BODEGAS TERRAS GAUDA

Viñedos y Bodegas

2010

News source: LA VOZ DE GALICIA
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 7/02/10
Country: Spain

Interview | JOSÉ MARÍA FONSECA
CHAIR, WINE CULTURE FOUNDATION

«We must strive to be unique. Some wines speak for themselves»

He says that Galicia has great potential in the wine sector because of its many native grape varieties, and not just for white wines

Alejandro Posilio | La Voz

MADRID | This economist, born in Galicia in 1950, is the chairman of the Terras Gauda Group and one of Albariño's leading advocates.

- What are your initiatives going to be as the new chair of the Wine Culture Foundation?

- The first thing is to continue with the Foundation's work to defend quality wines, consumption in moderation and wider knowledge of the culture. And I'm going to try to get other wineries from major wine-making areas involved.

- Which wineries that aren't members would you like to join you?

- None specifically, because the ones that are involved already enjoy considerable prestige, not only in Spain but throughout the world. And there can't be any suspicions of personal interest. Still, I would like to see a major winery from Jerez, for example, and from a couple of other areas.

- Does Albariño deserve to enjoy the prestige and awareness of Rioja or Ribera de Duero wines?

- I think they're different types of prestige, but yes, it does deserve it. We should be talking about Albariño as the flagship for Galicia's extremely rich heritage in terms of native varieties. The scattering of the population we've suffered had one positive effect, which is the huge wine-making heritage that we have in Galicia. Proof of this Albariño, which is certainly now recognised as one of the most interesting white varieties in the world because of its qualities. And you could say the same of some of Galicia's other native varieties, of which there are many of great interest.

- Is white wine to Galicia what red is to Rioja?

- To be honest and fair, we not only could say that; we should. It's a feeling that's shared by most of Spain's winemakers, who have come to realise that Galicia is incredibly strong in terms of its native varieties.

- And will Galicia always be a land of white wines?

- No. When I mentioned the enormous heritage of native varieties I was referring to reds as well as whites. We still have some way to go in terms of preparation and maturing, but there's a very big horizon out there. For example, the wines from Mencía, Ribeira Sacra and from Valdeorras to El Bierzo show the enormous potential for red wines that we have in Galicia.

- What measures should be taken in Galicia for this sector to grow in importance?

- We need to stress the uniqueness, because that's our key heritage. As with red wines, because splendid wines are being made all over the world, but there may be a lack of wines that are more closely rooted in their areas and made with native varieties. In this respect, Galicia's potential is incredible. Of all the varieties in the Iberian Peninsula, between 70% and 80% come from this north-western corner.

- You have said that wine is a differentiating cultural factor. What do you mean by that?

- I mean that wine culture, throughout the Latin countries of Europe and the Mediterranean arc, extended to vineyards and olive groves, has shaped a way of life, a lifestyle, a cuisine, even influencing religious and other ambits of everyday life. This feeling has been passed down from generation to generation, and in old Europe this has made us different yet similar to our neighbours in France, Portugal, Greece and Italy.

- What are the challenges that the sector will face in the coming years?

- To find a place in the world that it deserves because of the uniqueness of its wines, its history and its incredibly high quality. Other countries have known how to market their products better and their varieties tend to predominate. The great challenge is to open up new markets. We must strive to be unique, because some wines speak for themselves.

- What do you think about the trend for young people to gather to drink in city streets?

- A lot o f things are being said that I don't think are really fair. Not so much for the problem itself, but because young people tend to want to get together and do it as cheaply as possible. And whatever people say, every generation has done this throughout history. So I don't think we should be so hard on today's young people, because they now drink in the street the way they would have gone to a club or somewhere before.

«It makes no sense for me for a bottle to cost three times its cost at source»

Fonseca set up his first wineries in 1979.

- Is fine wine's biggest problem its high price?

- I don't think so, no. It is true that there are some outrageous price tags out there, but making quality wines that are different is a very costly process, and all the care that's required makes the wines more expensive. Very high quality wines that conserve the identity of the production areas can be found in all the world's markets.

- But today a decent wine costs more in a restaurant than a top meat dish.

- That's a question that falls outside the ambit of what we as winemakers have any control over. For a bottle of wine at the point of sale to cost three times what it costs at source makes no sense to me, if we consider that restaurants buy by the case with standard payment terms of three months.

- Are we running the risk of quality wine only being available to the rich?

- Yes, that risk exists, but fortunately in old Europe we have a range of wines at affordable prices that are getting better all the time.

- The latest research shows that young people are drinking less wine and more beer. How does that affect you?

- It's true, and it's a shame, because in Spain and Europe the tradition of drinking wine with meals and consuming in moderation was passed down to young people, and that's now changing. But there are countries that don't have that tradition yet they are beginning to adopt it, such as the Nordic countries, Japan and China.

News source: ABC
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 6/02/10
Country: Spain

Boss of Terras Gauda to chair the Wine Culture Foundation

ABC
SANTIAGO. The CEO of Bodegas Terras Gauda, José María Fonseca, is the new chair of the Wine Culture Foundation, taking over from Guillermo de Aranzábal (Bodegas Rioja Alta). The Galicia-based firm joined the foundation with Bodegas Muga last year. In a press release, Terras Gauda set out their vision of wine as a differentiating cultural factor, a centuries-old tradition and absolute respect for wine's origins.

The firm says that these values are in line with its business philosophy, based on a commitment towards RDI to increase the quality and bring out the uniqueness of its products, by respecting and strengthening native grape varieties. The Wine Culture Foundation is a cultural-education entity that was set up in 2000 to encourage responsible consumption.

News source: LA VOZ DE GALICIA
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 6/02/10
Country: Spain

José María Fonseca of Terras Gauda to chair the Wine Culture Foundation

A. Posilio | La Voz

MADRID | José María Fonseca Moretón, chairman of the Galicia-based Terras Gauda group (Bodegas Terras Gauda, Bodegas Pittacum and Conservas A Rosaleira), has been appointed as the new chair of the Wine Culture Foundation, taking over from Guillermo de Aranzábal, who runs Bodegas La Rioja Alta.

This cultural-education organisation was set up in 2000 with the mission of encouraging responsible consumption and building awareness of how quality wines are made. The foundation currently has seven patrons: The Ministry of the Environment and the Julián Chivite, Muga, Vega Sicilia and Herederos del Marqués de Riscal wineries, and, since last year, La Rioja Alta and Terras Gauda.

