Winemaker
Álvar de Dios Hernández
Winemaker, Álvar de Dios
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Portrait of Álvar de Dios Hernández
i. Biography
Álvar de Dios Hernández is a Toro-born winemaker from El Pego, Zamora, whose career centers on recovering old family vineyards and making minimal-intervention wines in Toro and Arribes del Duero. He took over his grandfather’s century-old vineyards in 2008, founded his eponymous winery in 2014, and later expanded into Arribes del Duero in 2015. His work is associated with biodynamic and organic farming, and his wines have drawn praise from major wine publications and importers.