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  Born in Navarra, he has been behind the wines of Abadía Retuerta for almost 25 years since Pascal Delbeck saw that he had the professional skills to place this winery among the finest in the country. At 53, this Aries born on April 7th (curiously, the same date as...

    Are you looking for something genuinely special to do over the following weeks? At Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine we offer a variety of activities, but we focus on three for visitors to enjoy our estate at different occasions and situations, all of them in close...

  As the warm weather sets in, much of Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine's day-to-day life is spent by the pool. David Vicente awaits you there with surprising cocktails to make your stay even more refreshing. One of them is the wine mojito, a recipe he reveals in this post....

  It's pretty similar to the perfect terrace you're hoping to discover this summer. A relaxing space surrounded by nature where you can enjoy simple but refined local dishes prepared by Marc Segarra and paired with the wines of Abadía Retuerta and other selected...

    On July 1st, our casual restaurant preesnts two new dishes and fills in with fresh vegetables from the monks' garden. And the experience will be even more memorable if you enjoy it in the cloister garden. The true luxury at Abadía Retuerta is the space.   Chef...

    Everything is more or less ready for the reopening of Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine on July 1st. Who better than our director, Enrique Valero, to tell us about the intensive preparations and safety measures that have been put in place to make the stay of guests and...

  The new vintages of two of Abadía Retuerta's most delicious exceptions are now on general release. On the one hand, the 2019 vintage of LeDomaine, our white in a land of reds. On the other hand, Pago Garduña 2016, the singularity of a Syrah on the banks of the Duero...

  We look forward to welcoming you back to Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine. As of July 1, the spa will open its doors to hotel guests to freshen up physically and mentally after lockdown. As director Catia Fonseca explains, beyond the safety precautions, wellness therapies...

      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...