Fonseca intends to consolidate the foundations core activities, such as The Taste of the Greats, and the sector meeting of the foundation's members, which for the first time will deal with communication. He also plans to redesign the digital material and organise new training and education courses and more guided tasting sessions.

This great defender of Albariño wine, who shares the view that wine is a differentiating cultural factor, was born in 1950 and has an Economics degree. In 1979 he set up his first wineries, and he also chairs the Galicia Wine Business Association (Asegival) and sits on the governing bodies of the Galicia Enterprise Foundation and Carlos Casares Foundation, among other roles at wine-related bodies.

News source: EL CORREO GALLEGO
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 6/02/10
Country: Spain

New appointment at the Wine Culture Foundation

APPOINTMENT » The chairman of Terras Gauda, José María Fonseca Moretón, is appointed to lead the organisation » His aim, to consolidate the institution

NEWSROO . SANTIAGO

The Wine Culture Foundation has appointed as its new chair José María Fonseca Moretón, the chairman o the Terras Gauda group, to take over from Guillermo de Aranzabal, the chairman of Bodegas Rioja Alta.

Bodegas Terras Gauda joined the Wine Culture Foundation last year, together with Bodegas Muga, sharing its vision of wine as a differentiating cultural factor, with a centuries-old tradition and absolute respect for wine's origins.

All these values are in line with the business philosophy of Bodegas Terras Gauda, according to a press release by the firm, which adds that since it was set up the winery has been committed to RDI to enhance the quality and bring out the unique features of its wines by respecting native grape varieties and helping to strengthen them further.

The Wine Culture Foundation is a cultural-education organisation set up in 2000 to encourage responsible consumption and foster the making of quality wine. The foundation currently has seven patrons: the Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Areas, Bodegas Julián Chivite, Bodegas La Rioja Alta, Bodegas Terras Gauda, Bodegas Muga, Bodegas Vega Sicilia and Vinos de los Herederos de Marqués de Riscal.

As chair of the Wine Culture Foundation, Fonseca Moretón will continue to pursue the institution's main activities to consolidate them, including The Taste of the Greats and the sector meeting of the foundation's members, which for the first time will focus on communication. Training and education will also be significantly strengthened.

DATA

Benchmark

» José María Fonseca Moretón is the chairman of the Terras Gauda Group, made up of Bodegas Terras Gauda, Bodegas Pittacum (D.O. Bierzo) and Conservas A Rosaleira, among other offices he holds.

News source: REVISTA ELLE
Section: FlechazosELLE
Date: Febrero 2010
Country: Spain

Ganadores Franscisco Mantecón

DESIGNER HARVEST

The Francisco Mantecón poster competition, organised by Bodegas Terras Gauda, is now an International benchmark. The winters of this year's edition come from Spain, the United States and Estonia (franciscomantecon.com)

News source: LA VOZ DE GALICIA
Section: Sociedad
Date: 15/01/10
Country: Spain

A high-precision winemaking project fits sensors to the vines to monitor photosynthesis

Galicia to measure the strength of vines to improve wine quality

The initiative by Terras Gauda will reduce each plant's nitrogen, potassium or water deficit and prevent pest attack

Bodegas Terras Gauda Alfondo Andrade
NEWSROOM | That some Galician wines are extraordinary has been acknowledged by Robert Parker and other top wine experts. But there is always room for improvement. The Rías Baixas winery Terras Gauda has announced a high-precision winemaking project it will undertake this year that will position Galicia at the forefront of wine technology.

It consists of individually monitoring each vine via selective vineyard management to improve yields. Sensors will be fitted to all the plants to measure their photosynthetic function – their strength, in other words. The computerised data is collected at nodes to reveal the nutritional status of each vine and apply nutrients as necessary. For example, if a plant needs more potassium, water or nitrogen.

The sensors will also measure the temperature, light, ambient humidity and foliar humidity (the succulence of the leaf), and the combined data of these factors, which determine fungus attacks, will tell the winery exactly when treatment needs to be applied and so balance any deficits being suffered by the plants. And a more selective use of fertilisers will reduce pollution.

Emilio Rodríguez, the Terras Gauda oenologist behind the project, stresses that the idea of this initiative is to measure the ripeness of the grapes and therefore stagger harvesting accordingly. «Each plant ripens at its own rate, but if the temperature is being monitored we can see more clearly which areas are ready and which are not,» he explains. «On the same plot there may be differences in the sugar content of the grapes that is equivalent to nearly one degree of probable alcohol in the wine, and we have 38 plots to deal with.»

Eighty thousand euros

The project, with a budget of around 80,000 euros, makes use of GPS and GIS technology to monitor the plot divisions, as well as powerful data-interpretation software. Staggering the harvest and monitoring the health of the vines will make it possible to harvest grapes in perfect condition at exactly the right time, and therefore obtain a more homogeneous, regular wine production.

INTERVIEW | EMILIO RODRÍGUEZ | Technical Director of Terras Gauda

«Over the next year or two we plan to market the first single-variety Caíño Branco»

A. A.
NEWSROOM | Caíño Branco is a grape variety that is only found in O Rosal and some isolated parts of Portugal. It has an advantage: its extraordinary quality. But also a setback: it is extremely sensitive to disease. Terras Gauda is just a step away from presenting it to the world. «Over the next year or two we plan to market the first single-variety Caíño Branco,» says Emilio Rodríguez, the winery's technical director.

- Why have you made such a firm commitment to this variety?

- Because it's a wonderful local grape, with a potential that I'd even go as far as to say is even greater than that of Albariño.

- But it's a grape that had virtually died out.

- Yes, hardly anyone grows it, because it's so sensitive to disease and awkward to work with. It's very high-maintenance and it's also late to ripen. It's often not ready until October. But the grape, which is only grown in O Rosal, is quite extraordinary. And that's what spurred us to recover it. We've been working with it since 1989 and we now have vines that are 19 years old, with 19 hectares planted. That's 95% of all the Caíño Branco in Galicia. We've done lots of tests that have confirmed that it's an excellent grape, so now it's time to go one step further.

- Make a good wine with it, you mean.

- Within a year or to we want to have on the market what will be the world's first single-variety Caíño Branco, apart from the odd vine grower's home production.

- What are its organoleptic properties?

