{"product_id":"la-vizcaina-bierzo-la-del-vivo","title":"La Vizcaina Bierzo La Del Vivo","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Vizcaina is a relatively new project from Raul Perez that explores the hillside crus around his hometown of Vatuille de Abajo. Four reds and one white are produced under the name, all from vines with over fifty years of average age. Though all the red wines Raul produces in the Bierzo D.O. are labelled as 100% Mencia, they all in fact contain significant quantities of other local grapes. The rich varietal diversity found in Galicia is due in large part to the famous Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint James in the town of Santiago de Compostela, the earliest references to which date back to the 9th century. The monks who made the journey would often carry vine cuttings from their home regions in their packs to offer as gifts to the Spanish monasteries that would put them up along the way. This is certainly the explanation for the preponderance of Trousseau found throughout northwestern Spain. Depending on the particular region (and often on the person you are talking to), the grape is known variously as Bastardo, Maria Ordonez, Domingo Perez, Merenzao, Godello Tinto and Verdejo Negro, but ampelographic studies have shown it to be genetically identical to the Trousseau found predominately in the Jura region of France. Other red grapes found scattered around the old vineyards of Bierzo include Souson, Alicante Bouschet, Brancellao and Caino. Curiously, Mencia and Alicante Bouschet are the only varieties approved by the D.O., hence the practice of simply labeling the wines as Mencia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"750mL \/ 6 \/ 2023","offer_id":45627465498820,"sku":"ES-VIZ-10-23","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/3538\/5028\/files\/la-vizcaina-bierzo-del-vivo-750ml-6-2023-wine-647.webp?v=1766720590","url":"https:\/\/www.grandwinecellar.com\/products\/la-vizcaina-bierzo-la-del-vivo","provider":"Grand Wine Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}