The Ribera del Duero wine region stretches over the
northern plateau and the River Duero runs right through its whole length. Even though the first wines were produced here in
Roman Spain, it would not be until the 13th century when the
vineyards were truly established in the region. The winemaking tradition, with its periods of good and bad times, has
survived to the present and has left its mark on the landscape, the culture and
the personality of its people. The zone achieved
winemaking denomination of origin status in 1982. Up until then, the clarets of
each year were produced and drunk, and the denomination of origin was
established thanks to the endeavours of a small group of wineries determined to
do things correctly.
