Rafael Vivanco

Rafael Vivanco is the winemaker and technical lead associated with Bodegas Vivanco / Dinastía Vivanco in Briones, La Rioja, where he is described as managing the winery and as the enologist behind its contemporary wine style. Official Vivanco materials say he studied agricultural engineering in Pamplona and specialized in oenology in Bordeaux, and that he returned in 2001 to develop authentic, terroir-driven wines from individual plots and native Rioja varieties. Public descriptions also note that he was born in 1975 and has guided Vivanco wines with a focus on sustainable viticulture and vineyard preservation in Rioja.