Cuatro Rayas Organic Verdejo 2020 achieves a Top Gold medal with 97 points at the organic wine competition ‘Bioweinpreis Spring 2021’ by Wine System AG, becoming the best valued DO Rueda wine of the edition
The German contest also awards Green & Social Verdejo 2020 a Gold medal and 92 points, and Cuatro Rayas Organic Tempranillo 2020 a Silver medal
La Seca, 24 May 2021.- The German contest specialised in organic wines ‘Bioweinpreis Spring 2021’ by Wine System AG publishes the list of award-winning wines in this last edition, including three organic wines produced by the cooperative winery Bodega Cuatro Rayas. From sustainable cultivation, Cuatro Rayas Organic Verdejo 2020 achieves 97 points and gets the Top Gold medal, becoming the best valued DO Rueda wine of the edition.
For its part, Green & Social Verdejo 2020 gets 92 points and a Gold medal at the contest. A recognition adds to the Silver (91 points) received recently at the British competition ‘International Wine & Spirits Competition 2021’, confirming the outstanding quality of the most sustainable brand of the cooperative located in La Seca. Also, with Designation of Origin Rueda, the organic red wine Cuatro Rayas Organic Tempranillo 2020, adds a Silver to its list of prizes al ‘Bioweinpreis Spring 2021’.
GREEN & SOCIAL WINE: ORGANIC & VEGAN CERTIFICATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Bodega Cuatro Rayas is aware of the importance of being responsible for the environment; therefore, it takes special care with its impact on the social and natural environment where it carries out business activities. With its seal ‘green & social, Bodega Cuatro Rayas protects the Cooperative’s commitment to respect for the environment and the people who live in it. That is why it has developed its own hallmark to bring to light the winery’s dedication to a green philosophy with a central focus of attention on the well-being of people.
Also, Cuatro Rayas complies with the requirements and needs of organic production, as certified by the EU organic farming logo and the CAECyL logo that are shown in Cuatro Rayas Organic Verdejo, Cuatro Rayas Organic Tempranillo and Green & Social Verdejo. Also, all of them are certified by the European Vegetarian Union, which proves that all the products used in the winery practices are considered vegan.
Furthermore, under the tight monitoring of the Vineyard Technical Team of the winery, the winegrower members of the cooperative are committed to sustainable practices. An example of this is that the manure used is organic farming certified, plots have a vegetation cover, and bio-stimulants and phytoregulators usage to make the plant stronger against possible diseases and, above all, a more significant number of tasks in the field are performed.
Only organic farming certified oenological products are used in the winemaking processes of these wines. We take special care with the levels of sulphur dioxide, as the permitted concentration is 30mg/L lower than for non-organic wines. The winemaking in white wines takes a pre-fermentation cold maceration at 6 °C for 4 hours. Fermentation at a controlled temperature, 12 °C, to keep the variety aromatic profile for approximately 15 days. Clarification with bentonite. Cold stabilization. In red wines, a cryomaceration with liquid CO2 is performed, which leads to slightly carbonic maceration. Subsequent alcoholic fermentation at 20 °C for 15 days with daily rack and returns. Clarification with vegetable protein and cold stabilization.
