Viticola Mentridana, Uvas de la Ira, Mentrida, Sierra de Gredos, Spain Staffelter Hof The Massa Vecchia estate is

The Massa Vecchia estate is found in the hills of the Maremma just above the Tuscan coast and is split across three sites ranging from 200-500m above sea level

in the spring

Out in the vineyard the family follow biodynamic principles and they are fond of their growing family of sheep whose grazing in the vines helps to keep the ground cover in check and hence allows them to farm in a no-till fashion for the most part

Who - Gernot & Heike Heinrich

Viticola Mentridana, Uvas de la Ira, Mentrida, Sierra de Gredos, Spain Staffelter Hof The Massa Vecchia estate isThe Sierra de Gredos is a wild and remote region of granite peaks and forests in the country between Madrid and Portugal. Like many such regions in Spain the land is difficult to farm and very many vineyards were abandoned. But the free draining acidic soils, the high altitude and long growing season, and the pockets of ancient vines have attracted a new generation of growers. Among them Curro Barreo, who grew up in the area and also makes wine in