The D.O Rioja board selects its new institutional wines. From Tonelería Murúa we are proud to have participated in some of the aging of these wines. Read more: http://www.laprensadelrioja.com/index.php/vinos-y-bodegas/item/390-el-consejo-regulador-selecciona-sus-nuevos-vinos-institucionales
An important research group formed by universities from different appellations of origin (DO) together with prestigious research centers, have participated in the development of a method that simply shows whether a wine has been aged in barrels for a long time or has been flavored by adding fragments of wood to the wine. Both practices contribute aromas and wood notes to the wine, but prolonged barrel aging brings substantial differences in complexity, stability, refinement, aromatic and taste maturation in wines in an unequalled way. On the other hand, there remains the question that without proper regulation, it could become a fraud if the wine with a chip is offered as barrel-aged.
On March 18, the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Wine Technology Platform Association took place in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz), on the occasion of its status as European City of Wine, which brought together more than 60 representatives of the National Wine Sector. Tonelería Murúa, as a partner, was present at this reference event.
It was in April 1974 that the Control Board specified a model back label to differentiate between oak-aged crianza bottles of Rioja; the range was completed with the categories of reserva and gran reserva in 1980.
The first interactive wine museum Pagos del Rey, located in the town of Morales de Toro (Zamora), opened its doors on February 15. The museum has the participation of the prestigious anthropologist specialized in vineyard landscapes in the world, Luis Vicente Elías, as responsible for the design and implementation of the same; along with Félix Solís Yáñez, President and CEO of Pagos del Rey.
Tonelería Mecánica Riojana celebrates 25 years in the Federation of Entrepreneurs of La Rioja. Last December, we received from the hands of Jaime García Calzada, president of the Fer, the award for a whole professional career.
In the latest December edition of "The Wine Advocate (TWA)", a guide edited by wine expert Robert Parker, four red wines from the prestigious Luis Cañas winery have obtained at least 91 points. The wines "Luis Cañas Reserva 2008", "Luis Cañas Reserva Selección de la Familia 2008" and "Luis Cañas Gran Reserva 2005" have obtained 92, 92+ and 93 points respectively.
Last Tuesday, February 11, we had the pleasure of receiving at our facilities the winemaker Adriana Ochoa, Bodegas Ochoa, who wanted to know firsthand the manufacturing process of their barrels.
From Tonelería Murua we are really proud to have collaborated with Cvne Rioja in its wine "Imperial Gran Reserva 2004", awarded by the prestigious American magazine "Wine Spectator", among the hundred best wines of the year arrived from all over the world to the United States. This is an event of great importance, as Imperial has become the first Spanish wine to achieve this recognition. Congratulations on this well-deserved award.
From Tonelería Murua we would like to congratulate Bodegas Tobía and the prestigious Riojan winemaker Óscar Tobía, for the score received for 7 of his wines by the American wine expert Robert M. Parker Parker, in the latest issue of his magazine "The Wine Advocate" (December 2013).