2025 Province of Cantabria Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in June)

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Marques de Riscal Elciego It has always been a leading model company in the wine industry and in 1858 became the first winery in the Rioja region to use the Bordeaux method to make wine. In 1972, she was the first driving force behind the creation of the famous wine region of Rueda, where Marquês de Riscal’s world-famous white wine is produced. The development of Bodegas Marquês de Riscal is closely linked to that of Don Camilo Hurtado de Amezaga. The Marquis of Amesa Carrigal was the original owner of the Torrea Estate vineyards and winery in Elciego. He was a man who held many titles, including diplomat, journalist, and free thinker. He became a citizen of Bordeaux, France in 1836. In 1858, the Marquis of Amesacarriguel was commissioned by the Diputacion Foral de Alava to hire a French oenologist to teach the locals how to make wine using Medoc techniques. The Marquis collaborated with Jean Pineau, director of Chateau Lanessan, and signed a technical contract with him on behalf of the provincial government to help the wineries in the province of Álava. In the same year, Marquis de Riscal sent 9,000 excellent vines to Rioja, where the dominant varieties at the time were still Tempranillo and Graciano.