José María Velasco Román
Our winemaker studied Oenology at the “Escuela y Museo de la Vid y el Vino de Madrid” (School and Museum of the Vine and Wine of Madrid).
José María developed his professional career in Mauro Winery learning and working closely with the family of Mariano Garcia both in its winery in Tudela de Duero (Mauro) and in VillaEster (San Román).
He began his career as an independent winemaker by founding Requiem Winery while advising different wineries in the DO Cigales, DO Ribera del Duero and the recently born PDO Valtiendas.
Ten years later, following the sale of the Requiem Winery participated in the launching of Sire Winery with a good friend, and at the same time he was responsible for the oenological management of an important winery in Serbia.
José María Velasco Román
Winemaker
Our winemaker studied enology at the “Escuela y Museo de la Vid y el Vino de Madrid” (School and Museum of the Vine and Wine of Madrid).
José María developed his professional career at Bodegas Mauro, learning and working closely with the family of Mariano García both in their winery in Tudela de Duero (Mauro) and inVillaEster (San Román).
He began his career as an independent winemaker founding Bodegas Réquiem, while at the same time advising different wineries in the D.O. Cigales, D.O. Ribera del Duero and the recently born P.O.D. Valtiendas.
Ten years later, after the sale of Bodegas Requiem, he participated in the launching of Bodegas Sire together with a good friend, and at the same time was responsible for the oenological management of an important winery in Serbia.
After five years of hard work, life took José María to France to work as an oenologist in a winery in Puyloubier, a few kilometers from Aix-en-Provenze.
Upon his return, he took up winemaking consulting in several wineries of the D.O. Ribera de Duero and the PDO. Valtiendas, surveillance of vineyards in Ribera del Duero, and advised two top restaurants owned by good friends in Madrid on the selection of wines.
Living between Madrid and Ribera del Duero is when José María met the Chairman of Bodegas el Hacedor, who shared with José María the project and its ambitious goals. José María did not hesitate to join the project and they began, together with other professionals, to build Bodegas El Hacedor, of which José María is a fundamental pillar.
After five years of hard work, life took José María to France to work as an oenologist in a winery in Puyloubier, a few kilometers from Aix-en-Provenze.
Upon his return, he took up winemaking consulting in several wineries of the D.O. Ribera de Duero and the PDO. Valtiendas, surveillance of vineyards in Ribera del Duero, and advised two top restaurants owned by good friends in Madrid on the selection of wines.
Living between Madrid and Ribera del Duero is when José María met the Chairman of Bodegas el Hacedor, who shared with José María the project and its ambitious goals. José María did not hesitate to join the project and they began, together with other professionals, to build Bodegas El Hacedor, of which José María is a fundamental pillar.
Our wineries
RIBERA DEL DUERO D.O.
The Ribera del Duero denomination, created in 1982, stretches along a 115-kilometer-long strip of the Duero River basin, which includes municipalities in the provinces of Burgos, Valladolid, Soria and Segovia.
Bodegas El Hacedor has, in the Ribera del Duero D.O., a winemaking winery and another winery for winemaking and aging, which will be completed in 2024.
Our winery for the production and aging of Quintanilla de Arriba (Valladolid) is located at the epicenter of the so-called “golden mile” of the Ribera del Duero DO.
The “golden mile” stretches along the 25 kilometers that separate the villages of Quintanilla de Onésimo, Pesquera de Duero and Peñafiel. The most famous and renowned wineries of this Denomination of Origin are located here.
Our wineries
D. O. RIBERA DEL DUERO
The Ribera del Duero denomination, created in 1982, stretches along a 115-kilometer-long strip of the Duero River basin, which includes municipalities in the provinces of Burgos, Valladolid, Soria and Segovia.
Bodegas El Hacedor has, in the Ribera del Duero D.O., a winemaking winery and another winery for winemaking and aging, which will be completed in 2023/24.
Our winery in Quintanilla de Arriba (Valladolid) is located in the epicenter of the so-called “golden mile” of the Ribera del Duero DO.
The “golden mile” extends along the 25 kilometers that separate the villages of Quintanilla de Onésimo, Pesquera de Duero and Peñafiel, where the best known and most renowned wineries of this Denomination of Origin are located.
Our brands
Our passion for wine was born more than 25 years ago a few meters from the Roman Villa of Bacchus (or Santa Cruz) in Baños de Valdearados.
The name Villa Romana de Baco comes from its two main mosaics, which were an exaltation to the god Bacchus, god dedicated to wine, the vine and fertility. Deity also, of the field work and agriculture.
“The Triumph of Bacchus”
MONTEVANNOS
The MONTEVANNOS brand was born from these origins and this classic Latin theme is still very present in our corporate identity and branding.
Our range of organic wines
M DE MONTEVANNOS
This brand takes its name from our badge or motto, in bullfighting terms. Our M accompanies us in the capsules of our Montevannos wines, and in our organic wine brand, we have incorporated this distinctive of Bodegas El Hacedor.
Our “Signature Wine”.
OPIMIVS
Lucius OPIMIUS was consul of Rome in 121 B.C., a year in which the extreme heat of autumn produced an excellent grape from which a wine of exceptional quality was obtained. “Opimius wine” was, since then, the name used, for decades, to designate wines of extraordinary quality. This was recorded by Pliny the Elder in his encyclopedia “Natural History”.
VAL DE VANNOS PROJECT
In our vocation to create wines that “please” our customers and friends, we have chosen, for the first time, to have a white wine in our selection, a wine that the whole team of Bodegas El Hacedor love, that, to our modest understanding, we believe is the white wine that has the greatest national and international projection at this time and that will strengthen our portfolio alongside our red wines.
Made from Godello grapes and aged on its own lees (or mother wine), which is nothing more than the microorganisms (yeasts and other substances) that remain precipitated in the tanks after alcoholic fermentation and are incorporated into the wine during aging to give it greater creaminess, new aromas and nuances, reduce its astringency and avoid the risk of oxidation once bottled.
The brand name of our “godello” white wine is Val de Vannos.
We show you the presentation hoping you like it and we will keep you informed of its development and market launch in spring 2024.
VAL DE VANNOS PROJECT
In our vocation to create wines that “please” our customers and friends, we have chosen, for the first time, to have a white wine in our selection, a wine that the whole team of Bodegas El Hacedor love, that, to our modest understanding, we believe is the white wine that has the greatest national and international projection at this time and that will strengthen our portfolio alongside our red wines.
Made from Godello grapes and aged on its own lees (or mother wine), which is nothing more than the microorganisms (yeasts and other substances) that remain precipitated in the tanks after alcoholic fermentation and are incorporated into the wine during aging to give it greater creaminess, new aromas and nuances, reduce its astringency and avoid the risk of oxidation once bottled.
The reason for calling it Val de Vannos has its origin in the history of one of our partners, and precursor of this wine, from El Barco de Valdeorras (Orense), the birthplace of Godello, where his grandfather Felix already had vineyards and a winery more than 100 years ago.
We show you the presentation hoping you like it and we will keep you informed of its development and market launch.