- It has aromas of tropical fruit de and balsamic ones as well, like eucalyptus and mint. And it's just incredible in the mouth, with a tremendous body. That's its greatest virtue. Now we need to define what we want to make and get it out there as soon as we can.

- Is there still a lot of work to do with this variety?

- We need to get to know it even better and do what we did back in the day with Albariño: clone selection to determine its growing characteristics and make the very most of it from a winemaking point of view. We may undertake the growth study in partnership with the CSIC's Galician Biological Mission. We'll also do the winemaking study, which we're planning to start on straight away.

- Galicia is always coming up with surprises with its grape varieties for winemaking.

- Yes, it's the part of Spain with by far the richest grape-growing heritage.

News source: REVISTA SEMANA
Section: Novedades
Date: 6/01/10
Country: Spain

Terras Gada

Terras Gauda

Bottle of
from Rías Baixas
11,30 €

2009

News source: EL MUNDO
Section: METRÓPOLI
Date: 24/12/09
Country: Spain

8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón

THE ART
OF
WINERIES

THE EIGHTH EDITION
OF TERRAS GAUDA'S
POSTER-DESIGN COMPETITION
CONFIRMS THE
EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN WINE AND DESIGN

The Valencia artist Angel Luis González has won the first prize of 12,000 euros in the 8th Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, organised by the winery Terras Gauda. The jury, which included the top designer Pep Carrió, considered over 1,400 entries sent in from 45 countries. The winning poster will be used as the winery's corporate image for 2010.

This event organised by the well-known winemakers based in the O Rosal valley (D.O. Rías Baixas, Pontevedra) is part of the process of reaching-out by the Hispanic wine world towards the most diverse areas of social and cultural life in recent decades, in parallel with its increasing international recognition. Other examples of collaboration between artists and wineries include the Miquel Barceló's famous label for the Majorca red wine Ánima Negra, and the superb art collection of the Upper Aragonese winery, where oil paintings by leading contemporary artists such as Eduardo Chillida, Antonio Tàpies and Antonio Saura have been used to illustrate their range of wines over the years.

Outside Spain, one of the benchmarks for this tradition of patronage is the collection of labels that was begun in 1945 by Baron Philippe de Rothschild to celebrate the end of the Second World War, with works by some of the leading artists of the 20th century, including Braque, Dalí, Picasso, Bacon and Warhol.

Founded in 1990 under the name Adegas das Eiras and chaired to this day by José María Fonseca, the winery's first wine was the 1991 Abadía de San Campio (100 per cent Albariño). Shortly afterwards the winery's flagship brand was launched, the white Terras Gauda, which, besides Albariño, is made with the native Galician grape varieties Loureiro and Caíño Branco. Since their launch, the firm's wines have been very well received by critics both in Spain and abroad.

The Francisco Mantecón Competition, which was set up as a tribute to the artist (Vigo 1948-2001) responsible for the winery's first corporate image, is characterised by its extensive International reach and its prestige in design media the world over. The two runners-up this year, each winning 2,000 euros, were Julia Anne Luke from the United States and Robi Joeleht from Estonia. The Polish designer Dorota Cichon won a special mention from the jury. J.R. PEIRÓ

2009

News source: EL MERCURIO
Section: Cultura (Culture)
Date: 14/12/09
Country: Ecuador

Ecuadorian poster designer among finalists

Finalist 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition The Spanish winery TERRAS GAUDA has selected a poster from Ecuador among the finalists from among over 1,400 entries received from 45 countries all over the world for the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, maintaining the event's high level of international participation for the fourth year running.

The Americas were particularly well-represented in this year's competition, with over 200 posters from countries including the Ecuador, the United States, Canada, Barbados, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In Africa, entries were received from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius. In Asia, from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and China. Oceania was represented by entries received from Australia. Graphic designers from Sri Lanka, Barbados and Tunisia took part for the first time.

In Europe the participation from Italy was particularly high, with 360 entries. While France, Poland, Russia, the UK, Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden and Serbia also had a significant presence.

The jury selected 33 finalists from which they chose the winning entries. 20 of the finalists were from Spain, four from Italy, two from Argentina, and one each from the USA, Venezuela, Ecuador, Australia, Poland, the UK and Estonia.

The first prize of 10,000 euros went to the Spanish designer Ángel Luis González. The first runners-up prize was for Julia Anne Luke, from Los Angeles, the second for Robi Joeleht, from Estonia, and a special mention went to Dorota Cichon, from Poland. The runners-up receive a prize of 2,000 euros, making a total of 16,000 euros in cash prizes offered by TERRAS GAUDA.

Over the eight editions of this competition, TERRAS GAUDA has managed to involve leading figures at the forefront of International graphics design, with at total of over 8,000 entries from 83 countries all over the world. The event's success is based on ongoing strengthening of national and international communications, constant updating of the invitations to participate, the links between the competition and academia through universities all over the world, and the involvement of top designers by serving on the juries that select the winners.

This year over 65,000 graphic designers, design studios, associations and universities were invited to take part, compared with 1,000 in the first edition of the competition. The prestige achieved by the Francisco Mantecón competition has affected its links with academia, with participation by lecturers and students at International universities, and the first prize in 2007 going to a lecturer in art and design from Osaka University, Shima Takahiro.

The opinions of such top professionals as Javier Mariscal, Alberto Corazón, Óscar Mariné, Manuel Estrada, Isidro Ferrer and Pep Carrión, serving as jury members, has also assured the success of the annual event.

More information: Tel.: + 34 902 922 252 / www.franciscomantecon.com / E-mail:comunicacion@terrasgauda.com

News source: entornointeligente.com
Section: Notas de prensa (Press Releases)
Date: 14/12/09
Country: Venezuela

The spanish winery TERRAS GAUDA selects a venezuelan designers poster as a finalist among over 1,400 entries from all over the world

Finalist 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition The Spanish winery TERRAS GAUDA has selected a poster from Venezuela among the finalists from among over 1,400 entries received from 45 countries all over the world for the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, maintaining the event's high level of international participation for the fourth year running.

The Americas were particularly well-represented in this year's competition, with over 200 posters from countries including Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Barbados, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In Africa, entries were received from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius. In Asia, from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and China. Oceania was represented by entries received from Australia. Graphic designers from Sri Lanka, Barbados and Tunisia took part for the first time.

In Europe the participation from Italy was particularly high, with 360 entries. While France, Poland, Russia, the UK, Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden and Serbia also had a significant presence.

