Benjamín Romeo

Since 2001, Benjamín Romeo has been the founder and winemaker of Bodega Contador, and that year fixed the project’s direction in place. The role is practical and continuous: shaping the wine, holding the line on style, and keeping the work anchored in daily decisions. In a trade where identity is built through repetition, his presence has given Bodega Contador a clear center. Before that, Benjamín Romeo’s experience had already been formed through direct work with both vineyard and cellar.

In 1995, he worked as a winemaker and vine-grower at Bodega Contador, a combination that points to a broad command of the work behind the bottle. He also worked as a winemaker at Artadi, another mark of a career built through hands-on practice.

Today, Benjamín Romeo remains founder and winemaker at Bodega Contador in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain. The title reflects both the origin of the project and the continuity of his role. From San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain, he continues the work that has kept Bodega Contador tied to focus, identity, and exacting standards.

The key markers in Benjamín Romeo’s career are his work as winemaker and vine-grower at Bodega Contador in 1995 and his work as a winemaker at Artadi. Those roles map a path grounded in the practical realities of winegrowing and cellar work, and they explain the authority behind his later leadership at Bodega Contador. The milestones here are structural, not decorative: each one adds weight to a career built through steady attention to the work itself.

Benjamín Romeo was a Rioja winemaker, vine-grower, and founder of Bodega Contador in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, where he began the project in 1995 after acquiring a centuries-old cave beneath the castle and making the first La Cueva del Contador vintage in 1996. Where he began the project in 1995 after acquiring a centuries-old cave beneath the castle and making the first La Cueva del Contador vintage in 1996. he began the project in 1995 after acquiring a centuries-old cave beneath the castle and making the first La Cueva del Contador vintage in 1996.

Bodega Contador’s official history says he personally oversaw the project and that the modern winery opened in 2008 in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. he personally oversaw the project and that the modern winery opened in 2008 in San Vicente de la Sonsierra.