Xialma vineyards in Ribeira Sacra do Miño

Ribeira Sacra do Miño · Galicia

XIALMA

Landscape in a bottle.

An author wine born among terraces, memory and an artistic gaze.

Limited edition · Human-scale viticulture

Xialma landscape and artistic vision

01 · The vision

Wine, landscape and photography speak the same language.

Xialma brings together territory, craft and an artistic gaze. Each bottle aims to preserve a fragment of Ribeira Sacra and share it with those who discover it.

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Recognition

Gold Medal · Guía Paadín 2026

Xialma 2024 · Recognition for the project’s first vintage.

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02 · The wine

A red wine with the soul of a white.

Fresh, elegant and distinctive. Made with respect for the fruit, the vintage and the place.

Spontaneous fermentation · French oak ageing

Origin
Ribeira Sacra do Miño
Character
Fresh · elegant · distinctive
Winemaking
Spontaneous fermentation
Edition
Limited · numbered bottles
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03 · The place

It all begins on a hillside above the Miño.

Xialma is a personal winemaking project born from a bond with the land and a distinctive vision of Ribeira Sacra along the Miño River. Terraced vineyards, heroic viticulture on a human scale, and a landscape that becomes part of the wine. A patient, hands-on approach, where caring for every vine and following nature’s rhythms give meaning to each vintage.

Two vineyards, ten kilometres apart along the river, share the same purpose: to preserve the character of their surroundings and bring it into the bottle. The stone, the steep slopes, the light, and the memory of those who cultivated this land shape a way of working rooted in observation, learning, and respect.

Here, the photographer’s eye meets the winegrower’s hands. Xialma grows from this dialogue between landscape and emotion, between what the land offers and what each harvest teaches. A wine with its own identity, roots, and soul. The essence of the Miño in every bottle.

Xialma · Ribeira Sacra do Miño
Xialma · landscape detail
The landscape is not a backdrop. It is an ingredient.
Xialma Experience in the vineyard

04 · Xialma Experience

Come to the place where Xialma is born.

An intimate vineyard visit to discover the project, walk through the landscape and taste Xialma at its origin. A relaxed experience designed for small groups.

60–120 min4–12 guestsVineyard · landscape · tasting · conversation
Book Experience By prior reservation · Ribeira Sacra do Miño

Xialma in the media

A landscape worth telling.

The media have discovered in Xialma a story where wine, photography and place speak the same language. These articles and interviews trace the project’s origins, its first vintage and a personal way of interpreting Ribeira Sacra do Miño.

Revista Pincha

Crusat e Costas: Xialma

A human portrait, technical profile, tasting notes and food pairings for Xialma 2024.

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La Voz de Galicia

Xaime Cortizo, fotógrafo y viticultor: «La fotografía captura la luz del instante, el vino la del año entero»

An interview about two ways of interpreting time and light: photography captures an instant; wine captures an entire year.

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Bisbarra

Xaime Cortizo conecta Santiago e a Ribeira Sacra a través do seu viño Xialma e da fotografía

The connection between Santiago, Ribeira Sacra, family roots and the project’s artistic sensibility.

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Diario de Compostela

Xaime Cortizo presenta Xialma y una exposición que reivindica la Ribeira Sacra como paisaje emocional

A report on the official launch and a tribute to those who have preserved Ribeira Sacra’s vineyard landscape.

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La Alacena Roja

Nace un paisaje hecho vino

A gastronomic and wine-focused reading of the first vintage, its red and white varieties and barrel ageing.

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Nós Diario

Xaime Cortizo une foto e viticultura nunha viaxe interior de Compostela á Ribeira Sacra

An in-depth feature on the two vineyards, Xaime’s personal journey and Xialma as a landscape captured in a bottle.

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Diario de Compostela

Santiago acoge hoy la presentación de Xialma, el nuevo vino de autor de Xaime Cortizo

A guided tasting with Roberto Regal in an event bringing together artistic creation, local produce and wine culture.

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La Voz de Galicia

Xaime Cortizo entrelaza fotografía, vino, Santiago y la Ribeira Sacra

A bridge between the stone and light of Compostela and the slopes of Ribeira Sacra, built through wine and photography.

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Radio Líder Santiago

El fotógrafo compostelano Xaime Cortizo da el salto al mundo del vino con Xialma

An extensive profile covering the project’s personal origins, its name, limited edition and future vineyard experiences.

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Diario de Compostela

Arte e viño únense en Compostela coa presentación de Xialma

Xialma presented as an intimate, handcrafted project shaped by family memory, art and the landscape of the Miño.

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El Progreso

Xaime Cortizo, fotógrafo: «A Ribeira Sacra é un dos lugares mellor conservados de Galicia»

The first interview to feature Xialma before bottling: two plots, traditional varieties and the journey from photography to winegrowing.

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