Ep 4: 'Behind the Bodega Door' | Bodegas Nekeas | D.O Navarra

Interpreting Wine Podcast

Show notes: (0:30) Introduction: Natural diversification by knowing the land and its grapes (0:58) The region: Navarra, a Spain in miniature. (1:40) The bodega: A secluded bodega with lots going on (2:02) The 8 families of Añorbe (2:48) Marketing: Staying close to the market (3:20) Enotourism offering: An equally diverse visitor base to complement Pamplona tourism (4:23) Marketing: The reason the bodega focuses on exporting (5:30) Tasting notes: An approachable Chardonnay (5:58) How the grapes are grown: Lab checks and in field knowledge (6:35) Processing: Why the bodega relies upon long maceration (7:47) Ageing: 1,000 sleeping barrels (8:12) Question of the day: What do you think of Rioja’s dominance of the domestic Spanish wine market and what can other bodegas do to differentiate themselves? Place (and other) names mentioned: Bardenas Reales de Navarra (Navarran desert where Game of Thrones was filmed) http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3023/Parque-Natural-de-las-Bardenas-Reales.htm For more, visit: www.nekeas.com www.facebook.com/nekeas www.instagram.com/nekeasbodega To buy the wine: In addition to Spain, Nekeas wines can be found in France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, the United States, Canada, Peru, China, Japan, Taiwan. Meet the bodega: Bodegas Nekeas attends the Prowein fairs in Germany and China. In addition, they participate in events in the United States, Canada and Europe with the D.O Navarra. Bodega: Nekeas Location: Añorbe, Navarra Hosts: Virginia Irisarri (Responsible for Enotourism) and the President Francisco (Paco) San Martín Date visited: 29 September 2017