Terroir, terroir and climat: the practice of Familia Martínez Bujanda
After the 'review' of concepts related to 'terroir' in the previous post, we would like to dwell on the meaning that this way of understanding viticulture has for the Martínez…
Terroir, terroir and climat: the theory
Terroir, terroir, and lately climat, are expressions that we can usually find on wine labels or in the technical descriptions of the wines, sometimes with too much 'freedom' and even…
Summer wines: rosés (II)
We mentioned in the previous post that, with the summer season, the consumption of white wines increases significantly. Something similar happens with rosés, although these wines have been unfairly considered,…
Summer wines: white wines (I)
It is summer. We have passed, without significant incidents, critical moments for viticulture such as the dangerous frosts at the end of spring which, with the fruit already budding, can…
Wine and scores
The wine ratings generate both pro and con comments. The system allows the consumer to have a basic orientation on the quality of wines at a time when the sheer…
Wines from own vineyards
Bottling a wine is not the same as making a wine. The concentration of global importers has driven a phenomenon that will continue to grow in the future as these…
Finca Antigua: Familia Martínez Bujanda’s ‘crush’.
At the end of the 1990s, the Rioja Qualified Denomination of Origin (DOC) suffered a severe shortage of raw materials, which raised grape prices to a historic 425 pesetas per…
Finca Montepedroso: the ‘terroir’ of Rueda
We are dedicating the last comments of this space to try to explain the concept of 'terroir', of terroir, which in Familia Martínez Bujanda we integrate in our essence as…
Finca Valpiedra: spirit of Rioja Alta (II)
We mentioned in the previous post that the leiv motiv of Familia Martínez Bujanda is the concept of the estate. What we usually define as 'terroir', a concept adapted from…
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