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Con Un Par Sauvignon Blanc, a new white wine
We expanded our range with Con Un Par, creating the perfect wine for this summer.
We have worked during the last year to create a new fresh and light wine. A white wine, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, with denomination of origin Valencia.
The winery expands its range of wines with Con Un Par, a new reference that adapts to market trends: CON UN PAR SAUVIGNON BLANC. This white wine is characterized by being very expressive, giving off aromas of tropical fruits such as pineapple and passion fruit. In addition, the palate is fresh, lively, unctuous and with notes of citrus that remind us grapefruit. It is the perfect companion to fish, white meats, blue cheese, Mediterranean rice, cephalopods and seafood.
Luis García Severino, oenologist and technical director of the winery, highlights: “It’s a white wine with a tasty and long finish. It is modern and reflects the current trend, the public is looking for fresh and fruity wines. A premium variety that will surprise you”.
Con Un Par, the brand of “rogue wines” by Vicente Gandía was born in 2010 with the first Albariño from Rias Baixas bottled by the winery of Valencia. The range was extended in 2017 by launching onto the market a Monastrell-Petit Verdot red wine. The new Con Un Par Sauvignon Blanc complements the Con Un Par range with an elegant new premium white wine.
The striking design of the labels of Con Un Par and its transgressor name leaves nobody indifferent, since its launch it has been a sales success both in the catering sector and in supermarkets.
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Vicente Gandia in Prowein 2019
During the celebration of the competition, bodegas vicente gandía presented various novelties among which was the new presentation of the el miracle range mentioned above.
On 19 March the recent edition of the PROWEIN fair was concluded in Düsseldorf, one of the main international meeting points for professionals in the wine sector.
Vicente Gandía, recently recognized as the best European winery, was present with a dazzling and innovative stand where it released the main new editions of its brands SANDARA, EL MIRACLE, HOYA DE CADENAS, CASTILLO DE LIRIA, CON UN PAR, MARQUÉS DEL TURIA , NEBLA, FINCA DEL MAR and CEREMONIA. The wonderful stand of the Valencian company had a tasting area of its new SANDARA LEMON.
Since its launch on 17 March, in this room we have been visited by most of our customers worldwide. The team of Vicente Gandía composed of 14 people had busy schedules to attend all the meetings. Due to the presence of the winery in more than 90 countries and the international character of the fair, Prowein is an essential event for the winery.
Hoya de Cadenas Reserva also had an outstanding Presence, which has recently been elected Superwine of the Year by the “Superwines Guide” written by Joan C. Martín. This does no less than recognize that Hoya de Cadenas Reserva is the best Spanish wine in terms of value for money.
Javier Gandía, General Manager of the winery states: “To stand out at Prowein is the best showcase to get new distribution in those countries where there is no commercial representation of our winery, but above all it is the place where relations with existing customers are strengthened further”.
The recently closed edition of Prowein has had more than 6,900 exhibitors from 64 countries and has been visited by more than 60,000 professionals from 142 countries. This makes this event the most important of its kind globally.
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José Hidalgo, new technical director of the winery
We have extended our team of employees with the recruitment of José Hidalgo Camacho, a recognized and prestigious winemaker who with his youth and experience will be challenged to maintain and improve the quality line of the wines of the winery.
After an initial training period with the current Technical Director Luis García Severino, author of the likes of Ceremonia, Generación 1, El Miracle and Hoya de Cadenas, which has recently been elected Superwine of the Year in Spain by the Superwines Guide, the generational change will take place and José Hidalgo will become the new Technical Director of the Bodegas Vicente Gandía winery. José Hidalgo who is young, restless and with a great background in the sector, will help the company to continue growing in the wine sector, developing new high-expression wines.
José Hidalgo says: “With this appointment, a new and very exciting stage opens up professionally. To work as the highest technical manager at Bodegas Vicente Gandía is an honour; this being my new home, a flagship winery in the Mediterranean Arc and a national and international reference in the world of wine. His history and renowned wines mean he undertakes this new commitment with responsibility, but also with the peace of mind of having the support of Luís García Severino and an incomparable team of technicians”.
José Hidalgo Camacho is the third generation of a family that has devoted its heart, body and soul to viticulture. A genius of enology with an extensive résumé.
He graduated as an Agronomist from the Public University of Navarra and has a Bachelor’s degree in Oenology from the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona. In addition, from the same university, in 2006 he obtained a Master’s degree in Oenology.
In his professional career, after having been working in the wine region of Napa Valley in California, he was later in Gramona, which has been one of the best producers of Cava for 3 years. For the last 11 years he has been directing Unión Vinícola del Este, as manager and Technical Director.
