Bioca starts vintage savoring the award as best Spanish white for Argentines
María Teresa Núñez Vega winery located in the town of PEtin and best known for its brand of wine Bioca, begins to collect grapes for the next vintage award of the gold medal for his godello, having recently in a contest of wine in the Argentine city of Mendoza, being the only award-winning Spanish wine.
The morning of September 3 has become the second Winery in the appellation of origin Valdeorras started harvest for the production of wine. The winery collects first godello grapes that are in good condition, although Celestino Naveira, one of the owners, says that this year will have “between 20% and 30% less production compared to last year” since 2013 was outstanding for us in terms of amount of gathered grapes. It features that it will take around a week at harvest the 4 hectares of godello which has in different farms in the town of Sampaio (Petin). Then wait until the mencia grape is ready to start your collection. Total developed around about 30,000 bottles of godello and mencia 10,000.
GOLD MEDAL: UNIQUE SPANISH WINE AWARD IN ARGENTINA
While they collect the next harvest are enjoying the recent award that makes them the best Spanish white for Argentines. There is a week were aware of the grant of the gold medal at the 11th international competition of wines and liquors VINUS 2014 in the Argentine city of Mendoza. A contest that was presented for the second time and in which already obtained the silver medal in 2012. On this occasion competed with wines from 17 countries between which the jury, composed of specialists: winemakers, journalists and sommeliers from countries of South America; He was awarded the wine valdeorres a gold medal, resulting in addition was the only Spanish wine that won prize. Bioca Godello 2013 crop has accumulated many awards including the Gold Medal of the French competition Vinealis 2014, one of those who considered the winery of the most important “because the Association of Oenologists of France granted them”. The list of awards is still satisfactory this year second feature, presented to 14 national and international competitions and have won awards in 12.
