Cárdenas (La Rioja) 1976. Agricultural Engineer. A degree in Enology and a diploma in Advanced Enology Studies. One of the new, young winemaking talents in La Rioja. Ever since his childhood he has lived very close to the vine, in his native village. Later he combined his academic study with professional experience in growing and winemaking. Like his Viticulture teacher at the University of La Rioja, Fernando Martínez de Toda, he defends viticulture as the key to producing a great wine. Deeply involved in innovative winemaking initiatives in various DOs, he is proving capable of reflecting all his potential in original, top quality projects, such as the Maetierra Dominum.

Madrid, 1962. Graduate in Viticulture and Enology. One of the most renowned Spanish "flying winemakers". During his studies he went to St.Emilion-Bordeaux, where he had his first hands on experience of winemaking while working at Château Pavie. He honed his winemaking skills in the Bodega Marqués de Griñón, where he saw the chance to work with Professor Peynaud of the University of Bordeaux; later he worked with Michel Rolland, the most universal winemaker of our times, as well as the vineyard specialist from Australia, Professor Richard Smart. He made regular trips to Bordeaux to work in Michel Rolland’s laboratory, thus getting to know some of the most important wineries in the world.