News source: NEGOCIO & ESTILO DE VIDA
Section: Estilo de Vida
Date: 15/12/09
Country: Spain

Bodegas Terras Gauda

Wine and its infinite options

At Christmas, wine is attractively packaged, packed with olive oil as a gift or combined with other wines for a more complete gift. For example, one option with Terras Gauda, the flagship wine of the O Rosal-based winery, in the Rías Baixas Designation of Origin area, is a two-pack, on sale for 28.40 euros.

News source: REVISTA AR
Section: Gastronomía (Gastronomy)
Date: December 2009
Country: Spain

WHITE WINES

	We are the world's largest producers of white grapes, and in recent years white wines have been reinvented: with ecological wines, whites with the body of a red, whites with style and originality … doing away with the old stereotype of "only for fish"
Abadía San Campio. Albariño (18 €), by B. Terras Gauda

News source: ABC
Section: Galicia
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

A winner for the Francisco Mantecón competition and a new image
for Terras Gauda

First prize 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition R.G.
VIGO. The Spanish winery TERRAS GAUDA has awarded prizes to four posters from the United States, Spain, Estonia and Poland from among over 1,400 entries received from 45 countries all over the world for the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, maintaining the event's high level of international participation for the fourth year running.

Over the eight editions of this competition, Terras Gauda has managed to involve leading figures at the forefront of International graphics design, with at total of over 8,000 entries from 83 countries all over the world.

The event's success is based on ongoing strengthening of national and international communications, constant updating of the invitations to participate, the links between the competition and academia through universities all over the world, and the involvement of top designers by serving on the juries that select the winners.

News source: EXPANSIÓN
Section: Galicia
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

First prize for the Valencia-based Ángel Luis González

'FRANCISCO MANTECON' The first prize in the eighth edition of the poster-design competition organised by the winery Terras Gauda has gone to the Valencia-based designer Ángel Luis González. The first runners-up prize was for Julia Anne Luke, from Los Angeles, the second for Robi Joeleht, from Estonia, and a special mention went to Dorota Cichon, from Poland. Over 1,400 entries from over 45 countries were received for this year's edition.

News source: LA VOZ DE VIGO
Section: La Mirilla
Date: 12/12/09
Country: Spain

El «Francisco Mantecón», an annual Xacobeo

REPORT
Soledad Antón

Benchmark in graphic design. That's what the Francisco Mantecón Poster Design Competition has become in only eight years. The figures speak for themselves. In the first edition 70 posters were received, all from within Galicia, while the latest edition attracted 1,400 entries from 45 countries on all five continents.

Such a meteoric rise is not easy to explain. For the answer we must turn to the ship's pilot, José María Fonseca, and the team he has surrounded himself with, including María José Sánchez as the ideal co-pilot. Last Thursday, at the prize-giving ceremony, Terras Gauda's ability to attract the best was once again quite clear.

prize-giving ceremony Francisco Mantecón Some old stalwarts and many of the finalists were a bundle of nerves in case Fernando Ónega ("the winery's official chronicler", in the words of the Galician president) announced their name. But this was the highest concentration of politicians per squire metre that had ever been seen: Feijoo, Louro, Caballero, Molares, Porro, Roberto Varela, Domínguez, López, Figueroa, Méndez … «There are almost as many dignitaries here as there are posters,» was Ónega's opening remark.

Naturally the journalist, in his usual style (just as well!) had more witty barbs in store to entertain the crow at this special annual event. Especially because he makes sure that the dullness that blights so many events of this type is kept at bay. He referred to the recent arrivals of Obama and Feijoo to their respective presidential offices. "And with that the balance of world power is restored," he said.

Sustainable economics. Ónega left the irony to one side only when he asked those present, particularly those in public office, to open their eyes, because behind such an apparently social/leisure event "what there really is here is an example of sustainable economics. This is like a pilgrimage that is held once a year," he said.

The speaker who was quite serious from the very beginning of his speech was José María Fonseca. And, almost before he had finished his first sentence, he already had the room applauding. He said that even though he knew that many of those attending were not Galicians, he would speak in Galician, a language that some people tried to turn into a problem that did not exist, he said: "It's a perverse stab in the back that we must flee from."

He then spoke of the collective keenness to continue to strive for an appropriate scenario to show off the hundreds of original designs sent in from all over the world. Abel Caballero was the next to speak.

The most exciting part of the evening, just before the Valencia-born Ángel Luis González came up to the stage to receive his award and 10,000-euro cheque as the winner of the 2009 Francisco Mantecón competition, was the speech by Mantecón's widow, Pilar Barreiro: "For many years I've been digging into my memories looking for a fact or an anecdote to convey something of who you were to this audience... so that they can know something more about you than just your name".

The good thing about that search is that it has meant that Pilar has not just looked inside her own memories, but also in drawers, on shelves and in every corner where "Paco" Mantecón left his creative imprint, writings and notes. She found a whole wealth of material and, as she announced on Thursday, has now finally almost finished classifying it. It will soon be available on the Web: "Over the course of all your work during your short life, surfing through cyberspace, opening the eyes not only of those who are close to us but also to eyes far to the north and south, East and west, today and tomorrow, so that they will be able to be only a click away from discovering who the Francisco Mantecón who have his name to this poster competition really was."

After the speeches came an equally long-awaited part of the evening: animated conversation over a glass of wine. The many people seen chatting included Antonio Quesada, García Mañá, Teruca Conde Pumpido, Carmela Pousa, Manuel Buciños, María Xosé Queizán, Pedro Solveira, Merche Castro, César Cunqueiro, Manolo Rodríguez, Mercedes Méndez, Luis Espada, Manuel Sanjurjo … And, of course, Fonseca's band-mates.

News source: FARO DE VIGO
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

Valencia's Ángel Luis González wins the Francisco Mantecón prize

His design to be the Terras Gauda winery's corporate image next year

NEWSROOM » VIGO

prize-giving ceremony 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón The corporate image of the Terras Gauda winery next year will bear the signature of Ángel Luis González. The Valencia-based designer is the winner of the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, organised by the winery. The designer won a cash prize of 10,000 euros.

The first runners-up prize was for Julia Anne Luke, from Los Angeles, the second for Robi Joeleht, from Estonia, and a special mention went to Dorota Cichon, from Poland. The runners-up receive a prize of 2,000 euros, making a total of 16,000 euros in cash prizes offered by the Terras Gauda winery.

