Vega Sicilia has begun work on Viñedos Veiga, its pioneering project in the town of Crecente, in the Condado do Tea subzone of Rías Baixas. The winery is expected to take a year and a half to complete.
If all goes to plan, it will be finished in the first half of 2026 and release its first vintage in early 2027, pushing the first harvest back two years from the originally-announced 2025. Vega Sicilia plans to produce two wines: Deiva, a white wine aged for 2 years, and Arnela, a premium wine aged for 3 years. Production is estimated at 300,000 to 350,000 bottles, putting it squarely in the middle in terms of size. For comparison, the three largest wineries in Rías Baixas have a yearly production of over two million bottles, and wineries like Granbazán (owned by Rioja winery Baigorri) or Mar de Frades (owned by Ramón Bilbao) produce over 400,000 bottles yearly.
Pablo Álvarez, CEO of Tempos Vega Sicilia, said the group is investing €20 million in the winery’s construction and acquiring vineyards in the Condado de Tea and Val do Salnés subzones. Vega Sicilia initially announced the project would encompass 24 hectares, but now says it aims to gradually expand its holdings to 55 hectares.
According to La Voz de Galicia, the project has been “shrouded in discretion.” Though construction has just begun on the winery, a team of technicians is already conducting trials with local growers.