In the down of the Fifties, in a warming meeting of friends like Don Bernardino Quintanilla, Don Ernesto Zárate, Don José Rodiño and with the only objective to praise a broth produced in these territories of the Valley of the Salnés and that is known from cold territories of the Rhin by the Monks of the Order of the Císter of Cluny, begins the one that today it is, after the Celebration of the vintage of Jerez, oldest than it is celebrated already in honour of a certain well-known wine popularly by the "golden Prince of wines" as so called him the great writer Alvaro Cunqueiro.
The first tasting had an intimate character, altough festive but the knowledge of this contest extends between the supporters and harvesters it increases to interest, competing already an important number, contributing samples of its products..
In 1952 the first Celebration of wine Albariño is celebrated in a more popular way, to that is summoned the palmer around the "golden Prince of wines" and constituting with all sollemnity the Prime Jury of Tating thet yet caress and secret selects the wines that will deserver, according to its loyal one to know and to understand, to classify itself to supass the rigors of the Last Jury of Tasting that will score them in a way to be classify from the first to the tenth prize. Before occurring to know the decision the Last Jury of Tating, a palmer food, thet firstly was celebrated in the house of Don Angel Botana, stepson of the Poet Don Ramón Cabanillas, during the first five years, and late in the Pazo of Ulloa, to pay attention definitively to the property of the Pazo of Bazán, that nowadys welcome the Inn of Tourism of the Albariño, does that the palmers fraternize and taste the exquisite broths of all the region whose status as capital is in this Villa.
With the course of the years, the context is acquiring more reputation until transfer our bordersand Santiago Apostle makes miracle of that French Way serves to lead until the Villa founded by King Witiza, to albariño palmers of France, Germany and Great Britain that with their photographics talents take until Burgundy, Renania and the sister Ireland, the beautiful images of the Seat of Fefiñanes, the Tower of San Saturnino, the Stroll of legendary Calzada and the Pazos that the poet sang.
By the excellence of the Albariño, the every first Sunday of August, family of literary, politicians add themselves to the celebration, first illustrate personages and all whatever enjoy the deserved summery rest in the incomparable one Firth of Arosa.
At hte present time, the Celebration, whitout losing its popular character, has noticeable commercial accent due to the great expansion that the same one provided to wine Albariño.
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