Meet the winemaker - Daniel Castaño

Do you remember when you first started working with Averys?
It was back in 2001, with Castaño Red, Hecula, Coleccion (Vinas Viejas) and our Sweet Monastrell wine.

That’s 17 years ago, so it’s hard to believe there are any customers who haven’t tried your wines yet! But for those customers who haven’t, what can they expect?
They can expect such a great experience in both white and especially red wines, and great value for money. We make beautiful, fruity wines with great concentration, and wines that can be paired with lots of different types of dishes.

The Castaño family has been a pioneer of the Yecla region - what makes this region so special?
Due to our soil and weather conditions, (it’s especially dry all year round) we obtain reds that are deep in colour and very concentrated with soft tannins in the middle palate. Monastrell also gets very nice acidity, so the wines are very well balanced and give real pleasure on our palate.

What do you think it is about Hecula that has made it such a huge success?
Value for money is crucial to its success and it still remains one of the key wines from Southern Spain. Non- irrigated bush vines averaging 50 years old at 750m elevation, are the key part of it.

You’re a regular visitor at our annual Celebration of Wine tasting – what is it that keeps you coming back for more?!
We enjoy seeing people enjoying the wines, and that will make us take part in the tastings for many more years!!!!

You can Meet Daniel sooner too: at the Castaño Dinner on the 14th March

Here are a group of our Personal Wine Advisors on a visit in November

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