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The great success of Bodegas Arzuaga is having the trust and affection of all of you. Those of you who uncork one of our wines each day, who come to discover our winery or to try our cuisine in either of our two restaurants. That’s why the awards we win for our work fill us with pride. Because they’re yours too, in a way. And today, we’d like to do a recap of the different awards we’ve won in recent months.
Five Arzuaga wines in Tim Atkin’s top 100
Recently on our blog, we talked about Tim Atkin’s visit to Bodegas Arzuaga, in a post you can read here. As we told you, this British Master of Wine came to our winery as part of a series of events and tastings organised by the Ribera del Duero Supervisory Council. After these tastings, Atkin awarded different scores to the wines he tasted and, based on these, he created a top 100 of the Ribera del Duero wines that scored above 94 points.
The truth is, at Bodegas Arzuaga, we couldn’t be happier with the result of these scores, as five of our wines have been included in Atkin’s Ribera del Duero top 100. While this in itself is already commendable, it becomes even more noteworthy because this has only been achieved by two wineries from our designation of origin in the ranking for 2021.
La Planta named Best Buy 2021 wine
Today we have some great news for you: our La Planta has been named the Best Buy 2021 wine by Piero Bonarelli, Vice President of Business at El Catador. This Dominican company has been active for over 40 years in the importation and distribution market for the world’s biggest wine brands. We’re so proud to be one of them, as well as the fact that someone with as strong links to the wine world as Piero Bonarelli has included us in his selection for 2021. We were also thrilled to hear the kind words he had for both Bodegas Arzuaga and La Planta in his analysis of the wine.
Arzuaga Crianza 2018 wins a Platinum medal at the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
At Bodegas Arzuaga, we work to improve every day, to make sure that our wines are special and convey their own personality. So, we’re especially excited that our Arzuaga Crianza 2018 received a Platinum medal at the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards. And that’s not just any accolade. These awards, now in their eighteenth year, are associated with one of the world’s most important and prestigious competitions. Only the best wines come away with an award from the demanding jury that comprises the best tasters currently on the international scene. That’s why we’re so proud, because we know that this award is a nod to the balance and elegance of our Arzuaga Crianza 2018.
Arzuaga Crianza 2018 wins a Platinum medal at the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
Ignacio Arzuaga, winner of the Verema Award for wine personality of the year
Today we have some big news that we’d like to share with you: Ignacio Arzuaga has been named wine personality of the year in the Verema Awards, a recognition that’s as important in the wine world as it is special for us. The Verema Awards are given by the followers and regular participants of the great Verema online community made up of wine enthusiasts, with over 47,500 registered users. The site is also visited by at least 600,000 unique users per month. So, Ignacio Arzuaga was chosen by you, the wine lovers. And that’s really important to Arzuaga.
Ignacio Arzuaga, winner of the Verema Award for wine personality of the year