In addition, he has been working for 5 years combining his business activity with teaching, giving classes in Wine Culture and Sparkling Wine Technology at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona.
José Hidalgo is the son of the renowned winemaker José Hidalgo Togores, a leader in the world of viticulture.
It is almost impossible to summarize in a few lines a professional career as intense as that of José Hidalgo Togores. Winemaker, teacher, advisor and writer with a wide and recognized work within the sector; one of the few professionals in Spain with technical capacity and wine understanding.
José Hidalgo Togores followed in the footsteps of his father Luis Hidalgo Fernández Cano, author of the famous TREATY OF VITICULTURE, who was recognized as a “Master Winemaker and Wiseman of the Vineyards” for his research contribution to Spanish and global viticulture.
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Nebla Verdejo obtains the double gold medal at the Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards
The winery will receive the recognition of Japanese consumers.
On the 29th and 30th of January 2019 the 6th edition of the “Sakura” Japan Women’s Wine Awards took place in Tokyo, the most important wine competition in Japan. This contest involves a total of 4500 wines from 33 countries and is peculiar in that it is carried out exclusively by women linked to the wine sector. Its judges comprise wine specialists, renowned sommeliers, winemakers, oenology teachers, journalists, hotel beverage managers, retail managers, importers and distributors.
Through a blind tasting carried out by the judges, the wines that are judged by Japanese women to be better in terms of pairing with Japanese cuisine are set apart, as well as those that are good value for money and are also more attractive to Japanese consumers and buyers.
The contest has three main objectives: Help the consumer decide on a wine to pair with Japanese cuisine, increase the annual wine consumption per person and increase the chances of integrating women in the wine sector.
Once again, our wines have obtained great results in this contest. In addition to the DOUBLE GOLD medal obtained by NEBLA VERDEJO, we have been awarded the GOLD medal for the following wines: Hoya de Cadenas Reserva, Ceremonia Bobal, Sandara Blanco and Castillo de Liria Brut.
NEBLA VERDEJO expresses the freshness and joviality of the dawn after a night of harvest. This perfect and unique blend between the cold of the night and the morning sun, result in this 100% Verdejo single-varietal fruit with great expressiveness and a fresh palate. After controlling the ripening, the night harvest is carried out in September to take advantage of the cool temperatures that help to preserve the aromas. A light cold maceration is carried out to enhance the aromatic intensity of the must, before its controlled fermentation at low temperatures for a period of 18 days.
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4 Christmas pairings
Do you know what wine to pair with the dishes this Christmas? Our winemaker Fernando Freire offers some advice on some wines for the most typical dishes for this special time of year.
Christmas is a time of special moments surrounded by friends and family, the funny thing is that there are always moments when food and drink are present. The refrigerators of all the homes are filled, but… What if they told you about affordable wines with which you can surprise your guests this Christmas?
Fernando Freire suggests some wines to surprise your most demanding of guests. He proposes 4 perfect pairings for these dates:
Roast suckling pig
It is one of the main dishes in most of the houses on these special dates. Fernando Freire points out “This dish seems simple to pair, but it is not. The suckling pig is a meat with more fat than others, so I would opt for a young wine. In the case that we want a red wine, a good accompaniment would be the Miracle 120. A soft wine, with good structure and a fresh finish. If instead we prefer a white, I would pair it with El Miracle 120 white, an intense wine in the mouth with a perfect acidity/alcohol balance”.
Seafood
A typical dish in almost houses at this time of year is seafood, and for its flavour to be even more outstanding a perfect pairing is an intense white wine. Freire highlights: “A wine that combines perfectly with seafood and fish is the Ostras Pedrín. A friendly white wine, sweet, elegant, vivacious, fruity and with a long-lasting finish”.
Suckling lamb
Accompany this dish with Generación 1 is a perfect combination since the lamb meat is powerful in the mouth and therefore needs a full-bodied wine. According to Fernando “Generación 1 is kind on the palate but intense, with well-diffused tannins and a long aftertaste. This pairing is a different combination that will surprise you”.
Stuffed turkey
Stuffed turkey is a dish with complex flavours, ideally paired with a wine with soft tannins. “I would recommend a wine such as Bo, a red wine with fleshy and tasty tannins that will help enhance the flavour of the filling. It is characterized by a smooth and balanced finish, which will give more intensity to the turkey”.
“Marrying a meal with this wine is a guaranteed success” Fernando Freire.
