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In 1972 Alejandro Fernandez started making wine in his home town of Pesquera on the banks of the Duero a few miles east of Valladolid. At that stage, he may not have been aware of it, but he was playing a big part in bringing the wines of this region, Ribera del Duero, to the notice of the world. Such was his success that, in 1982, Ribera del Duero was granted official DO (which has since been upgraded to DOCa) status by the Spanish wine authorities and a few years later, after being discovered by Robert Parker, his wines achieved something of a cult status in the USA.

Over intervening years they have continued to cement their reputation as a leading producer in the region and steadily expanded the scale of their operations which now encompass four wineries, one of which is the well regarded Condado de Haza.

Alejandro died in May 2021 and leave a long-lasting legacy.  The last few years of Alejandro’s life were marred by a family feud. He separated from his wife, who had a majority shareholding, and three of his daughters and Esperanza took control of the business. Now it is in the hands of three of his granddaughters, who have run things since 2019.