Menade, the first certified organic winery in Rueda, has just released to the market the new vintage of Nosso. A natural verdejo wine without any sulphur added. According to the winemaker, Richard Sanz, Nosso´s highlight is its fineness, with some delicate floral aromas with an...
This is especially true if you like your white wine aromatic, with expressive mouth-feel, just a suggestion of sweetness and brimming with subtle fruit flavours such as pear and peach – not to mention tropical nuances; for Rueda, with its hot summer days and cool...
Both the vegetative cycle and especially the Spring saw copious rainfall and the summer has seen some spectacular thunderstorms. Our vineyards therefore now have abundant water reserves, which is most gratifying after last year’s mega drought. There is of course a downside to this – for example...
Said event, sponsored by Bodegas Menade, is now in its third year and is becoming a major summer event. The results/verdict were/was decided by the 100 or so stalwart guests who represent a cross-section of friends, restaurateurs and Wine people. Top Prize went to the culinary delegation...
At Bodegas Menade we are complementing the ecosystem at our plots by adding some bushes and trees to improve the biodiversity at our vineyards, always focusing on our native species from Castilla y Leon. Until now, we have planted representative species from the diferent stratum of...
For the first time, Menade has been chosen as a candidate for the wine tourism awards ‘Rutas del Vino de España’ which ACEVIN (Asociación de Rutas del Vino de España) organises every year. The two categories the winery is opting for are ‘Social and Environmentally...
Durante el último trimestre del año estaremos presentando nuestros vinos en diversas ferias internaciones y eventos organizados por los distribuidores, dirigidos a dar a conocer los vinos a profesionales de la hostelería y restauración. En España, el 14 de noviembre estaremos en el Palacio de Figueroa...
During June and July we have been presenting our wines in California and Canada. We would like our distributors to get to know our winery’s philosophy first hand as well as the way we make our wines. We started our tour in San Francisco, California, on...
The 2016 grape harvest, which has recently begun, was slightly delayed due to hot weather. The last fortnight of August and the first few days of September were characterised by the high night-time temperatures and the lack of rain. Despite this, the last few days’...
At Menade, in addition to the multitude of natural viticultural measures and practices that we’ve instituted over the last few years – many based on age old practices - as part of our continuing efforts to complement and improve the estate’s ecosystem, we’re delighted to...