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      On the eve of World Nutrition Day, we look into the diet of the monks who lived in the abbey and the relationship between monastic traditions and the contemporary emphasis on local produce and the zero km concept.   A return to the past is very much in evidence...

      It will be several months before they are released, but this week we are bottling the 2018 reds as well as the 2019 white LeDomaine. Under the watchful eye of cellar master Julio Sierra, four workers make sure that this operation goes smoothly.   The silence...

  Did you know that we have 40 colonies producing honey regularly at Abadía Retuerta? This is the busiest time of the year for bees. As beekeeper Miguel Rodríguez explains, an army of bees work tirelessly to make the most of the fields when they are full of flowers.  ...

  Passionate about wine, food and opera, this economist, lawyer and wine broker was able to identify the tremendous winegrowing potential of Abadía Retuerta back in the 1980s, even though there were no longer any vines left on the estate. Juan José Abó is no ordinary...

  Wine can be a good companion and a great ally during lockdown to enhance those precious little moments we spend with our family or even if we are alone. The team at Abadía Retuerta, including our winemaker Ángel Anocíbar, suggest a few useful tips to enjoy wine at...

  While not well-known in our times, the Premonstratensians who founded the Retuerta Abbey were pioneers in championing apostolate as opposed to the contemplative aspirations of most of the religious orders of their day, and they emerged as an important centre of...

The range of experimental wines made by Abadía Retuerta is one of the areas of activity that we are most proud of. It reflects the intense work of our technical team in recent years to combat climate change, to test different winemaking styles, and to fully explore...

  This Easter is going to feel very different from what we are used to. Confined to our homes in the new routine that the current crisis has imposed on us, we often find it difficult to know which day of the week it is. That's why there is nothing better than the...

Working from home when the children are around is not easy. Keeping them amused can be a real challenge. And so is getting them involved in activities that attract their attention. But the great advantage of cooking as a family is that there is a reward - we always...

  As the world faces the unprecedented threat posed by the coronavirus, nature continues its course. At our Duero estate, the cooler weather of the last few weeks has somewhat slowed down the vines, although not so much as to prevent the formation of the first...