Cuentavinas 9 Items

Cuentaviñas is the new personal project of Eduardo Eguren, the fifth generation of the Eguren family, an illustrious name in the world of wine. Eduardo spent his childhoods in vineyards with his grandfather Guillermo and his summers between barrels with his father, Marcos. Upon joining the family company, Eduardo was responsible for all hands-on technical aspects of winemaking at some of the family’s most prestigious projects: Sierra Cantabria, Vinedos de Paganos, and Teso la Monja, where Eduardo was head winemaker.

Having grown up immersed in the world of wine, Eduardo dreamed of creating a project of his own where he could tell the story of vineyards, cultivating the essence of the vines rather than simply making wine. When he inherited 3 vineyards from his grandfather, Edurado embarked on this project, in which he could put into practice everything he had seen and learned on his journey with great winemaking masters. His wife Carlota is his partner in the project, and their work as husband and wife very much embodies what many in the United States have come to know as the "new Spain."

The name Cuentaviñas is a play on words – cuentacuentos in Spanish translates to "story-teller" in English. At his new project, Eduardo’s philosophy is to work as a cuentaviñas or “vineyard-teller,” living and breathing each site and translating this expression into the bottle. He works as a consummate vigneron; acting as winemaker, vineyard manager, and marketer for his products. For now, the project is so small that pruning, leaf pulling, plowing by horse, selecting cover crops, and digging soil pits are all carried out by Eduardo himself..Who better to tell the story of these spectacular microparcels than a man who grew up on the streets of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, living and breathing the revival of quality winemaking in this historical medieval Rioja village.