Bodegas Alceño
Our History
In the middle of the 19th century, the disorders produced in European viticulture by the phylloxera plague caused the rapid expansion of vineyard cultivation in the Jumilla region, which at that time was not a first-rate wine center as it is today. In 1870 and taking advantage of these new circumstances, an enterprising wine broker named Roque Martínez founded, together with two partners, the first commercial winery in Jumilla. His son Pedro Luis Martínez García, all by himself, made the... Leer más
In the middle of the 19th century, the disorders produced in European viticulture by the phylloxera plague caused the rapid expansion of vineyard cultivation in the Jumilla region, which at that time was not a first-rate wine center as it is today. In 1870 and taking advantage of these new circumstances, an enterprising wine broker named Roque Martínez founded, together with two partners, the first commercial winery in Jumilla. His son Pedro Luis Martínez García, all by himself, made the family business prosper during the first half of the following century in such a way that, until today, the name "Pedro Luis Martínez" is synonymous with quality wines, business solvency and commercial honesty. In 1929 his mistelas won the Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Barcelona. At that time, the winery could house a total of 300,000 liters of wine, obtained through the procedures of the time: stepping on the grapes in the wine presses, pressing the pomace in vertical presses, and stored and aged in wooden barrels. In 1957 the ownership and management of the winery passed to the next generation. In this period the winery expanded its capacity to reach the capacity of 3,500,000 liters, acquired new buildings, expanded the old ones, and modernized in technical means; belonging to the D.O. JUMILLA since its foundation. In 1983, the company became a Public Limited Company, whose shareholders were entirely direct descendants of the founder. Management remained within the family environment. In 2011 the winery was acquired by the BASTIDA FAMILY, changing the commercial name to Bodega Alceño, and contributing new sap and adapting the wines to the consumer, maintaining the same philosophy of the winery, where investments were made and continue to be made, to adapt the hold to new consumer trends. Currently it has modern winemaking techniques. In recent years, adapting to market times and trends, BODEGAS ALCEÑO S.A. is changing he concept of monovarietal production, as is our indigenous Monastrell variety, and it also produces wines from the blend of varieties such as Tempranillo, Syrah, Garnacha, Garnacha Tintorera, Cabernet Sauvingon, in red wines and Sauvignon blanc, Verdejo, Airen and Macabeo in white wines, not ruling out Rosé, sweet with natural carbonic, etc. and being the first winery in Jumilla to elaborate the first Champanoise Rosé method with Monastrell variety. The current management and technical team of the winery, which has been run since 1997 by the winemaker D. Juan Miguel Benítez García, has not ceased in its efforts to experiment with new wines with which to break firmly and decisively into the national and international market. The result of this effort is the launch of its first bottled wine, made from the Syrah, Tempranillo and Monastrell variety, which is marketed under the name "ALCEÑO", being available in White, Rosé, Red and Selection (the latter, subjected to their refinement in new American and French oak wood), all of them awarded both nationally and internationally by different associations and competitions.