Bodegas Vega Sicilia is a Spanish winery located in the Ribera del Duero Denominación de Origen in the Province of Valladolid, Castile and León. The winery was founded in 1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, who planted various grapes from the Bordeaux wine region of France, including Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which are still being used in the wines today.
A bottle of Vega Sicilia Único from the 2000 harvest
A barrel room at Vega Sicilia
Though it not known exactly why the owner of Vega Sicilia chose this name for his winery, the Sicilia in the name refers to the Catholic Saint Cecilia rather than the island of Sicily
A rare 1983 harvest Valbuena 5°
Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also one of several recognised wine-producing regions to be found along the course of the Duero river.
Official seal of the Ribera del Duero denominación de origen (DO)
A 2007 Ribera del Duero from Pesquera.
Wine barrels in Bodegas Casajús, in Quintana del Pidio.
Wine bottles from three well-known bodegas in Ribera del Duero: Alion, Vega Sicilia (here its second wine, Valbuena 5°) and Pesquera