The jury, chaired by José María Fonseca Moretón, Terras Gauda's chairman, selected these four poster from among over 1,400 entries from 45 countries all over the world, maintaining the high level of international participation for the fourth year running. After Spain, Italy was the country with the most entrants (360 posters, with 660 from Spain).

Of the 33 finalists, 20 were from Spain, four from Italy, two from Argentina, and one each from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, Estonia, the United States, Ecuador and Venezuela.

LOver the eight editions of this competition, Terras Gauda has managed to involve leading figures at the forefront of International graphics design, with at total of over 8,000 entries from 83 countries all over the world.

Terras Gauda considers the international media coverage given to the competition to be a key factor in maintaining interest in the event and positioning it as a benchmark for contemporary graphic design.

The eighth edition attracted 1,400 entries from 45 different countries all over the world

Jury

Besides José María Fonseca Moretón, the jury this year was comprised of Pep Carrió (designer), Pilar Barreiro (the artist Francisco Mantecón's widow), Enrique Costas (managing director of the winery), Javier Martínez Vidal (design director of Spanish Elle magazine), Taber Calderón (last year's winner), and Paulino Novo, who acted as secretary.

The president of the Galician Regional Government, Alberto Núnez Feijóo, presided over the prize-giving ceremony in Vigo yesterday, which was attended by over 400 personalities from the cultural, social, business and political worlds, including Santiago Domínguez, the acting mayor of Vigo, and Corina Porro, the chair of the Port Authority.

News source: EL CORREO GALLEGO
Section: Cultura (Culture)
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

Valencia's Ángel Luis González wins the Mantecón

CREATIVITY » Terras Gauda announces the winners of its eighth International Poster Design Competition in Vigo

prize-giving ceremony 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón REDACCIÓN . SANTIAGO

The jury of the 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, has awarded prizes to four posters from the United States, Spain, Estonia and Poland from among over 1,400 entries received from 45 countries all over the world for the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, maintaining the event's high level of international participation for the fourth year running. The first prize of 10,000 euros went to the Spanish designer Ángel Luis González. The first runners-up prize was for Julia Anne Luke, from Los Angeles, the second for Robi Joeleht, from Estonia, and a special mention went to Dorota Cichon, from Poland. The runners-up receive a prize of 2,000 euros.

News source: EL PROGRESO
Section: Vivir
Date: 13/12/09
Country: Spain

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Terras Gauda

A adega que preside José María Fonseca vén de entregar o premio de cartelismo Francisco Mantecón, que gañou o deseñador valenciano Ángel Luis González, cun traballo que se impuxo entre 1.400 obras presentadas.

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The winery chaired by José María Fonseca has awarded its Francisco Mantecón Poster Design Award to the Valencia-based designer Ángel Luis González, chosen from among 1,400 entries submitted.

News source: DIARIO DE PONTEVEDRA
Section: Vivir aquí / Cultura (Living Here / Culture)
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

O deseñador valenciano Ángel Luis González gaña o VIII Concurso Francisco Mantecón de Deseño

Entrega premios 8º Concurso Internacional de Cartelismo Francisco Mantecón Más de 1.400 obras de todo o mundo participaron este ano no Concurso Francisco Mantecón de Deseño, que convocan as adegas Terras Gauda. A entrega de premios tivo lugar onte en Vigo e estivo presidida por Alberto Núñez Feijóo. O gañador do primeiro premio (10.000 euros) foi o deseñador valencián Ángel Luis González. DP

The Valencia-based designer Ángel Luis González wins the 7th Francisco Mantecón Design Competition

This year over 1,400 entries were received from all over the world for the Terras Gauda winery's Francisco Mantecón Design Competition. The prize-giving ceremony was held yesterday in Vigo, presided over by Alberto Núñez Feijóo. The winner of the first prize (10,000 euros) was the Valencia-based designer Ángel Luis González. DP

News source: ATLÁNTICO
Section: ViGO
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

A Valencia-based designer wins the "Mantecón" over 1,400 other candidate

The president of the Galicia Region, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, presided over the prize-giving ceremony for the poster-design awards yesterday, at an event attended by over 400 guests, including the Government Delegate, Antón Louro, the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, and the chair of the Port Authority, Corina Porro.

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A new edition of the Francisco Mantecón poster-design competition ended yesterday with the prize-giving ceremony, held at the Pazo Los Escudos hotel. The Valencia-based Ángel Luis González won the first prize of 10,000 euros. The first runners-up prize was for Julia Anne Luke, from Los Angeles, the second for Robi Joeleht, from Estonia, and a special mention went to Dorota Cichon, from Poland. The runners-up receive a prize of 2,000 euros, making a total of 16,000 euros in cash prizes offered by Terras Gauda.

The jury convened by Terras Gauda and chaired by José María Fonseca Moretón (the winery's chairman) was comprised of Pep Carrió (designer), Pilar Barreiro (the artist Francisco Mantecón's widow), Enrique Costas (managing director of the winery), Javier Martínez Vidal (design director of Spanish Elle magazine), Taber Calderón (last year's winner), and Paulino Novo, who acted as secretary. The jury chose these four posters from Spain, Estonia, the United States and Poland from among over 1,400 entries from 45 countries all over the World, maintaining the high level of international participation for the fourth year running.

Europe was especially well represented in this edition, with 360 entrants from Italy. While France, Poland, Russia, the UK, Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden and Serbia also had a significant presence. The participants included 660 graphic designers from Spain. The event was also popular in the Americas, with over 200 posters received. In Africa, entries were received from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius; and from Asia, from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and China. Oceania was represented by entries received from Australia. Graphic designers from Sri Lanka, Barbados and Tunisia took part for the first time.

Of the 33 finalists, 20 were from Spain, four from Italy, two from Argentina, and one each from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, Estonia, the United States, Ecuador and Venezuela.

High attendance at the awards ceremony . The prizes were given to the four winners (Ángel Luis González, Julia Anne Luke, Robi Joeleht and Dorota Cichon), at a well-attended event with a large lumber of local personalities from Vigo's social and political life.

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Section: Euro Empresa
Date: 13/12/09
Country: Spain

Winery wins 2009 research award

The O Rosal-based winery Terras Gauda has won the "2009 Research Prize" given by the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences for its study to improve the quality of Albariño wine. It is the only winery in Galicia and one of the few in Spain to have its own special yeast.

