Indeed, just as we had announced, the day arrived on 25 July, and now we share with you the events that took place at our facilities and at the Old Los Llanos winery, where the lunch and awards ceremony were held. At 11:30 in the morning, the visit began at glm 1, where attendees could...Read More
As every year around this time (today, 25 July), we’re here to share the end of our cork harvest campaign. Since today is a working day, the first thing we come across are the carts of cork stoppers produced on 23 July and washed yesterday using our triple-washing system. With about 14 hours of sunlight...Read More
As every year, this is how we call the last truck loaded in the field. This truck was loaded on the 22nd in the Sierra de San Pedro, at the El León estate, it was unloaded yesterday in our yard, and stacked this morning in our yard (stack 4). With this final act, we will...Read More
Dear customers and friends, I must admit that this year I was a bit worried about the 2025 campaign, because there have been (and still are) very pessimistic and negative comments about this year’s cork harvest. Apparently, some companies are determined to devalue cork, and of course, this clashes with the landowners who, having very...Read More
With this simple comment, the owners of the wine distribution company BODEGABIERTA, based in Madrid and shown in the attached photo, requested to come to Valdepeñas to visit our facilities and, if possible, to learn in detail how a “high-end” cork stopper is produced—from its origin. While we are always open to welcoming anyone interested...Read More
Still, our drying process for cork stoppers is criticized after they are punched and immediately go through the triple extractive washing of tannins and polyphenols. They say it’s old-fashioned, slow, and requires too much manual labour. But the energy used comes from the sun—completely natural and free. Moreover, after more than 25 years of working...Read More
We are referring to the fact that on 25 March 2020, our CEO was scheduled to give a conference on cork stoppers and their proper relationship with wine on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). However, the pandemic arrived, and the event was postponed. After the pandemic, the eruption of La Palma’s volcano, along...Read More
On Wednesday, March 5, we had the honor of welcoming Patricia Franco, the Regional Minister for Economy, Business, and Employment, along with Marta Roldán, the General Director of Vocational Education and Training, and Agustín Espinosa, the Provincial Delegate for Economy, Business, and Employment, to our facilities. This is not the first time the Minister has...Read More
WITH GOOD NEWS: At the beginning of December, we announced that we had successfully passed the BRC Certification audit with top marks: AA+. Now, at the end of January, we have received news from the Institut Català del Suro that the pyrazine analyses of the cork stacks from the four estates where we purchased last...Read More
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