Luis Canas, Rioja Blanco Vinas Viejas, Rioja, Spain Sulphate Free This doesn't mean he's not

This doesn't mean he's not a traditionalist though and actually vinifies grapes from each individual vineyard site separately every year

Region - Taganan

to explore the places in between

his grapes are growing in a shist/ clay/ granite mix which is a little unusual from the normal shist/ slate soul elsewhere

Luis Canas, Rioja Blanco Vinas Viejas, Rioja, Spain Sulphate Free This doesn't mean he's notIncredibly in the 1970s it was extremely unusual for winemakers in Rioja Alavesa, a cooler, damper subregion of the Rioja area, up by the Sierra Cantabria, to bottle wines themselves rather than sell in bulk to other producers or merchants. Luis Canas was one of the first to do so and used to distribute himself too, heading up to Bilbao to sell direct to bars and restaurants. This innovative spirit has continued and the bodega is now recognised as one