Portrait of Luis Alberto Lecea
i. Biography
Luis Alberto Lecea is the winemaker in charge of Bodegas Lecea in San Asensio, Spain. The practical logic behind bottling is plain in his own account: vineyards already in place, a winery larger than most around him, and formal studies gave him the basis to move from growing and making wine to putting it into bottle for sale.
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At a Glance - Current role: winemaker in charge of the winery. - 2012–2014: President of the Regulatory Board. - Craft note: bottling and selling wines grew from his vineyards, winery, and studies.
Signature
Luis's signature wines include Lecea Reserva 2019.
In Their Words “In my case, I had vineyards, a somewhat larger winery than the rest, and some studies, so I thought I could bottle and sell the wines.”
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