Tag archive:viticultura

A decisive winter for our vineyards

  The arrival of winter brings with it important tasks at our historic estate. Within the parameters of the sustainable viticulture practices we carry out (organic, biodynamic and regenerative), there are several works in which we have made some adjustments to minimize the effects of the drought. Among them, pruning, the application of compost or […]

2023, a year of contrasts

No cold and even less rain. This is how the first weeks of the year have passed in our historic estate. While the old vines around us are still waiting for a change in the weather, only a couple of drizzles have brought us a little hope, leaving a meager 26 L/m2. It seems that […]

El Futuro Viñador, looking back to rethink the future

-Casa Castillo, Jumilla (May 14th & 15th)- With the desire to inspire other wineries to follow respectful viticulture practices, in 2020, the Futuro Viñador Association was born, and we are more than proud to be part of it since its foundation. The Association brings together a total of 14 wineries that share values such as […]

Life and Strength

Over the last three months, during the State of Alarm, nature on our estate has continued to grow strong. The vines, and all the agricultural environment, have run their course, even accelerated by the heavy rains this spring. This year has been particularly rainy; rainfall so far in this cycle is 661.5 mm – from […]

Making wine

The 2019 harvest in Clos del Serral Making wine is probably the best thing that could ever have happened to us. The best knowledge that our ancestors have passed on to us and the best memory we can leave to our successors. Winemaking is connecting to the land and following its rhythm, and the land […]

The harvest of hope

The days just before the harvest days are almost like organizing a wedding. Looking up at the sky again and again, general excitement, an underlying feeling of nervousness that increases as the day gets closer.  The most important task during the preceding days is to visit each plot to see the maturity level of the […]

The poetry hidden behind pruning

It’s winter; the time has come. The vine is asleep; all energy is directed towards the roots and the life is mainly found in the soil. The most intimate contact between man and nature occurs during pruning. Observe, breathe, walk around and sense, above all sense. Before we prune, we must first study the vineyard, […]

Who lives in our vineyards?

The biodiversity of the estate allows us to combine and preserve tradition and heritage. The centuries-old winegrowing tradition of the estate and the nearby forest and lake as well as the historical natural heritage of flora and fauna. A group of experts has therefore been studying our estate and its habitat and, with their help, we […]