Red, White And Sparkling Wine From Spain - Spain

The origins of Bodegas Alcardet go back to the 1960s when 3 viticulturists decided to set up a private

winery to work the grapes from their vineyard and improve their marketing.

Afterwards, around 1972, a

group of 248 farmers came together with this same philosophy, increased the winery's capacity and

founded the Bodegas Alcardet.

It was not easy in the early days, but, with time, the winery consolidated its position and the farmers were

very happy brining it their grapes.

At that time, the varieties used were basically indigenous grapes such

as Airen, Garnacha, Cencibel and Tempranillo.

Since then, other foreign varieties have been added, such

as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Verdejo, which have been perfectly

adapted to the conditions in our region.

The Vineyard



The region, the Valley of the River Giguela (a Guadiana tributary), is an area particularly suited to wine

production, with very cold winters and very hot summers with little rain, meaning that, some years, the

vines have green shoots as early as April and are not touched by rain until the grape collection in

September.

This allows us to produce organic wines, for which the use of phytosanitary treatments is not

permitted or must be kept to a minimum.

In addition to ensuring optimum maturity.

Average Temperatures

• Very cold winters (below 0º), and very hot summers (between 36 and 40 degrees)

• Rain is increasingly scarce due to modern atmospheric phenomena and is generally concentrated in

November and February.

• The predominant winders are the North and East.

• Limey soil, poor in organic materials, ideal for growing a quality vine.

The Present

The winery now has more than 600 partners who grow more than 4, 000 Hectares of vineyards.

The

vineyards are mainly located within the municipal boundaries of Alcardete at an altitude of 780m above

sea level.

The river Giguela flows through the area, creating a microclimate that has an extraordinarily

favourable effect on vine cultivation.

Added to limy soil poor in organic materials, this enables the

production of quality wines recognised both nationally and internationally.

The Future

Since its foundation, the winery has not stopped evolving.

At the beginning of the 1980s, it was one of

the first wineries to opt for the production of controlled fermentation white wines using the airen grape

variety; highly prized wines for bottling and as the basis for sparkling wines.

In more recent years, beyond new varieties, the winery has opted for the production of sparkling wines

and has created, along with other wineries in the area, a brand of outstanding quality called CUEVA as

Villanueva de Alcardete was the first town in the region to produce sparkling wines following the

traditional Champagne method.

Our sparkling wines under the brand ALCARDET are opening a gap in the

market, competing on quality with the best Spanish and international sparkling wines.

Another of the winery's bets for the future is the production of organic wines, which are very much in

demand on the international market, and which have won the support of many our partners in the area,

which have clearly opted for this type of agriculture.

If you consider our offer to be of interest for your needs please visit our webs www.

alcardet.

com and

www.

cuevassantoyo.

com to examine our whole portfolio in still and sparkling wines.

I would be happy to send our price list on request

Juan Ramon Suarez Terol

Senior Export Manager

Bodegas Alcardet

Calle Mayor 130

Villanueva de Alcardete

Toledo-Spain

Phone: +34 925 166375

Fax: +34 925 166611

Email: export@alcardet.

com

Skype: jsuarezterol

Company Contact:

• Posted By: Bodegas Alcardet

• Phone: 34679425234

• Address: Calle Mayor 130, Villanuva de Alcardete, Spain

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• Website: https://alcardet.com

• Business Description: involved in international trade import export of goods, products, and services