the Special Jury Award Category for Mejor Libro de Bebidas del Mundo 2017 and Mejor Libro de Vino y Turismo de España 2013.