Quality, elegance, innovation, feeling, and evolution. These are the pillars on which five families founded the winery in 189 ... 0. Today, their descendants are still major shareholders and involved in the running of the winery with exactly the same commitment as their forefathers. Over more than 129 harvests, the search for excellence has driven this iconic house to mix the best of their wise winemaking tradition -coopers make American oak barrels in the own cooperage, traditional racking, long ageing, and so on- with the most modern production technology as shown by their unswerving commitment to R+D and their sophisticated system of optical grape selection. For La Rioja Alta, S.A., which today leads a family of wineries comprising Torre de Oña in Rioja Alavesa, Áster in Ribera del Duero and Lagar de Cervera in Rías Baixas, their own vineyard is one of the key factors in producing high quality wine from only the best harvests. Nowadays, it owns more than 420 ha of vineyards in the best areas of La Rioja. The Tempranillo grape dominates their vineyards but they also have other varieties such as Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha which show the recognisable personality of their brands: Gran Reserva 890, Gran Reserva 904, Viña Arana Gran Reserva, Viña Ardanza and Viña Alberdi. The La Rioja Alta, S.A. winery has a wealth of experience in wine tourism, offering their customers, friends, and Members of the Club de Cosecheros - the oldest in Spain- a unique experience at their premises, halls, tasting rooms, wine bar and private dining rooms. Furthermore, their firm commitment to CSR is highlighted in their environmental actions and their ‘Viña Ardanza Solidario’ programme through which they dedicate 1% of their annual profits to an NGO developing agricultural projects in the Third World, for which they won the 2017 Empresa Social Award. read more