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Gallegas Destino Blanco: A Refreshing Spanish White Wine
A hard-to-find but affordable Airén wine from Galicia, Spain
Published on Feb. 16, 2026
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Gallegas Destino Blanco is a 100% Airén white wine from Spain's northwestern Galicia region that is difficult to find but worth seeking out. With a pale golden color, floral and mineral aromas, and a clean, refreshing citrus and mineral-driven flavor profile, this 11% ABV wine is an ideal summer sipper that retails for just $7.
Why it matters
As the acreage devoted to the Airén grape variety declines in Spain in favor of other grapes, Destino Blanco represents a unique opportunity to try an affordable, unoaked white wine made from this traditional Spanish grape. The wine's scarcity and low price point also make it an intriguing discovery for adventurous wine drinkers.
The details
Destino Blanco is produced by Vinos y Bodegas Gallegas, a winery located in Spain's Galicia region on the country's northwestern coast. The wine is 100% Airén, a white grape variety that was once widely planted in Spain but is now seeing its acreage decline. Destino Blanco is fermented in stainless steel, resulting in a clean, mineral-driven flavor profile with citrus notes and a slight floral character.
- Destino Blanco is an ideal wine for the summer months ahead.
The players
Vinos y Bodegas Gallegas
The Spanish winery that produces Destino Blanco, located in the Galicia region on Spain's northwestern coast.
Hay Sprunken
The export manager for Vinos y Bodegas Gallegas, who provided information about Destino Blanco being 100% Airén.
What they’re saying
“Even the website for Vinos y Bodegas Gallegas, the producer, has no information about it that I could find.”
— Randy Fuller, Author (nowandzin.com)
The takeaway
Destino Blanco represents a unique opportunity to try an affordable, unoaked Spanish white wine made from the Airén grape variety, which is seeing its acreage decline in the country. This refreshing, mineral-driven white is an ideal summer sipper that may be hard to find but is worth seeking out.

