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…
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…
Finca Antigua is a wonderful landscape owned by Familia Martínez Bujanda. With an area of 1,000 hectares, 420 hectares of vineyards coexist with an extraordinary plant and animal biodiversity that…
In the previous post we recalled the origin of the Tempranillo grape variety and, broadly speaking, the special behavior of this grape variety in Rioja, despite the fact that it…