ViniGalicia is a powerful Galician winery group owned by the Méndez family. Its origins date back to 1976, when Manuel Méndez and Maruja Otero, with the help of their children, founded Vinícola de Chantada. This small winery, located in the heart of the Ribeira Sacra, was the spearhead of a company that gradually grew into the large conglomerate it is today.
Nowadays, ViniGalicia owns wineries in the five Galician designations of origin - Vía Romana Adegas e Viñedos (Ribeira Sacra), Terriña Adegas e Viñedos (Valdeorras), Adega Mar del Norte (Rías Baixas), Adega Marqués de Sanfiz (Ribeiro), and Adega Lagar de Deuses (Monterrei) - which together account for a total of 66 hectares of vineyards. With their harvest, they produce an impressive average of 12 million bottles per year.