Paco & Lola

Calle de la Costa, 12, 36636 Meaño, Pontevedra, España | pacolola.com

Paco & Lola (Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana) is a cooperative winery located in the heart of DO Rías Baixas, established in 2005 by a group of about twenty growers who were tired of not getting a fair price for their grapes. Today, the co-op has nearly 500 members and their polka-dotted bottle now brings in more than €5 million in annual revenue.

The name and the signature polka-dot motif on the bottles was the result of the co-op’s search for a brand that would help them stand out, be easy to pronounce in both China and the United States, and be associated with Spain. “Paco & Lola” was designed for export, but its success has been so great that it has become the entire identity of the winery—so much so that almost no one outside Rías Baixas would know what the “Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana” is.

The Wines

Albariño Paco & Lola – 100% albariño; hand-harvested; fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel; aged on lees for several months.

Paco & Lola ‘Lolo’ Albariño – 100% albariño sourced from younger vines; fermented and aged in stainless steel; short lees aging.

Paco & Lola ‘Finca de A Pouta’ – 100% albariño; single-vineyard wine from older vines; hand-harvested; fermented in French oak barrels; aged on lees for several months.

Paco & Lola ‘Lotus’ – Blend of albariño, treixadura, and loureira; aged on lees for several months in stainless steel and small barrels.

Paco & Lola ‘Barroco’ – 100% albariño; fermented and aged in large oak barrels; extended lees aging.

Paco & Lola ‘O Pazo’ – 100% albariño; sourced from the oldest vines; hand-harvested; fermented in stainless steel; aged on lees for several months.