Wines from the León DO close the season of major international competitions with 80 medals
Vinduero-Vindouro awards the white wine “Pincerna Albarín” and the rosé wine “Gurdos” as the best in their categories and accredits another 13 awards; the Vinos de León-Vile and Melgarajo wineries collect 13 more at the prestigious IWSC The wineries affiliated with the Regulatory Council of...
The DO León Wine Fair in Valencia de Don Juan once again exceeds public expectations
Great animation in the booths of the fourteen wineries and the solidarity ones of Alcordanza, and also in the musical and entertainment activities of the parallel program. The flamenco concert by Bruja Luna in the afternoon and the performance of Teatro del Cuervo on the...
The DO León Wine Fair closes with 25,000 visitors the edition with the greatest number of visitors
Pardevalles by quadruple entry, Peláez, Vinícola Valmadrigal, Melgarajo, Gordonzello in two categories, Pincerna, Cien Cepas and Tampesta, awarded in the best wines contest Coyanzachef Junior opened in Valencia de Don Juan the third and last day of the XXI León Denomination of Origin Wine Fair,...
DO Leon reaches 3.1 million kilos of grapes of exceptional quality in a harvest that broke forecasts
The historic drought and the very high summer temperatures conditioned the vegetative process and led to fears of a loss of production even below that of the previous season, which was finally exceeded by 18%. The white Albarín grape reached a new production record, with...
‘Wine Spectator’ elevates the red from the DO León ‘Los Mancebos’ to the category of ‘exceptional wines’
Robert Parker’s publication rates the first commercial reference of Bodegas Clandestinas with 90 points Viñedos y Bodegas Clandestinas , which elaborated under technical criteria and certification from the Regulatory Council of the León Denomination of Origin , achieves oenological excellence and with its label Los...
[The DO León according to Raúl Pérez] – Chapter 3 – Varieties of Grapes
We are already in the third chapter of the documentary series, and this time Raúl Pérez talks about the grape and its varieties. Although it shares space with Mencía and Tempranillo, undoubtedly, Prieto Picudo is the most important in the area as far as...
[The DO León according to Raúl Pérez] – Chapter 1 – History
History is one of the most characteristic factors of viticultural zones. Raúl Pérez, Leonese named Best Winemaker of the World 2014 and 2016, explains in the first chapter of this documentary series the history of León’s wines. It starts from the origins. In the X-XI...
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