News source: EL PROGRESO
Section: Terra - Alimentación
Date: 13/12/09
Country: Spain

TERRAS GAUDA RECOLLE O PREMIO DA RAGC 2009 DE INVESTIGACIÓN POR UN PROXECTO DO CSIC

Terras Gauda recolleu o Premio Investigación 2009 da Real Academia Galega de Ciencias polo "Estudo para a mellora dá calidade do viño Albariño", desenvolvido en colaboración co Instituto de Fermentacións Industriais e a Misión Biolóxica de Galicia, do CSIC, nun acto na sede da RAGC en Santiago. O director técnico de Terras Gauda, Emilio Rodríguez Canas, e os investigadores Carmen Martínez, da Misión Biolóxica de Galicia, e Afonso Carrascosa, do Instituto de Fermentacións Industriais son sos autores do proxecto, unha investigación de 8 anos que permitíu seleccionar 22 cepas autóctonas de albariño especialmente fértiles, produtivas e resistentes a pragas.

TERRAS GAUDA WINS 2009 RAGC RESEARCH AWARD FOR A CSIC PROJECT

Terras Gauda has been awarded the 2009 Research Award from the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences for its "Study to Improve the Quality of Albariño Wine", carried out in partnership with the CSIC's Industrial Fermentation Institute and Galician Biological Mission. Terras Gauda's Technical Director, Emilio Rodríguez Canas, and the researchers Carmen Martínez, from the Biological Mission, and Alfonso Carrascosa, from the Fermentation Institute, are the three authors of the project, which is the result of eight years' research to select 22 native Albariño grape strains that are particularly fertile, productive and resistant to pest attack.

News source: LA REGIÓN
Section: Ecoagro - Actualidad
Date: 12/12/09
Country: Spain

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Terras Gauda recibe o premio Investigación 2009

Terras Gauda receives the 2009 Research Award
Terras Gauda recolleu o Premio Investigación 2009 da Real Academia Galega de Ciencias polo "Estudio para a mellora da calidade do viño Albariño", desenrolado en colaboración co Instituto de Fermentación Industriais e a Misión Biolóxica de Galicia, do CSIC. O director técnico de Terras Gauda, Emilio Rodríguez Canas, e os investigadores Carmen Martínez, da Misión Biolóxica de Galicia, e Alfonso Carrascosa, do Instituto de Fermentacións industriais do CSIC son os autores do proxecto, que é froito dunha investigación de oito anos que permitiu seleccionar 22 cepas autóctonas de Albariño especialmente fértis, produtivas e resistentes a plagas.

Recognition

Terras Gauda receives the 2009 Research Award

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Section: Ecoagro - Portada
Date: 12/12/09
Country: Spain

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Premio Francisco Mantecón a catro carteis

O 8º concurso Francisco Mantecón premiou catro carteis de España, Estonia, USA e Polonia entre unha selección de máis de 1.400 obras chegadas dende todos os puntos da xeografía mundial.

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Francisco Mantecón awards for four posters

The eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón competition has recognised four winning posters from Spain, Estonia, the United States and Poland, from among over 1,400 entries received from all over the world.

News source: LA REGIÓN
Section: Ecoagro - Actualidad
Date: 12/12/09
Country: Spain

Premio Francisco Mantecón

O 8º concurso Francisco Mantecón premiou catro carteis de España, Estonia, USA e Polonia entre máis de 1.400 obras

First prize 8th edition of the Francisco Mantecón Redacción: MV

O presidente da Xunta de Galicia, D. Alberto Núnez Feijóo, presidiu a entrega de premios, a que asistiron máis de 400 personalidades do mundo cultural, social, empresarial e político, como o delegado do Gobierno en Galicia, D. Antón Louro, o alcalde de Vigo, D. Abel Caballero, os conselleiros de News source Rural, Cultura e Turismo y Economía e Industria e a presidenta da Autoridade Portuaria, Dña. Corina Porro, entre outros.

O xurado do 8º Concurso Internacional de Cartelismo Publicitario Francisco Mantecón, convocado por Terras Gauda, premiou catro carteis de España, Estonia, USA e Polonia entre máis de 1.400 obras enviadas desde 45 Countryes de todo o mundo, logrando manteñer por cuarto ano consecutivo un elevado índice de participación internacional.

O 1º Premio, dotado con 10.000 euros e que será a imaxen da adega o próximo ano, correspondeu ao deseñador valenciano Ángel Luis González. O 1º accésit recaiu na deseñadora de Los Ángeles, Julia Anne Luke; o 2º accésit é obra do artista gráfico de Estonia, Robi Joeleht; e a Mención Especial firmaa Dorota Cichon, de Polonia. Cada ún destos premiados recibe unha dotación económica de 2.000 euros, co que Terras Gauda reparte 16.000 euros en metálico.

Terras Gauda logrou reunir no Concurso Francisco Mantecón a vanguardia do deseño gráfico internacional nestas oito edicións, nas que concursaron máis de 8.000 carteles procedentes de 83 Countryes de todo o mundo. Este éxito de convocatoria está basado nun refuerzo continuo da labor de comunicación nacional e internacional, a ampliación constante das bases de participantes, a vinculación do certame ao mundo académico a través de universidades de todo o mundo e a implicación de deseñadores de recoñecido prestixio na formación do xurado.

A difusión mediática internacional é un factor clave para manteñer a participación e posicionar o certame como un referente para a vanguardia do deseño gráfico e unha das grandes citas anuais para os deseñadores de prestixio. Só nas tres últimas edicións fixeronse eco do concurso máis de 500 News sources de comunicación xeneralistas, páxinas web e revistas especializadas dos cinco continentes.

Participación 2009

Máis de 1.500 carteles de 45 Countryes de todo o mundo participaron este ano no certame. De Europa destaca a elevada participación de artistas gráficos de Italia, con 360 obras. Entre os participantes hoube 660 diseñadores españoles. A representación de América foi también notable, con máis de 200 carteles enviados. De África recibíronse propostas de Sudáfrica, Túnez ou Isla mauricio; de Asia: de Singapur, Sri Lanka, India o China. A representación de Oceanía é de Australia.

