Dinastia Vivanco use some of the latest technology in their expansive winery, alongside traditional winemaking techniques, creating fruit driven, bright, bold, modern Rioja. Beautifully balanced, with ripe red fruit, spicy oak and smooth, rustic tannins, this is the ideal wine to cheer on Mr Jimenez. Cigars optional!
Posts Tagged ‘Rioja’
Apr
21
Dinastia Vivanco Reserva 2004 (Rioja, Spain)
It’s going to be a hot Easter, full of cloudless blue skies and the smell of barbecued lamb fat. Bliss. I recommend a butterflied leg rubbed with the holy trinity of garlic, rosemary and thyme and chucked on the coals until the outside chars and the inside is a juicy pink. It’s not the weather for roast tatties and mint sauce, but some punchy tzatziki and some flatbreads will go down a treat.
Feb
15
Dinastia Vivanco Documentary Screening – 17/03/2011
by Gareth Groves
The Vivancos have been one of the most prominent and interesting families in Rioja over the last 50 years.
Their history caught the imagination of filmaker Zev Robinson who has made a documentary telling the family’s story, entitled ‘Dinastia Vivanco: Giving back to wine what wine has given to us’.
Zev has organised a …
Nov
01
Dinastia Vivanco’s Museum of Wine Culture
By Rob Pickard
On arriving at Dinastia Vivanco we were given a tour of the 500 hectares of vineyards (producing a massive 1 million litres of wine), the extensive cellars, and dozens of impressive 16,000 litre French oak vats. But what really stood out at Vivanco’s huge complex just outside the small town of Briones, was their amazing Museum of Wine Culture.
If I’m totally honest, …
Oct
20
Two days in Rioja with Dinastia Vivanco
By Beren-Dain Delbrooke-Jones, Q Hotels
The Journey There
The journey had a sense of a sleepy otherworld, seven strangers from across the country congregating in the easyJet lobby at Stanstead International in the wee hours. Shuffling through the terminal and aboard the Spain-bound plane, the anticipation of what was to come, what was to be seen and tasted was latent behind sleepy faces. Sleepy faces were soon …
Feb
17
Wine and social media, a match made in heaven
By Bibendumtimes
Barrels socialising at Dinastia Vivanco
Here at Bibendum we feel that wine and social media are a match made in heaven. We love wine and enjoy nothing better than talking about it to anyone else who shares our enthusiasm. It doesn’t matter to us where this conversation takes place; at events or with our customers, on …
Nov
13
Some Pictures from the Wine Future Conference in Rioja
Some of the biggest wine bods on the planet have gathered over the last couple ofdays to discuss the future of wine. With the power and reach of Twitter and live blogging, the rest of the world has been able to follow what’s going on (should they be that way inclined!). It sounds like there were highlights, especially presentations from Gary Vaynerchuk (top picture, far left), Robert Joseph and Ryan Opaz (top picture, 2nd from …