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Vicente Gandía presents the wine of the Valencia C.F. centenary
THE VALENCIAN WINERY RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS BEST EUROPEAN WINERY, PARTICIPATES WITH THIS LAUNCH IN THE EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE CENTENARIO VALENCIANISTA.
For some seasons Vicente Gandía has been the official winery of Valencia C.F. During this time the wines of the winery have been present at all the official events of the Club, as well as in the VIP area of the Mestalla stadium during the matches that Valencia CF has played at home. In addition, the winery is part of the Business Club of Valencia C.F., a business network in which passion for football and business go hand in hand to create an ideal environment for networking and business opportunities.
This season Vicente Gandía wanted to take his sponsorship further developing a wine with the image of the Club, hence the idea of launching a special edition dedicated to the Valencia C.F. Centenary. A special wine made with selected grapes from Centennial Vineyards, specifically the Bobal, Garnacha, Tempranillo and Monastrell varieties.
Luís García Severino, Technical Director of the winery and one of the best winemakers in Spain has been in charge of making this wine. The varieties have been vinified separately through a long maceration of at least 12 days. The fermentation is carried out by controlling the temperature to preserve all the identity and elegance that reflect its more than 100 years of history. Matured in Missouri oak barrels, this precious wine is among the best wines made by the winery.
Javier Gandía, General Manager of the winery states: “All the details have been taken care of both in terms of the quality of the wine and in its presentation, the Kendo bottle brings a lot of quality to the packaging and turns it into a luxury product. Our team has been very careful in the design of the bottle using the same codes as used by Valencia C.F., with the centenary shield in gold on black that has been printed using a material that contains authentic 18k gold. On the back, the founding charter of the club has been embodied, a detail that makes the bottle itself an article that many Valencians will surely want to keep for many years as a souvenir”.
The wine is presented in a luxurious gift box of 2 bottles of 75 cl and is sold at a recommended price of €25, making this item the perfect gift for all Valencia C.F. fans. This case goes on sale from 21 November 2018 and can be purchased at the online store of the winery www.vicentegandiashop.com as well as at the usual points of sale of the wines of Bodegas Vicente Gandía.
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The “Superwine” of the year is our hoya de cadenas reserve of the D.O. Utiel-Requena
THE 2019 “SUPERWINES” GUIDE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOAN C. MARTÍN, (GOURMAND PRIZE 2018), CHOOSE HOYA DE CADENAS RESERVE FROM BODEGAS VICENTE GANDÍA AS THE BEST WINE IN TERMS OF VALUE FOR MONEY IN SPAIN.
The “Superwines” Guide gathers those references that can be found on supermarket shelves whose price does not exceed 15 euros. There are more than 900 wines tasted by the author Joan C. Martín who is personally responsible for buying them in supermarkets throughout the Spanish territory. As with every year, once the guide has been published, the publisher chooses the six best rated wines to submit them to a round of tastings in the cities of Málaga, València, Barcelona and Madrid. In the course of these tastings in which a selection of journalists, bloggers and professional tasters participate, a competition is established to determine which of the chosen wines will be the Superwine of the Year. This year the selection was made up of a young red wine from Rioja Alavesa, a red wine from Navarra, a red wine from Tierra de Extremadura, a red oak wine from Alicante, a Catalan cava brut nature and Hoya de Cadenas red wine from the DO Utiel-Requena, which was the winner.
According to Javier Gandía the Managing Director of Bodegas Vicente Gandía, “This award is recognition of the excellent progression in the quality of DO Utiel Requena wines, which now includes the fruit of many years of dedication and commitment to viticulture quality, led by great winemakers such as Luís García Severino, author of Hoya de Cadenas Reserva and many other iconic wines of the Utiel Requena Designation of Origin such as Generación 1, Bo or Ceremonia. Vicente Gandía was a pioneer in producing premium wines in this Denomination of Origin and now, with this type of recognition, time has shown that we were right”.
Hoya de Cadenas Reserva is clean looking and has a deep intensity with red-vermilion tints. The nose reveals complex aromas of ripe fruit and vanilla. A soft and velvety wine, with a very fine and elegant finish. Its fantastic price has been a determining factor in obtaining this recognition.
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Wine Enthusiast Awards 90 points to Raiza Crianza
THE WINERY CONTINUES TO ACHIEVE GREAT SCORES AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. THIS TIME IT WAS WITH THE SPECIALIZED PRESTIGIOUS MAGAZINE, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL IN THE WORLD WINE MARKET, WINE ENTHUSIAST, WHICH HAS VALIDATED A RAIZA AGING WITH 90 POINTS.
