Vega Ribera

Making a mark Vega Sicilia, in Ribera del Duero, is Spain's most famous winery, producing wines that are on a par with a Bordeaux first-growth. It was founded in 1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, who returned from Bordeaux with cuttings of cabernet ...

Ribera del Duero is a striking example. "Up until the 1980s, Ribera was nothing but homemade wines," Pablo Álvarez, owner of Bodegas Vega Sicilia, recalls over lunch in New York. "Only two wineries in the region produced reds for aging: Vega Sicilia ...

Vega Sicilia typically holds its Unico bottling 10 years before release, but this year Álvarez released the 2007 vintage, which he feels is drinkable now, while the 2006 and 2005 vintages still need more time. The Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero ...

Ribera del Duero based Vega Sicilia said this week that its new technical director will be Gonzalo Iturriaga de Juan. He previously spent several years as technical director for Bodegas Habla in Extremadura and was most recently an export sales ...

In an average vintage, Unico will account for a little less than a third of Vega Sicilia's production. Though in poor vintages, the winery may not produce any Unico. Bodegas Vega Sicilia are located in the Ribera del Duero Denomination of Origin in ...

Speaking to the drinks business during an en primeur tasting of top drop Unico 2007 at Berry Bros & Rudd yesterday, Ausas admitted that he had a tough task ahead. “I'm determined to make the Montrachet of Ribera – it might happen in 10 years. We've ...