Bodegas Bilbaínas

Visit our century-old winery with historic buildings and one of the largest underground cellars in La Rioja (3,400m²), built at the end of the 19th century. In 1925, Bodegas Bilbaínas was awarded the title of Supplier to the Royal Household. The origins of the winery date back to 1859 when Savignon Frères & Cie. settled in Haro, fleeing from the phylloxera that was affecting the Welsh vineyards. In 1901, a group of businessmen from Bilbao acquired the winery and set up the company Bodegas Bilbaínas. Viña Pomal was conceived by Don Santiago de Ugarte, co-founder of Bodegas Bilbaínas and the company’s first Managing Director. The first label on which Viña Pomal appears as an appellation belongs to a Reserva Especial from the 1904 vintage (a truly exceptional vintage). Although they would later converge into a single brand, in 1904, together with Viña Pomal, Castle Pomal was also born, destined for the British market, revealing the importance that the international dimension of the brand has always had and always has had. Curiously, only the Castle Pomal labels included the coat of arms of the Spanish Royal Family, for whom the winery was an official wine supplier.