Bodega Doniene Gorrondona, where white and red txakoli come to life.

Taking the red txakoli as a representative product and Bakio as the essential land of cultivation, Doniene Gorrondona opens the doors of his winery.

Located in the Biscayan town of Bakio, between the sea and the inland mountains, we find the Doniene Gorrondona winery, a winery that occupies an old farmhouse dating from 1852 surrounded by very special vineyards. The vineyards are composed of Hondarrabi zuri and Hondarrabi beltz, two autochthonous grape varieties of the Basque Country with which our beloved txakoli is elaborated, the last one is difficult to see, as much as the product obtained from it, the red Txakoli, or in this case, the txakoli-gorri of Bakio.

Main entrance of Doniene Gorrondona winery

As mentioned above, the baserri (Basque farmhouse) where the winery is located dates back to 1852, the year in which there is evidence that txakoli was already being produced in this area. Although it was not until the 1970s that txakoli began to be professionalized and commercialized, it has always been present in our farmhouses for self-consumption. The grapes used to make the wines of Doniene Gorrondona come from Bakio, from plots scattered on the slopes of the mountains that create the beautiful valley along the road that leads to the winery.

In order to give you a closer look at the Doniene Gorrondona winery, we are going to mention the 7 points that make this winery special.

Txakoli gorri or red wine of Doniene Gorrondona: Doniene Gorrondona took the baton from our ancestors to continue making this traditional wine of the Basque people, a work that has guided him to become one of the few producers of red txakoli, and is that in Bakio, the red txakoli is a legend, a legend that was mentioned even in the songs:

Rarely do we find a large number of Hondarrabia beltz vines in the same winery, a grape variety that although it has its followers and unconditional fans, it is not the most demanded when it comes to making txakoli. A curiosity that caught our attention and that we fell in love with, a winery that follows and bets on the traditions of our land, the red txakoli from Bakio.

Red Txakoli from Doniene Gorrondona winery

Doniene Gorrondona Team: Although our dealings were only with Andoni, the person who accompanied us during our visit to the Doniene Gorrondona vineyards and winery, the team of this Biscayan winery is made up of 4 people, the same people who make it possible to produce more than 100,000 liters of high quality txakoli year after year.

Doniene Gorrondona winery team

Wine tourism in Doniene Gorrondona: This winery has wanted to preserve the txakolinera tradition of tasting the wines in the winery itself, creating a variety of options adapted to the different profiles of its visitors. During these visits, they offer us to know in depth their vineyards and elaboration processes at the same time that we taste their famous txakoli. We recommend contacting the winery before making a reservation. In the more expensive visits we find the collaboration of the restaurant Gotzon Jatetxea, a restaurant located next to the beach of Bakio and near the winery of which we cannot give an opinion as we have not been lucky enough to enjoy their creations.

Vineyards of the Doniene Gorrondona winery

The visit consists of:

-Guided tour of the vineyard and winery, where the winemaking process is explained.

-Txakolis tasting.

-Option of different appetizers or menus depending on the type of visit selected.

-Although it is not mentioned in the visits section of its website, the Doniene Gorrondona winery has a small corner of memories, which we could perfectly define as the Doniene Gorrondona txakoli museum, and which we recommend to visit.

Doniene Gorrondona Museum

General conditions for visits:

Minimum group size: 4 people.

Maximum group size: 40 people.

Estimated visit time: 1 h – 1 h 30 m.

Available languages: Basque/Spanish/English.

The prices and products listed below are for the year 2016 and are subject to change by the winery Doniene Gorrondona, we recommend contacting the winery through the contact section of its website to book visits.

Doniene Gorrondona winery visit options.

 

OPTION Nº 1: Visit, tasting and delivery of a bottle of txakoli wine.

Price 13,50€ VAT 10% not included

Space for the tasting of Txakoli Doniene Gorrondona

OPTION Nº 2: Visit, tasting, delivery of a bottle of txakoli/aguardiente and aperitif.

