Grandes Pagos de España ENG

09/02/2026

🇪🇸 Terminada la vendimia de verdejo en Finca Montepedroso. Desde el corazón de la D.O. Rueda, nos comenta el resultado Adrián, 5ª generación de Familia Martínez Bujanda.

ha completado la vendimia mecánica en dos jornadas nocturnas, aprovechando el frescor de la noche para prevenir la oxidación de la uva, y así mantener intactos sus aromas.

El intenso calor del verano ha podido mermar los rendimientos, pero la uva se ha cosechado con un estado sanitario buenísimo, con bayas pequeñas y concentradas, y dando el nivel de azúcar deseado.

Aquí podemos ver las máquinas recolectoras peinando el viñedo, y la descarga de uva, una cascada de alegría que podremos catar dentro de unos meses.

🇬🇧 Verdejo harvest at Finca Montepedroso is complete. From the heart of the Rueda D.O., Adrián, the fifth generation of the Martínez Bujanda family, shares the results with us.

completed the mechanical harvest over two nights, taking advantage of the cool night air to prevent oxidation of the grapes and thus preserve their aromas.

The intense summer heat may have reduced yields, but the grapes were harvested in excellent condition, with small, concentrated berries and the desired sugar level.

Here we can see the harvesting machines combing the vineyard, and the grapes being unloaded—a cascade of joy that we will be able to taste in a few months.

08/24/2026

🇪🇸 Compartimos esta Píldora-Masterclass sobre la Ribera del Duero, de la mano de Antonio Moral, Enólogo de Aalto Bodegas y Viñedos **ery Una visión completa sobre el origen geológico de la zona, los suelos y variedades, y el impacto del cambio climático sobre el ciclo vegetativo.

🇬🇧 We're sharing this Masterclass-Pill on the Ribera del Duero region, presented by Antonio Moral, w**emaker at Aalto Bodegas y Viñedos **ery It offers a comprehensive overview of the area's geological origins, soils and grape varieties, and the impact of climate change on the growing cycle.

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08/20/2026

08/19/2026

🇪🇸 Pago de Vallegarcía ya ha vendimiado toda la superficie de Viognier, de esta cosecha que acumuló mucha agua en invierno, y así ha soportado mejor el calor intenso desde el mes de junio.

La vendimia ha transcurrido satisfactoriamente, aunque siempre hay espacio para lo imprevisible, como la rotura accidental de la despalilladora, se rompió en el momento más inoportuno…

Afortunadamente, la comunidad del vino es solidaria, y esta vez les prestó su máquina.

Como dice Adolfo Hornos, el Enólogo-Director: “Todo bien lo que acaba bien”
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🇬🇧 Pago de Vallegarcía has already harvested its entire Viognier vineyard from this vintage, which accumulated a lot of water during the winter and thus withstood the intense heat since June.

The harvest has gone smoothly, although there's always room for the unforeseen, such as the accidental breakdown of the destemmer, which broke at the most inopportune moment…

Fortunately, the w**e community is supportive, and this time lent them their machine.

As Adolfo Hornos, Director-Oenologist, says: “All is good when it ends well”

08/13/2026

🇪🇸 Estamos con Jesús Jiménez, Enólogo de Bodegas Numanthia pionera en la implantación del sistema Keyline en la D.O.Toro. Este diseño de plantación es minoritario y experimental en la región, donde reinan los viñedos en vaso, con marcos de plantación cuadrados y amplios.

El sistema Keyline no es frecuente en D.O.Toro:

1) El viñedo de Toro se asienta sobre terrazas aluviales amplias, a diferencia de las pendientes pronunciadas del Keyline.
2) La mecanización de Toro es tradicional, las curvas del Keyline complican el uso del tractor.
3) En Toro abunda el viñedo viejo en vaso, incluso prefiloxérico, imposible de reestructurar.

El reto climático está replanteando el manejo del suelo en zonas áridas. Con el Keyline se consiguen estos beneficios:

-Captura el agua torrencial y la distribuye homogéneamente por el suelo.
-Al retener humedad, las uvas maduran sin estrés hídrico.
-Preserva la capa fértil del suelo frente a la erosión torrencial.

🇬🇧 We're with Jesús Jiménez, w**emaker at Bodegas Numanthia a pioneer in implementing the Keyline system in the Toro D.O. This planting design is still uncommon and experimental in the region, where bush vines with wide, square planting patterns predominate.

