The Story
Sancho Garcés is our brand in homage to King Sancho Garcés III el Mayor, king of the kingdom of Pamplona between 1004 and 1035 and who, based in Nájera (a town bordering Uruñuela), promoted the Jacobean route of the Camino de Santiago building hospitals and shelters, which is why whereby many travelers make a stop in La Rioja to learn about its culture and enjoy our wine.
Taking as reference the figure of Sancho Garcés, king of the Kingdom ...
Vintage 2017
SPAIN 2017 Vintage /Extreme weather was seen across the wine world in 2017 and Spain was no exception. For most Spanish regions there were one or more climatic challenges to contend with including spring frost, drought, untypically high summer temperatures and occasional hail storms. Then, mercifully, the going got easier as more typical weather arrived for the August and September ripening period and generally very favourable harvest conditi...