Bodegas Yuntero at FERCAM 2018

The Manzanares winery-cooperative continues its permanent commitment to 2 strategic axes: DIMENSION and QUALITY.

Dimension, to increase competitiveness through cost synergies and greater positioning in the markets. In recent years its activity has doubled, with a production in the last harvest of 2017, of 105,000,000 kilos of grapes, turning out to be the 2nd largest grassroots Cooperative in Spain, with 850 Members and 9,000 hectares of its own vineyards, with a wide range of grape varieties, in whites: Airén, Parellana, Macabeo, Verdejo, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Moscatel and Viognier and in reds: Tempranillo, Cabernet, Merlot, Garnacha, Syrah and Petit Verdot. Also noteworthy is that it was the first winery-cooperative to bet on organic vineyards in 1992, currently with a production of: 10,000,000 kilos, of a wide range of varieties that represents 10% of its activity, a correlation of this growth is confirmed in its turnover in the current campaign, which will reach 60,000,000 Euros.

In a commitment to increasing bottled wines and positioning in international markets, the wines are located in more than 20 countries, in the European Union, America and Asia, with a team of salespeople attending the main fairs and international missions that is allowing us to grow at rates of 30%.

Motivated by the indicated growth and the commitment to quality, the winery is making significant investments in its assets, on the one hand to adapt the Cooperative to current production and on the other to improve all production processes. The investments made in the last 5 years reach 25 million euros of investment.

An investment project is currently being carried out for the period 2018-2019 for the amount of: 8 million Euros corresponding to the construction of a 4,000 m2 warehouse to house the bottling and storage lines for packaged wines, this warehouse will be equipped for automation and air conditioning for the best conservation of the wines, construction of 2 warehouses to cover exterior tanks with an area of: 12,000,000 of liters, conversion of the vat warehouse to locate small/medium capacity stainless steel tanks, different machines and facilities to improve processes and productivity. In the treatment plant, investments will continue to be made for another year to improve all discharges with a sludge treatment line, pond coverage and adaptation of blowers in reactors.

The other strategic axis of the winery-Cooperative is quality, growth is of little use if we do not put quality and innovation first, as well as the marketing and internationalization of the Company. For this, different actions are being carried out:

Control of raw materials, with a Technical Department, which ensures the monitoring of the plots, making field notebooks, follow-up and recommendations of subscribers, treatments and state of maturation of the different grapes, so that they arrive at the winery at their optimal moment, as well as control at the entrance to the winery of the quality, controlling: graduation, health status, pH, acidity and potash, with this it is possible to separate the grapes depending on qualities, as well as their remuneration depending on the quality.

Control of fermentations, encouraging night harvesting to ensure that the grapes enter the winery at the lowest possible temperature and installing more than 10 million frigories to control the temperature of all fermentations.
Quality Department, there is a Quality Manager, with a recently built laboratory with the highest technology and a group of 5 workers, graduates in Chemistry and Oenology to achieve rigorous quality control of all wines and processes. The winery is accredited in the different quality regulations: ISO – BRC – IFS and ISO 14,001.

The winery is also committed to innovation and development, which is why the Department of Agricultural Products and Services has presented an R&D project to the CDTI (Center for Industrial Technological Development) of the Ministry of Industry, which has recently approved us called: PRODUCTION OF WINES FROM STRAINS WITH INDUCED CHITININASE ACTIVITY TO MITIGATE EMV

The result of the quality of our products is confirmed by the numerous awards that this winery receives in the different national and international competitions where it is presented. In this campaign the prizes obtained have been the following:

The winery sells a wide range of bottled wines and brands adapted to each market. Its main brand YUNTERO – D.O. LA MANCHA that is presented in its versions: White, Rosé, Young Red, Crianzas and Reserva, the LAZARILLO brand as WINE FROM THE LAND OF CASTILLA, the MUNDO DE YUNTERO brand of ORGANIC crops, the EPILOGO brand of selected grapes and blend of varieties and the latest novelty brought to the market:

POETICAL.- Low-alcohol wine, carbonated and sweet sparkling. It is made with Verdejo and Moscatel grapes and is created with the young consumer who is starting out in the world of wines in mind; Also for those who prefer low-alcohol products and its sweetness also makes it attractive for the sweetest palates.

All the wines can be tasted at the stand, which the winery maintains during the 58 Editions at the FERCAM venue, which will be held from July 4 to 8.