Pesquera de Duero is a town with a long winemaking tradition located 44 km east of Valladolid. There are countless companies in this sector located in this municipality of Valladolid. Bodegas Federico is one of them and is located before entering Pesquera. de Duero, on the left of the road, if you arrive from Peñafiel.

In the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, there are approximately 30 wineries, often internationally renowned. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the growth of vineyards in Pesquera de Duero already took place, which gave rise to a period of prosperity in this municipality, although this has nothing to do with what has happened in the last 4 decades, which has produced a profound change in the economy. Pesquera and its region.

Pesquera de Duero is probably one of the towns with the most wine producing wineries in Spain and is also the municipality belonging to the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin with the largest number of wineries registered in this Designation; Often, small family wineries such as Bodegas Federico.

As you travel to this town from Valladolid, along the Soria highway, and from Tudela de Duero, you will find land planted with vines following the course of the Duero; Sardón, Quintanilla de Onésimo, Quintanilla de Arriba… Suddenly, the Duero makes a turn in its course to head towards and pass through Pesquera de Duero, as if to say “I cannot skip this town, I have to irrigate its lands and vineyards to that give the best grapes”.

From the Soria road you can access Pesquera de Duero by another road that goes from Peñafiel. As you arrive, you start to climb a small hill and when you begin the descent, you can see the town with its wineries , houses and some buildings with a historical legacy.

Pesquera, its name means “a place enclosed for fishing”, but it breathes and lives wine, on all sides. Wine is part of the idiosyncrasy of the inhabitants of Pesquera de Duero and of a In one way or another, it is very present in their lives. They have seen how wineries were founded, grew and achieved international success. Some as protagonists, and others as workers or people who are part of businesses directly or indirectly related to the world of vineyards.

The proximity of Pesquera de Duero to other historic towns such as Peñafiel, with its Wine Museum, or Valbuena de Duero, have had a positive influence in promoting wine tourism. The addition of the Ribera del Duero Wine Route has served to raise awareness of the countless attractions and possibilities that this area has to offer.

Numerous tourists attracted by the popularity of its wineries and wines arrive on weekends and during holiday periods. Visitors nationals and foreigners who value the good work of the winemakers and the magic of the Tempranillo grape, also the gastronomy of the area (good bread, good lamb and good wine… what more could you ask for!), without forgetting the cultural heritage and artistic where castles, hermitages and monasteries stand out.

Due to its privileged location and the wealth of its land, Pesquera de Duero has been occupied since time immemorial, as evidenced by the numerous remains from the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.

Pesquera de Duero has prehistoric traces, religious buildings, houses with noble coats of arms and a unique main square with porticoes and lintels, where the Town Hall is located.

Among the jewels of its heritage, the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Rubialejos, patron saint of Pesquera de Duero, stands out, a baroque jewel with a magnificent altarpiece.

Pesquera de Duero combines gastronomy, heritage and the production of one of the most prestigious wines internationally, the wine with the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin, to which the Tinto Federico Winery belongs.

These wines with D.O. are made with 100% Tempranillo grapes following a completely traditional process.

Pesquera de Duero cannot be understood without its wineries, and its wineries would not be such without its orography, climate, soil and people.

Bodegas Federico in Pesquera de Duero, a family winery in love with wine.