Of a long wine tradition, this region of 12 000 hectares of vineyard possesses several naming and specific characteristics in these soils.

The abundance of wild vineyards in allowed to select specific varieties, said the pyrénéo-Atlantico, and this native culture, made exceptional in Western Europe, owes nothing to the Roman colonization.

During the Middle Ages, the routes of pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, which converged on this zone, obliged the monks, managing of the hospitality, to develop their vineyards, where stocks are driven in haughty or semi-haughty give a specificity to their wines. We find AOC Rioja AND AO Txakoli there.

The dominant vines are Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo, Ondarribi Beltza, Ondarribi Zuri, Malvasia and Viura.