Eguren Ugarte
Eguren Ugarte is a historic family winery located in Páganos, a municipality in the medieval village of Laguardia, also known as “the Golden Mile of viticulture” in Rioja Alavesa.

It belongs to the Eguren family, with presence in the wine world since 1870 and its wines are marketed in more than 25 countries.

Its own vineyards, some more than 100 years old, are spread over 130 hectares in Rioja Alavesa.

One of the most genuine characteristics of the winery is its underground caves, 2 kilometers of draught that the public can visit.

These caves, whose temperature and humidity remain unchanged, are the perfect place to keep the wine in the best conditions for years after bottling.

History

In the Eguren family they have been wine farmers since 1870 thanks to Anastasio Eguren, a Bergara native and a chocolate merchant by profession, falling in love with Estefana and leaving Guipúzcoa to settle in San Vicente de la Sonsierra.

Here begins the wine tradition of the Eguren family with regard to the cultivation and production of wines in 1870 by The Hand of the firstborn of Anastasio and Estéfana, Trifón when he married Ascension, also a neighbor of San Vicente.

The third generation of the Eguren family was represented by Amancio Dionisio Eguren and his wife Natalia Mendoza.

The fourth, by Victorino Eguren Mendoza and Rosario Ugarte, survived by five children: Natalia, Guillermo, Victorino, Gloria and Blanca.

The fifth generation present today is embodied in Victorino Eguren Ugarte and his wife Mercedes Cendoya. This fifth generation represents the nexus between ancestral tradition and entrepreneurship through marketing and open-mindedness.

The sixth generation takes the witness from the hand of its three sons: Koldo, Asun and Mercedes, tradition and the spirit of innovative and internationalized farmer, quality “wine farmers” for the global market.
Eguren Ugarte produces wines within the qualified designation of Origin Rioja, with a clearly differentiated character and values.

In addition to wines of the year and the classic ageing, Reserve, Harvest… it also produces monovarietal wines in which the characteristics of each indigenous grape variety in Rioja are enhanced.

Other of its most well-known brands are forty, fifty, Eighty, Martín Cendoya, Anastasio and Cédula Real.