The Keyline system is not common in the Toro D.O.:

1) Toro vineyards are situated on wide alluvial terraces, unlike the steep slopes of the Keyline system.
2) Mechanization in Toro is traditional; the curves of the Keyline system complicate tractor use.
3) Old bush vines, some even pre-phylloxera, are abundant in Toro and are impossible to restructure.

The climate challenge is prompting a rethinking of soil management in arid zones. Keyline offers these benefits:

- It captures torrential rainwater and distributes it evenly across the soil.
-By retaining moisture, the grapes ripen without water stress.
It preserves the fertile topsoil layer against torrential erosion.

08/06/2026

🇪🇸 Nuestra bodega de Mallorca, BODEGA RIBAS es la primera de la isla que empieza a vendimiar.
Arranca con una parcela de Prensal Blanc, variedad blanca autóctona, destinada a un proyecto experimental para la elaboración de un vino blanco de baja graduación alcohólica.

No obtendrán reducción de grado desalcoholizando, sino mediante vendimia temprana, preservando su identidad varietal, equilibrio y carácter mediterráneo.

Esta Prensal Blanc tiene una acidez natural moderada, que se mantiene viva al adelantar la vendimia, y permite obtener un vino con tensión y viveza.

I+D en el viñedo para evolucionar y adaptarse al paladar contemporáneo.
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🇬🇧 Our Mallorcan w**ery, BODEGA RIBAS , is the first on the island to begin the harvest season.
Starting with a plot of Prensal Blanc, a native white variety, oriented to an experimental project to produce a low-alcohol white w**e.

They won't achieve a reduction in alcohol content through dealcoholization, but rather through early harvesting, preserving its varietal identity, balance, and Mediterranean character.

Prensal Blanc has a moderate natural acidity, which is maintained by harvesting early, resulting in a w**e with tension and vibrancy.

R&D in the vineyard to evolve and adapt to the contemporary palate.

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07/29/2026

Our Albariño vines are in good shape, in the final countdown to harvest; veraison has begun on some of the vines.

Isabel Salgado is the w**emaker at Bodegas Fillaboa in DO Rías Baixas. From there, she's observing the high yield of this harvest, blessed with abundant rainfall, with numerous clusters softening their skins and beginning to accumulate sugars.

Weather permitting, we'll be harvesting the 2026 vintage in a month 💚

07/24/2026

Fuentes del Silencio is an extreme viticultural recovery project, led by w**emaker Marta Ramas. It is located in the Jamuz Valley, at 800 m. altitude, south of León, where the tradition was almost completely disappeared.

Its singularity stems from several factors, such as its location, its artisanal approach, and the rescue of old vineyards.

-GOLD-RICH SOIL AND EXCEPTIONAL MICROBIOME, settled on sediments from ancient Roman gold mines. Organic practices, without the use of harsh chemicals, have created a microbiome of nearly a thousand identified species of microorganisms. The soil is poor and acidic, silty-loam, with stones and siliceous matter.

-CENTENARY VINEYARDS rescued from abandoned plots, many of them over 100 years old, including pre-phylloxera vines. The vines grow in mixed plantings of native varieties such as Mencía, Prieto Picudo, Alicante Bouschet, Gran Negro, and Doña Blanca.

-ARTISAN AND LIMITED PRODUCTION, under 60,000 bottles, using traditional methods such as treading the grapes in wooden vats, fermenting in concrete tanks, and aging in clay amphorae and wooden containers.

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07/17/2026

CLASSIFICATION OF D.O. BIERZO W**ES, explained by Amancio Fernández, Technical Director of Losada Vinos de Finca from Valtuille de Arriba (León).

D.O. Bierzo classification regulation was changed to include single-vineyard w**es that were already being produced but without any consumer regulation. Classification is quite similar to the French Grand Cru system, regulating from general to specific.

REGIONAL W**E (VINO REGIONAL): generic w**e made from white and red grape varieties belonging to any municipality within the D.O. Bierzo.

W**E OF VILLA (VINO DE VILLA): w**e from vineyards located in a specific village, with yields per hectare reduced to 80% of the maximum allowed. This concept is adapted from French regulations.

VILLAGE W**E (VINO DE PARAJE): w**e from a smaller, delimited area within the village vineyard, areas historically known by the villagers for producing the best grapes, with yields under 75% of the maximum.

VINEYARD CLASSIFIED: Specific and defined plot, yield below 70%, producing w**es that have been classified as Village W**e for a minimum of 5 years.

GREAT VINEYARD CLASSIFIED: Plot producing w**es that have been classified as Village W**e for a minimum of 10 years, with a yield of 60%.

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