Tradewinds Specialty Imports -- Spanish Wines

Exploring in the caves of Ismael Arroyo —Travels through Spanish wine country yield interesting discoveries, especially when joining the locals.

We left Valdelana after lunch to head south to visit the second winery of the day, Ismael Arroyo. The winery is one of pioneers responsible for founding the D.O. Ribera del Duero. Also to their claim, are their hand-crafted underground caves that go back to the XVI century. The caves have been used to age the wine since then. It was quite an eventful phenomenon, especially experiencing the sudden drop in temperature as you enter the caves.