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Ep 424: Rodolfo Valiente, Director of Vegalfaro Vinedos & Bodegas, Organic Spain 2020 (2 of 3)

Published: July 29, 2020, 2 a.m.

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Next stop on the journey through Organic Spain is Rodolfo Valiente, Director of Vegalfaro Vi\\xf1edos & Bodegas in Utiel Requena. I had the pleasure of visiting the winery and pulling up a barrel for a 1:1. He gives a brief overview of the family history before taking us behind the winery\\u2019s decision to transition into 100% organic viticulture. He gives an overview of the Utiel Requena region and specifically the local bobal grape and how it performs in the regions\\u2019 soil, before talking about the winery\\u2019s own denominaci\\xf3n de origen, D.O.P. Pago de los Balagueses. We get a virtual tour of the different sites, across the main winery and Pago de los Balagueses. Rodolfo takes us through the different wines in their range, that includes cava, white, ros\\xe9 and red and wines made in stainless steel, oak and amphora. Demonstrating his sense of experimentation as well as his connection to the past. He talks about the export structure for the winery, discussing where his range is being enjoyed. Enotourism, given the winery\\u2019s location 20 minutes from Valencia and 1 hour 40 from Madrid. We taste two wines, 2015 Caprasia Bobal and 2015 Pago De Los Balagueses Syrah.

Before Rodolfo looks ahead and what constitutes continuous improvement for his very different wine ranges.

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