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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The concept of estate distinguishes Familia Martínez Bujanda. Three of our wineries, Finca Valpiedra (Rioja); Finca Montepedroso (Rueda) and Finca Antigua (Castilla-La Mancha), respond to this idea which is by…