Rations of:

• Cantabrian anchovies
• Idiazabal cheese
• Iberian ham

Price 18,00€ VAT 10% not included.

 

OPTION Nº 3: Visit, tasting, delivery of a bottle of txakoli/aguardiente and aperitif.

Rations of:

• Cantabrian anchovies
• Iberian cured meats (ham, loin, salami).
• Bonito belly.
• Idiazabal cheese
• Gernika peppers in season

Price 24,50€ VAT 10% not included.

 

Gorrondona Txakolia

OPTION Nº 4: Option 3 + Special Case

The case, specially designed for the winery, contains 1 b. DONIENE

Apardune-quality sparkling wine, 1 b. DONIENE Txakoli white vintage and 1 b.

DONIENE Aguardiente

Price 60,50€ VAT 10% not included

 

OPTION Nº5: Visit and tasting of the full range of the winery’s wines:

Tasting of white Gorrondona, white Doniene, white barrel Doniene,

Gorrondona red, Doniene apardune-sparkling and Doniene eau-de-vie.

Price 25,00€ VAT 10% not included

Doniene Gorrondona Products

 

OPTION Nº6: Visit and tasting at the winery and wine and food pairing menu at Gotzon Jatetxea

• Vegetable black pudding with homemade red peppers/4 persons | Homemade txorizo with txakoli/4 persons | Ham croquettes ‘Ama’s’ style /4 persons | White gorrondona

• Assorted pintxos, may vary according to season. 3 units/person (Piquillo stuffed with tuna from Bermeo in pink sauce on a bed of lettuce / Foie bonbon wrapped in seeds and accompanied with red fruit jams / Millefeuille of antxoa, piperrada and Euskal txerri ham) | White Gorrondona

Price 35,00€ VAT 10% not included.

 

OPTION Nº7: Visit and tasting at the winery and wine and food pairing menu at Gotzon Jatetxea

• Ondarre Salad: tomato, salmon and smoked cod, green and leek sprouts & white Doniene
• Hake fried with begihandi in ama & Gorrondona beltza style
• Homemade Dessert & Doniene Aguardiente

Price 50,00€ VAT 10% not included.

Txakoli Gorrondona Logo

 

OPTION Nº8: Visit and tasting at the winery and wine and food pairing menu at Gotzon Jatetxea

• Seasonal seafood & Doniene Apardune
• Fish according to market (sea bass, turbot, begi handi) & Doniene Ferm Barrica
• Homemade ice cream & Doniene grape marc brandy

Price 75,00€ VAT 10% not included.

Products of the winery Doniene Gorrondona: The winery elaborates red and white txakoli, commercializing it depending on the type of elaboration of the same one. Thus, we can find txakoli:

• DONATE
• GORRONDONA RED
• DONIENE FERMENTED IN BARREL
• WHITE SCROUNGER

Txakoli Doniene Gorrondona Corks

Location of the winery Doniene Gorrondona: Located in the coastal town of Bakio, the winery Doniene Gorrondona uses its geographical location next to the Cantabrian Sea to give its wines a personality of their own. It is worth mentioning that the plots where their grapes are grown are south facing and are located in the valley that takes us back to the interior of Bizkaia.

Bakio beach at sunset

Manual tasks: Given the climate and orography, most of the work carried out in the vineyards is done manually, a practice that does not exist in the vineyards found in the rest of the peninsula, where machines can do 90% of the work.

Doniene Gorrondona Vineyards

TurismoVasco Tiketa: The Doniene Gorrondona winery joins our personal collection of establishments that give a plus to the experience and/or products they offer to their visitors.

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A winery faithful to the history and traditions of our land that produces the highly prized Txakoli gorri de Bakio, a winery that seems to be the perfect complement to the Bakio Txakoli Museum, Txakolingunea, tell us about your experience!