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History
“Located in the heart of the D.O.P. La Mancha with 60 years of experience”
Bodegas Cristo de la Vega is located in the heart of the D.O.P La Mancha, in the small village of Socuellamos, in the province of Ciudad Real (Castilla la Mancha, Spain). It was founded in 1955 by 25 vine growers, giving continuity to the project that they already had in common for many year before. Year by year, Bodegas Cristo de la Vega became bigger and bigger, elaborating better and more sophisticated wines, as the result of the enthusiasm of the whole village.
The winery counts nowadays on nearly 60 years of experience and tradition, modern facilities as well as a huge “know-how” personalized in our human force. Thanks to this union and desire to excel ourself, our wines can be already enjoyed in many corners of the planet.
Our Cellars
“More than 1,200 American oak barrels where our wines sleep”
Bodegas Cristo de la Vega counts on modern facilities and machines of the most recent technology. These installations allow us to carry out an exhaustive selection of grapes and separation by varieties, so that the grapes enter the winery in the best conditions for winemaking.
The winery disposes of self-emptying stainless steel deposits, thus allowing a fermentation at controlled temperature, different filtrate equipment, automatic cold equipment and process control, which allows to elaborate white, rosé and red wines of highest quality at competitive prices, according to the demands of international markets.
On the other hand, the ageing facilities are equipped with more than 1.200 American oak casks (medium toasted) for ageing our wines.
The bottling facilities have a capacity to bottle 5.000 bottles / hour, reducing the time to prepare the orders. Furthermore, it is prepared to bottled our wines with cork, screw cap, or bag in box.
Spirit and Effort
“The affection, passion and effort we put to produce high quality wines is the result of knowledge handed down over long time"
From its foundation until today, in Bodegas Vega Cristo we have not changed the essence of our passion for wine, passed down from generation to generation, with a single goal: to improve, year by year, the winery’s commitment to the world of wine. That’s how the 25 founding members of the cooperative conceived the winery.
The affection, passion and effort we put to produce high quality wines is the result of knowledge handed down over long time. Thanks to this spirit of constant growth and renewal, the wines from Bodegas Cristo de la Vega can be enjoyed in the five continents.
International Prestige
“Nowadays, Bodegas Cristo de la Vega is considered as one of the most important cooperatives in La Mancha thanks to their national and international recognitions”
Nowadays, Bodegas Cristo de la Vega is considered as one of the most important cooperatives in Castilla la Mancha and Spain, thanks to its national and international recognitions as well as for its long journey on the wine world.
The “know-how” of Bodegas Cristo de la Vega grants to all our products: Premium Quality, reasonable prices, and consistency from one harvest to the next. Wines that are characterized by their elegance, modernity, complexity, smoothness and balance. Creating two different styles of wine: traditional, but also modern and innovative.