One of our long-standing partners, Bodegas Alconde produces wines of character and enjoyability. Alconde is based in the village of Lerín, in the heart of Navarra. This warm and beautiful wine region sits across from the more famous and revered Rioja. The people of Alconde are fond of saying that their family histories in grape growing and winemaking are so long that they do not know exactly when it all started; while they know the traditions reach back to Roman times, they have settled on a start date of 1356, the first written records. In the mid-1900s the farmers formed a cooperative, and since that time have formalized the company but have remained steadfastly local, locally owned and locally managed. Today they are regional leaders in regenerative viticulture, supporting biodiversity and working against climate change.