Francisco Mantecón Award

The eighth Edition of the Francisco Mantecón competition has recognised four winning posters, from Spain, Estonia, the United States and Poland, from among over 1,400 entries

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The president of the Galician Regional Government, Alberto Núnez Feijóo, presided over the prize-giving ceremony, which was attended by over 400 personalities from the cultural, social, Business and political worlds, including the Government Delegate in Galicia, Antón Loro, the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, the regional ministers of Rural Areas, Culture and Tourism, and of Finance and Industry, and the chair of the Port Authority, Corina Porro.

The Spanish winery Terras Gadua has awarded prizes to four posters from the United States, Spain, Estonia and Poland from among over 1,400 entries received from 45 countries all over the world for the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, maintaining the event's high level of international participation for the fourth year running.

International media coverage is another key factor in maintaining the levels of participation and positioning the event as a benchmark for contemporary graphic design and one of the key dates on the calendar for the world's top designers. The last three editions of the competition alone has received coverage from 500 general media, websites and trade press on all five continents.

Participation in 2009

Over 1,500 posters from 45 countries all over the world were entered for the competition. In Europe the participation from Italy was particularly high, with 360 entries. The participants included 660 graphic designers from Spain. The event was also popular in America, with over 200 posters received. In Africa, entries were received from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius. In Asia, from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and China. And Oceania represented by Australia.

News source: EL IDEAL GALLEGO
Section: Galicia
Date: 11/12/09
Country: Spain

The designer Ángel Luis González wins the Francisco Mantecón poster competition

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The Galician president, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, presided over the prize-giving ceremony yesterday at the eighth edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition, organised by Terras Gauda.

The jury awarded the four prizes to posters from Spain, Estonia, the United States and Poland, chosen from among over 1,400 entries from 45 countries all over the world.

The prizes total 16,000 euros offered by the Galician winery.

The first prize of 10,000 euros went to the Valencia-based designer Ángel Luis Gonzalez, whose design will be used as the winery's corporate image next year.

Two runners-up prizes of 2,000 euros each were awarded to the Los Angeles designer Julia Anne Luke and Robi Joeleht from Estonia, with a special mention – also with a prize of 2,000 euros – for Dorota Cichon from Poland.

The prize-giving ceremony, held in Vigo, was attended by over 400 personalities, including, in addition to the regional president, the Government Delegate in Galicia, Antón Louro, the Regional Culture Minister, Roberto Varela, the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, the chair of the Vigo Port Authority, Corina Porro, and the sub-delegate of the regional government in the town, Lucía Morales.

Over 1,500 posters from 45 countries all over the world were entered for the competition. Entries from Europe included, besides Spain with 660 entrants, those from Italy, France, Poland, Russia, the UK, Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden and Serbia.

The Americas were also well represented, with entries from countries including the United States, Canada, Barbados, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, while African designers sent in posters from South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius.

News source: ATLÁNTICO DIARIO
Section: Vigo 10
Date: 10/12/09
Country: Spain

JOSÉ MARÍA FONSECA MORETÓN
Chairman of Bodegas Terras Gauda

"Art and wine almost always go well together"

The chairman of Bodegas Terras Gauda, José María Fonseca Moretón, to host the prize-giving ceremony for the Francisco Mantecón poster competition later today.

José María Fonseca Moretón Chairman of Bodegas Terras Gauda vigo
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Born in Orense in 1950 and one of the first graduates in Economics at the University of Santiago de Compostela. A Ministry of Employment technician and financial advisor, he entered the wine world because of his interest, the fruit of his contacts with oenologists when he organised Job Centre vocational-training courses. He currently runs Bodegas Terras Gauda, a benchmark in winemaking in the Rías Baixas area and the organisers of one of the leading international poster-design competitions. At 8 o'clock this evening a ceremony will be held at Los Escudos, when the winners chosen by the jury headed by Fonseca Moretón will receive their prizes.

- What does it take to win this competition?

- It's not my decision, but rather depends on the jury. Still, in general terms, we are looking for two things: a high artistic and creative level, with a striking, impactful design. After all, these are advertising posters we're talking about.

- Do art and wine go well together?

- Almost always, yes. Countries in the Mediterranean arc of old Europe, where there is a winemaking tradition, have given birth to a great many artists. It is difficult to conceive of our culture without wine, and it has always gone hand in hand with art, even in the religious tradition.

- With the prestige that Albariño wines have now achieved, to they still need a poster to present them to the world?

- It can only ever be a good thing. The rest of the world has only discovered the qualities of Albariño and other leading native Galician strains relatively recently, compared with French or German grapes, which have a long history, in some cases without really deserving it. Some of our goals have been achieved, but we have to go further to turn these wines into a benchmark. Albariño still needs to make the jump to be accepted by the public at large.

"By becoming known abroad, some of our goals have been achieved, but Albariño still needs to make the jump to be accepted by the public at large"

- Despite such achievements as your "etiqueta negra", is it a struggle to make crianza matured wines with Galician grape varieties?

- Our "etiqueta negra" isn't really a crianza wine; it's fermented in new oak casks. For true crianza maturing, White wines of Albariño type still have a long way to go. Its great potential lies in the explosion of aromas and the freshness of the wines made without crianza techniques. We can become more sophisticated and ensure that its characteristics last longer in the bottle, but that's work that the oenologists will have to put their talents to. Progress has been made but to market it you have to maintain the quality throughout your entire production.

- And are red wines the next test for the sector in Galicia?

- It is something we lack, but it isn't easy. Although there's a huge amount of potential in Galicia with a wide variety of fine Straits, it's difficult to find a niche among the reds. But we are moving forward.

José María Moretón will be at the Francisco Mantecón prize-giving ceremony today.

News source: ABC
Section: Galicia
Date: 18/11/09
Country: Spain

Premio á investigación para Terras Gauda

José María Fonseca, presidente de Bodegas Terras Gauda, recibiu onte na Real Academia Galega de Ciencias o Premio Investigación 2009 polo "Estudio para a mellora da calidade do viño albariño", desenvolto en colaboración co Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales e a Misión Biolóxica de Galicia, do CSIC.

Research award for Terras Gauda

Yesterday at the Royal Galician Academy of Science, José María Fonseca, the chairman of Bodegas Terras Gauda, received the 2009 Research Award for the "Study for the Improvement of the Quality of Albariño Wine", developed in partnership with the CSIC´s Industrial Fermentation Institute and Galician Biological Mission.

