Martina Prieto Pariente

At a Glance - Current role: Technical Director, begun in 2017. - Founded: Bodegas Prieto Pariente, 2013. - Craft statement: "Wines that express the singularities of each soil, of each climate, through delicate winemaking. We firmly believe in sustainable viticulture, and in respect for roots." Prieto Pariente’s philosophy is clear in the way she speaks about wine: not as an object to be imposed upon a landscape, but as a translation of place. The phrasing of her craft statement carries the rhythm of someone attentive to nuance—soil, climate, delicacy, roots—each word pointing toward a method that values restraint as much as expression. It is a language of quiet confidence, grounded in sustainable viticulture and in a respect for origins that feels both practical and deeply personal. That balance between inheritance and evolution also echoes through her work at Bodegas José Pariente in La Seca, Valladolid, Spain, and Bodegas Prieto Pariente in Seca, Spain. The two names are linked not only by family and geography, but by a shared way of thinking about wine: carefully, cleanly, and with a sense of what each site is trying to say. Her role as Technical Director since 2017 places her at the center of that exacting process, where decisions are made with the long view in mind and where the character of each vintage is shaped with patient, deliberate hands.

Signature

Martina's signature wines include José Pariente Verdejo 2017, O Chan 2025, and Viognier 2022. These wines trace the arc of her sensibility in bottle form. José Pariente Verdejo 2017 reflects the continuity of her technical role, while O Chan 2025 and Viognier 2022 suggest the breadth of her range and the clarity with which she approaches different expressions. Taken together, they underscore a style that is less about ornament than articulation: letting the wine remain recognizably itself.

In Their Words “Wines that express the singularities of each soil, of each climate, through delicate winemaking. We firmly believe in sustainable viticulture, and in respect for roots.” The second quotation opens a more intimate window onto her story, one that folds memory into method. “The other house” carries the warmth of family shorthand, and with it, the quiet gravity of a place where wine was once made in a smaller, more personal key. It is a reminder that for Martina Prieto Pariente, winemaking is not only a professional discipline, but also a way of staying in conversation with the past while shaping something distinctly her own.