With ample experience in making and ageing great wines dating back to 1964, in 1998, Santiago Ijalba García left his position as general and technical manager in a historic Haro bodega to launch his own personal project. Under his newly-incorporated company Santiago Ijalba S.A., he created the VIÑA HERMOSA brand. The bodega is situated in the small town of Gimileo, close to Ollauri and a mere four kilometres from Haro, the “capital of Rioja wine” and his home town.

Today, the family bodega already includes a new generation. Young Roberto Ijalba Pérez’s passion for oenological innovation and cutting-edge trends are beginning to make their mark on the bodega’s wines.