Txakolingunea, the Txakoli temple

Past and future come together in Txakolingunea, a space created to show the history, elaboration and culture of Txakolí.

The Txakolí, one of the most traditional and emblematic wines of our people, has its own museum in the Biscayan municipality of Bakio, in the heart of the Basque coast, Txakolingunea. This museum is presented to us in the framework of the network of museums and food and wine centers of Euskadi, a network where we find 7 great spaces that deserve a big place in our agenda:

Outside Txakolingunea

The Txakolingunea Txakoli Interpretation Center, a center managed by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, occupies a modern building that can be found at the entrance of the town of Bakio, next to the fronton. If we arrive at Bakio from Mungia, option that we recommend, we can park the car in the parking lot that we found a little before on the right hand side, it is free and ample.

The building makes us believe that it is a narrow and small space, quite the opposite of what we find inside, wide and open spaces, do you dare to discover it?

The name of this Museum, Txakolingunea, is the union of two words in Basque, Txakoli and Gunea, if we make a literal translation into Spanish we could translate it as “Place of Txakoli”, a very appropriate name for a space where every detail of the history of this great wine is kept.

The Txakoli interpretation center, shows us through audiovisuals, interactive screens, songs and instruments of elaboration, the past and present of Txakoli without losing sight of the village that surrounds it.

Inside Txakolingunea Museum

A visit divided into 5 large blocks with a pleasant final surprise that leaves a great taste in our mouths, the Txakoli tasting.

• Txakoli, the secret of an ancestral wine.
• Bakio, 1000 years of history.
• Txakoli Stories.
• A quality industry.
• Bakio and Txakoli, sounds and colors.

Bakio Txakolingunea

The whole tour is prepared to be done without a guide, but from Txakolingunea they have wanted to continue offering that “plus” that a guide brings to the visit; closeness, wisdom, and as always, the answer to all the questions that assail us during our visit, an interaction with the visitor that is always appreciated.

Modern elements of Txakolí

The visit to Txakolingunea, offers a guided tour through the permanent exhibition, the temporary exhibition and a tasting of a local Txakoli from Bakio, all for a price of 3 €, who gives more?

Temporary exhibition of Basque farmhouses, Txakolingunea

Txakoli present in Basque art

In this museum, we found 3 points that caught our attention and that we are going to break down to better understand the essence of Txakolingunea:

• Txakoli
• Bakio
• Txakoli wineries.

Txakoli, that typical wine of the mountains and the coast of the Basque Country, that wine rooted in our culture and traditions, stopped being a drink created only for the consumption of the farmhouse many years ago, adding professionalism to the sector and creating high quality wines, characteristics that have raised the Txakoli to the top of the wine sector.

The Txoko for Txakoli tasting

Although Txakoli has always had a very important presence in Basque society, at the end of the 19th century Txakoli began a decline that led it to become a second-class wine. At the beginning of the 80’s, thanks to the Association of Txakolineros of Bizkaia, the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, Txakoli began to recover the importance it never wanted to lose.

Txakoli Tasting

As you can appreciate the Gipuzkoan municipality of Hondarribia, has the privilege of having a variety of vine that bears its name, a very traditional and representative variety of our beloved Txakoli, a name that has earned its name for being the birthplace of the Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarribi Beltza grape (For those who do not know our language, zuria means white in Basque and Beltza means black).

The txakoli produced in Bakio belongs to the Bizkaiko Txakolina denomination of origin, one of the three denominations of this wine that exist in the Basque Country:

• D. O. Txakoli de Getaria (1989)
• D. O. Txakoli de Bizkaia-Bizkaiko Txakolina (1994)
• D. O. Txakoli de Álava-Arabako Txakolina (2001)

Between cliffs and mountains we find this small town on the Basque coast, a geographical location that gives the town one of the best climates to produce a great Txakoli. Beach, mountains, gastronomy, history and Basque traditions, a town that is undoubtedly worth visiting and enjoying.

Bakio Beach

The tradition of Txakoli in Bakio dates back to the end of the 14th century, a long tradition to which the current wineries owe their good work. From the tourist office of Bakio they offer us half a dozen plans to choose from, choose yours and venture into Bakio!

Tourism accreditation “TurismoVasco Tiketa” in 4x4ocioaventura

You can ask for more information about any of these visits and experiences at the Bakio tourist office, located on the first floor of the building occupied by Txakolingunea. In addition to all these, we add some that we find interesting depending on the profile of the traveler:

• Strolling around Bakio mingling among the people and enjoying a good Pintxo-Poteo.
• Visit the Lemoiz nuclear power plant.
• Visit San Juan de Gaztelugatxe.
• Visit Bermeo and one of its canneries.

The visit to a Txakoli winery is a perfect complement to Txakolingunea, the final touch to learn in detail the elaboration of this typical wine of the Basque Country. Visit a Txakoli winery, an experience that takes place in a family atmosphere in a time span of 60 to 90 minutes divided into 3 parts:

• Visit to the winery, explanation of the winemaking process and bottling.
• Txakoli tasting.
• Walk through the winery’s plantation.

Txakoli in Bakio

These data are generic since each winery has a different visit plan with a wide range of possibilities. We can choose between the 4 wineries with D.O. Bizkaiko Txakolina of Bakio:

• Ados Basarte Winery.
• Zabala Winery.
• Gorrondona Winery.
• Abio Winery.

Varieties of Txakoli present in Bakio

Txakolingunea joins our great collection of spaces recommended by our exclusive accreditation “TurismoVasco Tiketa“, an accreditation that rewards the enhancement of Txakoli, a great wine that is regaining its place in our society thanks to the great work of winemakers and institutions.

Tourism AccreditationVasco Tiketa

A museum that offers a lot and asks for little, a museum ready to offer you the best of it at every moment of the day, are you coming to Txakolingunea? We are waiting for you!