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Bodegas Darien- Darien Winery in La Rioja

Posted on June 15, 2011

“Best of Wine Tourism 2009 ” Award in architecture I had the opportunity to visit this beautifully modern Bodega/winery right outside of Logroño. Darien Winery is a medium-sized winery with three- to four-year-old vines surrounding the premises, but most of its harvest is done in the Rioja Baja region. There is also a restaurant with […]

Espergura or debudding of Vaso and Espaldera style of Vines, La Rioja

Posted on June 15, 2011 1 Comment

Around the end of April, beginning of May, is the time of year that this is done in vineyards in Spain. An espergura, or debudding, is the cleaning of the vines; this basically means selecting which shoots to keep and then removing the rest. In this case, we did this to a vaso-style (goblet)type of […]