Artadi - Viñas de Gain Rioja Blanco - 2018 | Spanish White Wine

Artadi Viñas de Gain Blanco is a white wine made by the Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi winery in Laguardia, Rioja Alavesa.

Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi’s origins date back to 1985, when a group of winegrowers decided to get together and start making their wines as a cooperative.

In 1992 the Lacalle took over the running of this cooperative with the aim of producing unique wines, wines that reflect their origin. They put all their effort into cultivating the vineyard, thereby giving greater prominence to smallholding wines. This led to them leaving the D.O.Ca. Rioja in 2015, without abandoning wine production in this region.

Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi currently has over 80 hectares of vineyards in La Rioja, with different characteristics, especially in terms of the composition of the soils. It is also part of the winemaking group that also consists of the wineries Bodegas y Viñedos Artazu (Navarre) and Bodegas y Viñedos El Sequé (Alicante).

Artadi Viñas de Gaín Blanco is made with Viura grapes from several vineyards located in the municipalities of Laguardia and Elvillar, at over 450 meters above sea level, mostly on clay-calcareous soils.

Harvesting is carried out by hand, with the grapes being selected in the vineyard itself. Once in the cellar, they ferment partially in barrels for some 30 days. When the fermentation is complete, it is left to stand for 2 months in stainless steel deposits with its fine lees.