Raiza Crianza is a wine that presents a ruby red colour with a tawny edge. The balsamic aromas stand out on the nose and there are notes of vanilla and leather. The palate is silky with mineral notes that give it great finesse and structure.
This red wine is 100% Tempranillo and from the Rioja Denomination of Origin. The harvest, in this case, is manual and is carried out during the second half of September. For the elaboration of this wine, a selection of the best Tempranillo from Rioja is made. Controlled fermentation at 26ºC and subsequent ageing in American and French oak barrels for 24 months. Its refinement in the bottle is a minimum of 18 months.
The North American magazine bases its scores not only on the quality of the wine but also in terms of value for money. In addition to taking into account market trends or exclusivity.
Michael Schachner has been the person in charge of tasting Spanish wines and rating them. Schachner is an American journalist, specializing in gastronomy, travel and wine. He mainly writes about wines from Argentina, Chile and Spain in this prestigious magazine: Wine Enthusiast.
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Vicente Gandía recognized as the “Best European Winery”
THE EUROPEAN GASTRONOMIC CONFERENCE COUNCIL AWARDS THE VALENCIAN WINERY WITH THE “AURUM EUROPA EXCELLENCE ENOGASTRONOMIC” AWARD IN THE CATEGORY OF “BEST EUROPEAN WINERY 2018”.
Last Saturday Vicente Gandía received the award for “Best European Winery 2018”. A recognition granted by the European Council of Food and Wine Associations (CEUCO), a European body that brings together the main associations dedicated to the dissemination and protection of gastronomy and oenology regarding their places of origin.
Javier Gandía, Managing Director of Bodegas Vicente Gandía, picked up the “Aurum Europe Excellence Enogastronomic Award”, an award that recognizes the career and work of the winery, considering it the best European winery in 2018.
The event took place in Athens, specifically in the Zappeion building, an area built at the end of the 19th century to host the 1896 Olympic Games and in which many historical events have taken place. The event was chaired by the Minister of Tourism of Greece, Elena Kountoura and was led by the president of CEUCO Carlos Martín Cosme.
This award recognizes the harvesting work of the Valencian winery in its more than 130 years of history. Javier Gandía, general director of Vicente Gandia, points out “Without doubt this is one of the most important awards of our career. This recognition confirms the great moment of Valencian wines and the importance of Spanish wine in Europe. I would like to dedicate this award to the entire team of the company as well as to all our customers and suppliers, who are the main people responsible for this success”.
Vicente Gandía, with a commercial presence in 90 countries, is a family winery founded in Valencia in 1885. With a team of 140 employees, it is the largest winery in the Valencian Community and chosen among the 50 first wineries in the world according to the World Association of Wine and Liquor Journalists and Writers. In 2014, it was chosen as the best Spanish producer by the prestigious international competition AWC Vienna.
It currently produces wines in 8 denominations of origin: Valencia, Utiel – Requena, Rioja, Rías Baixas, Ribera del Duero, Cava, Alicante and Priorat. They are committed to sustainable cultivation, protection and development of the native varieties, and to carrying out modern developments inspired by traditional methods, maintaining the quality of the products harvest after harvest.
Vicente Gandía has evolved since its inception, labels such as Castillo de Liria, El Miracle, Hoya de Cadenas, Ceremonia and Sandara are examples of the company’s constant commitment to brand and innovation.
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Vicente Gandia in Air Europa
Two wines from our warehouse will be served for economy-class passengers on the transoceanic routes of Air Europa.
The wines from the winery will be served on board the long-haul flights of Air Europa. Thus, passengers travelling in economy can consume Hoya de Cadenas Shiraz and Fustanova Blanc during the journey; two Valencian wines with an international trip and that are well recognised within the sector.
Hoya de Cadenas Shiraz is a red wine made in the Finca Hoya de Cadenas, an enological paradise only 90 km from the city of Valencia that has 300 hectares of the most noble local and international varieties. This delicious Shiraz is warm, with soft tannins and a spicy finish, with a balsamic aftertaste reminiscent of black olives.
Fustanova Blanc is a wine whose fundamental key is the influence of the Mediterranean Sea. It is made with selected grapes and picked at the optimum time in order to maximize all its essence.
This wonderful white wine is broad, unctuous and fresh at the same time, with a fruity finish where its excellent acidity stands out.
These two Valencian wines have been chosen to be served in economy class for Air Europa’s international flights, the airline chaired by Juan José Hidalgo, which last year transported more than 10.6 million passengers to its more than 50 domestic, European and transoceanic destinations.
The presence of our Valencian wines with the airline will undoubtedly contribute to the promotion of our wines.