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Joaquin Marti­nez Bujanda founded this family business in Rioja in 1889, and was determined from the beginning to maintain quality by owning his own vineyards.

This philosophy remains firmly in place and the company now owns nearly 1300 hectares in Rioja and La Mancha. The Promesa range offers a traditional style of barrel-aged Rioja, and is the latest offering from the company.

Bodegas Valdemar is a family company whose roots date back to 1889, and whose Riojas have long been a reference point for the DO.

Despite this their approach is very much forward-looking; having pioneered many techniques in the region, from barrel fermentation and temperature control to saigne-method rosado, their style tends towards the modern.

Bodegas Valdemar is a family company whose roots date back to 1889, and whose Riojas have long been a reference point for the DO.

Despite this their approach is forward-looking; having pioneered many techniques in the region, from barrel fermentation and temperature control to saignée-method rosado, their style tends towards the modern.

Unusually for Rioja, all the Valdemar grapes come from the family’s own vineyards (almost 300 hectares), giving unrivalled control over the quality of the fruit at every level.

Finca Valpiedra is located in the best area of the DOCa Rioja, on a spectacular meander of the river Ebro, and is the only Rioja among the Grandes Pagos de Espa (Great Estates of Spain). This is because single-vineyard wines are so unusual in the region, but in this case the vineyard site itself proved so consistently outstanding that in 1994 the Marti­nez Bujanda family built a winery at its centre, and kept the best grapes exclusively for these special bottlings.

Warmed by the river and protected from cold north winds by the Sierra de Cantabria, the eighty hectares of Finca Valpiedra enjoy a privileged microclimate The vines average thirty years old.

Finca Valpiedra is located in the best area of the DOCa Rioja, on a spectacular meander of the river Ebro, and is the only Rioja among the Grandes Pagos de Espa (Great Estates of Spain).

This is partly because single-vineyard wines are so unusual in the region, but in this case the vineyard site itself proved so consistently outstanding that in 1994 the Marti­nez Bujanda family built a winery at its centre, and kept the best grapes exclusively for these special bottlings.