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In 1994, Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodríguez, along with a third oenologist, created a Garnacha from old bush vineyards in Navarra. The wine was called Alma (soul). This is how the business started, originally under the name of Compañía de Vinos de La Granja.

The name was a declaration of intent: it made it clear that the company would be producing more wines in the future and contained a homage to La Granja, the famous glassworks, a centre of outstanding Spanish craftwork that has all but disappeared.


Even though the wine was successful, the increase in grape prices during the 1990s and the lack of commitment from the local co-operatives, forced the company to leave the area and focus on other projects.

Rueda is the second area Telmo and Pablo went to explore, and it was here that the Basa project was born. Back then, they exported all of their wines. But with the creation of other wines such as Aran, Molino Real and Lanzaga, the need for a single umbrella brand arose. The company at this stage belonged entirely to Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodriguez, who decided to call it “Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez”, (the Telmo Rodriguez Wine Company) to take advantage of Telmo’s position in the wine world, as well as his pioneering work with Spanish viticulture.

From the start, the aim of the company has been to use native Spanish varieties. This philosophy originally differed from the on-going interest in the planting of foreign varieties, pretty much in every Spanish vineyard region. Another noteworthy initiative, again from the earliest days of the business, is the recovery of abandoned or forgotten vineyards. This is how the projects in Malaga, with Molino Real, and in Cebreros , with Pegaso, emerged.

An initial lack of financial resources forced the company to focus on comparatively simple and rapidly marketable wines. Wines produced in Navarra, Rueda, Alicante, Toro, Aragón, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Valedorras and Cigales allowed the partners to study the Tempranillo, Tinto fino, Tinta de toro, Garnacho, Monastrell, MencÍa, Verdejo, Viura and Godello grape varieties in depth. The aim was to reflect a sense of place based most of all on good viticulture and outstanding growers.

Wines like Dehesa Gago, Basa, Gaba do Xil, Viña 105, Gago, Gazur, Almuvedre, LZ and MR emerged from this work. At Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, the owners are adept at seeking out the best areas, encouraging the leading grape growers and developing partnerships with leading distributors in the main international markets.

Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez has also developed a series of one-off projects for importers or special customers, such as Marks & Spencer in Great Britain. This has brought brands like Pago Real, Pérez Burton, Peña del Infierno and Lunaran to a wider audience, highlighting the progress that has been made in Spanish vineyards.


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Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, S.L.
El Monte s/n
01308 Lanciego (Álava)
Spain

Phone +34 945 628 315
Fax +34 945 628 314
info@telmorodriguez.com

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White

Telmo Rodríguez

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White, Spain

White

Telmo Rodríguez Godello Gaba

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White, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

White

Telmo Rodríguez Godello Valdeorras Gaba do Xil

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White, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

White

Telmo Rodríguez Godello Valdeorras Gaba do Xil O Barreiro

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White, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

White

Telmo Rodríguez Rueda Basa Blanco

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White, Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda

White

Telmo Rodríguez Rueda El Transistor

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White, Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda

White

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras Branco de Santa Cruz

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White, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

White

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras Branco Falcoeira

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White, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Al Muvedre

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Red, Spain, Valencia, Alicante

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Alicante Al

Red, Spain, Valencia, Alicante

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Alicante desconocido

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Red, Spain, Valencia, Alicante

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Cebreros Arrebetacapas

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Cebreros

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Cigales Viña 105

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Cigales

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Mencía Valdeorras Gaba

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Mencía Valdeorras Gaba do Xil

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Navarra

Red, Spain, Navarra

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra Sierra de Gredos

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Cebreros

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Granito Sierra de Gredos

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Cebreros

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Zeta

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Zeta Sierra de Gredos

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Cebreros

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero Gazur

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero La Social Tinto Fino

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero M2

Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero M2 de Matallana

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero Matallana

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero Peña del Infierno

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Ribera del Duero Valdariz

Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Altos de Lanzaga

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Cuvée Philipson Compañía De Vinos Telmo Rodríguez

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja El Velado

Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Gran Reserva

Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja La Estrada

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja La Social - Partidas de la Granja

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Lanzaga

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Pago Real

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Perez Burton

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Rioja Yjar

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Red, Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Toro Dehesa Gago

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Toro

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Toro Dehesa Gago Chamerlot

Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Toro

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Toro Gago

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Toro

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Toro Pago La Jara

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Toro

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras As Caborcas

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras As Ermitas

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras La Falcoeira 'A Capilla'

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras LG Valbuxan Tinto Lexitimo

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras Lg. Valbuxán

Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras O Diviso

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Red, Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Montazo

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León

Red

Telmo Rodríguez Vino de la Tierra de León Pegaso Pizarra

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Red, Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de León

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Telmo Rodríguez

White - Fortified, Spain

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