Luis Canas, Rioja Blanco Vinas Viejas, Rioja, Spain Sulphate Free his grapes are growing in

his grapes are growing in a shist/ clay/ granite mix which is a little unusual from the normal shist/ slate soul elsewhere

This doesn't mean he's not a traditionalist though and actually vinifies grapes from each individual vineyard site separately every year

then pressed and fermentation happens naturally in steel tanks

no filtering and no added sulphates

this Sauvignon is barrel fermented in French oak with the naturally occurring yeasts

Luis Canas, Rioja Blanco Vinas Viejas, Rioja, Spain Sulphate Free his grapes are growing inIncredibly in the 1970s it was extremely unusual for winemakers in Rioja Alavesa, a cooler, damper subregion of the Rioja area, up by the Sierra Cantabria, to bottle wines themselves rather than sell in bulk to other producers or merchants. Luis Canas was one of the first to do so and used to distribute himself too, heading up to Bilbao to sell direct to bars and restaurants. This innovative spirit has continued and the bodega is now recognised as one