Santiago Gracia Ysiegas

The Climb

Since 1995, Bodegas Solar de Urbezo in Cariñena, Zaragoza has been built around a simple premise: vineyard work and place-making are the same job. As founder, Santiago Gracia Ysiegas has tied the house to sustainable viticulture, treating the landscape not as backdrop but as the first material in the cellar. His stated aim is direct: “At Solar de Urbezo we have wanted to dignify the natural environment in which the vines live with sustainable viticulture that protects the environment.”

Today

As Owner-Director, Santiago Gracia Ysiegas continues to shape Bodegas Solar de Urbezo through a method that puts ecology at the center of quality. For this work, cultivation is not an accessory to winemaking; it is the base layer. The house he started in 1995 still reads as a long exercise in consistency, with vineyard decisions carrying straight through to the finished wines.

Career - Founder — Bodegas Solar de Urbezo, Cariñena, Zaragoza (1995–present)

Signature

Garnacha viñas viejas 2006 sits clearly within Santiago's register of work. The bottling points to old-vine expression and to a style rooted in the same landscape-led approach that defines Bodegas Solar de Urbezo. In his case, signature is less about ornament than about showing what careful vineyard practice can deliver when the house is built around it.

In Their Words “The award means to me a pride that I will always carry as a sign of identity throughout my professional career and, of course, it will always be in my heart.” “At Solar de Urbezo we have wanted to dignify the natural environment in which the vines live with sustainable viticulture that protects the environment.”

Recognition

Recognition, for Santiago Gracia Ysiegas, sits alongside the same values that have shaped Bodegas Solar de Urbezo since 1995. His response to the award frames it as identity as much as achievement, something carried through a working life rather than set apart from it: “The award means to me a pride that I will always carry as a sign of identity throughout my professional career and, of course, it will always be in my heart.” In that context, the praise lands on the same ground as the farming: sustained attention to the vine, and a house in Cariñena, Spain built on environmental responsibility as a working principle.

FAQ What is Santiago Gracia Ysiegas known for? Santiago Gracia Ysiegas is known as Owner-Director of Bodegas Solar de Urbezo in Cariñena, Spain. What are Santiago Gracia Ysiegas's most notable roles? His notable roles are Founder of Bodegas Solar de Urbezo from 1995 to present and Owner-Director of the same winery. What recognition has Santiago Gracia Ysiegas received? Premios Con Mucho Gusto CMG - Mejor Bodega de Aragón 2016 (2016).