Vinos del Viento are wines made from local varieties with minimal intervention that is respectful towards the environment. As this winery lies within the Campo de Borja D.O. - "The Empire of Grenache" - the main varieties are Grenache, White Grenache and Cariñena. The top-end wines are from unique vineyards with vines that are over 50 years old. The jewel in the crown is the Clos de Ros vineyard up in the Iberian mountain range, a rain-fed Red Grenache vineyard dating back over 80 years. In the area of Las Hoyas. This vineyard is cared for using sustainable bio-dynamic wine growing. No pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. Each strain produces very few kilos of grapes, around 1 kg per strain or less. The resulting wine is highly expressive and concentrated.
The winery is called Vinos del Viento because in the Ebro Valley in Aragon the Cierzo wind blows strong and often. Michael Cooper is the winemaker and creator of the wines. He is originally from California and when he came to Spain, he fell in love with wines and in particular Grenache wines. Michael Cooper is not looking for the highest yield of tons of grapes per hectare, rather he seeks quality. The old vines are the heritage of Aragon and every year they are being uprooted. At Vinos del Viento we look for winegrowers who can sell us grapes from old vines and we pay them a high and fair price to preserve this culture, this winegrowing history.
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