News source: El Correo Gallego
Section: Galicia
Date: 18/11/09
Country: Spain

Recognition from the RAGC for technology transfer

AWARDS » Award-winners from the CSIC, USC, Terras Gauda and Tragsa value the bridges between research and business Terras Gauda - 2009 Research Award

Honour, pride and the urge to keep researching. These were the words shared yesterday by all the award winners recognised by the Royal Galician Academy of Science (RAGC) at the tenth edition of its awards, which are intended to be "an injection of optimism" for researchers to "feel obliged to go further," according to the RAGC chairman, Ernesto Viéitez.

Experts from the CSIC, University of Santiago, Terras Gauda and Tragsa opted for initiatives like this, to guild Bridges between research and business. In all its awards, the academy acknowledged the transfer of technology, to build society´s awareness of the "need and importance" of applying research to the worlds of business and finance.

The 2009 Research Award, with a prize of 6,000 euros, went to the Estudo para a mellora da calidade do viño Albariño (Study for the Improvement of the Quality of Albariño Wine), led by the researcher Carmen Martínez, from the Galicia Biological Mission (Pontevedra), and Alfonso Carrascosa, from the Industrial Fermentation Institute in Madrid (both CSIC centres), in partnership with the wine firm Terras Gauda. The winery´s chairman, José María Fonseca, said that "what is not known does not exist," adding that it is "extremely important to do this work, as it not only helps to do better business but also benefits society."

Martínez said that even though winemaking wins many awards, "they very rarely have anything to do with research in this field". Carrascosa was pleased to have "brought a technology-transfer process to a successful conclusion".

The honorary mention, awarded for the first time, was for Avances nocoñocemento do patóxeno emerxente de rodaballo Edwardsiella tarda (Advances in Knowledge of the Emerging Pathogen of the Brill Species Edwardsiella tarda), submitted by Beatriz Magariños and Nuria Castro, from the University of Santiago. Magariños said that she was "proud to have competed at such a high level" and that this research would serve for "antibiotics not to be used" in brill production.

Nieves Vidal, in her own right and on behalf of Ana María Viéitez from the CSIC, and María Rosario Fernández and Beatriz Cuenca from Tragsa – whose paper published in the RAGC journal won an award – stressed the contribution of their study to "maintaining forest diversity".

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2010

Inclusion of the rest of Spain and Portugal

Coinciding with the 20thh anniversary of its awards, the RAGC launched its call for entries for 2010, when entries will be accepted for research projects from anywhere in Spain or Portugal. The academy will also reinstitute its award for young researchers (aged under 28), which will replace the one given to the best paper published in the RAGC´s own scientific journal, which has been published for 27 years. The award in the senior category will have a prize of 6,000 euros, with 2,000 for the young researcher of the year. For either of these awards, projects can be submitted in: mathematics, physics, cosmos physics, chemistry, geology, biology, pharmacy, social sciences, economics and technical sciences. Graduates and PhDs may opt for the awards, although in the senior modality at least one of the authors must hold a PhD.

News source: La Voz de Galicia
Section: Sociedad (Society)
Date: 17/11/09
Country: Spain

Royal Galician Science Academy gives award to research on improving Albariño wine quality

Terras Gauda - 2009 Research Award NEWS ROOM | The Royal Galician Science Academy has awarded its 2009 research prize to a study to improve the quality of Albariño wine, carried out by researchers from the CSIC – at the Galician Biological Mission in Pontevedra and the Industrial Fermentation Institute in Madrid – in partnership with the winery Terras Gauda.

In this category there is also an honorary mention for the paper Advances in Knowledge of the Emerging Brill Pathogen, submitted by two researchers from the aquicultural pathology group at the University of Santiago.

Another award went to a paper titled Development of Chestnut and Cork Oak Germplasm Banks By Cryoconservation of Caulinary Apices and Somatic Embryos, by the Galician Agro-biological Research Institute (CSIC) and Tragsa´s Agricultural and Forestry Improvement Department, in Maceda (Orense).

News source: El Economista
Date: 5/11/09
Country: Spain

A toast by Terras Gauda: negotiating an acquisition in Rioja

The Rías Baixas winery launches a project to allow its vineyards to be controlled by satellite using wireless sensors

Javier Romera

MADRID. First was O Rosal, in the Rías Baixas Designation of Origin. Then came the Bierzo D.O., in the province of León, and now, finally, Rioja. Enrique Costas, the firm´s managing director, acknowledged that with the recession new opportunities have arisen and that "Terras Gauda is in a position to buy." When? "No deals have been closed as yet, but we are looking into a number of possibilities," he said.

With 160 hectares of vineyards in one of the most privileged areas of the banks of the Miño, close to the Portuguese border, the Terras Gauda winery produces 1.5 million bottles a year, using three different grape varieties: Albariño, Loureiro and Caíño Blanco, a variety that had fallen into disuse but that the company hopes to recover.

Diversification

Founded in 1989 by José María Fonseca, a wine-loving Galician entrepreneur, Terras Gauda is undertaking its expansion with some very specific plans. The goal of first moving into Bierzo with Bodegas y Viñedos Pittacum and now to seek opportunities for an acquisition in Rioja not only diversifies their production but, above all, consolidates their international business.

"Our main market outside Spain is the EU, and we are particularly strong in Germany and the UK. We are also positioning ourselves in China and Japan and, above all, we aim to grow in the United States." The company has also been the driving force behind one of the most ambitious research and new-technology-development projects in the whole sector. Terras Gauda has launched a project that will mean that next year it will be able to use a network of wireless sensors supported by GIS (geographical-information system) and GPS technology to monitor the condition of its vineyards and grapes in real time. This will mean controlling such factors as the temperature, sunlight, humidity, Ph and nutrient level, and so take action if any anomaly is detected.

News source: TELVA
Section: Gastronomía (Food)
Date: Noviembre 2009
Country: Spain

AT THE WINERY

A Bierzo rosé from Pittacum (7 €)

News source: INTERVIÚ
Section: Panorama
Date: 02/11/09
Country: Spain

Bodegas Terras Gauda 1,400 posters for a prize

The Francisco Mantecón International Poster Design Competition closed for entries on 30 September, with over 1,400 submissions received. The entries come from many different locations, although this year Italy takes the lead with 360 posters, followed by the Americas, with over 200. The competition, which is sponsored by the Terras Gauda winery, features a first prize, two runners-up and a special mention – 14,000 euros in all, in honour of one of advertising and communication´s all-time greats: the poster.

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