Spain’s Ribera del Duero is a textbook case, only it hasn’t been written yet. From June 6-11, 2011, I explored an up-and-coming region with a familiar storyline: rustic family history versus slick corporate strategy. The juicy subplot is a tug-of-wine between creativity and strict dicta of the Consejo Regulador. It all takes place the backdrop of potent terroir and the Duero River, the first golden miles of what becomes Portugal’s mighty Rio Douro.
Chalk and clay in the páramos vineyards of Emilio Moro
Convento de Santa Clara, Peñafiel
Chalk and clay in the páramos vineyards of Emilio Moro
Street scene near El Castillo de Peñafiel
Aranda de Duero, Burgos
Convento de Santa Clara, Peñafiel
Door in Peñafiel
Viejo hombre in Plaza del Coso ("Corro")
Bodegas S. Arroyo Rosado 2009
Lechazo asado
Morcilla de Burgos
a16 de Anta Banderas
