Mystery solved: Bianca 2006 the best white wine made by a female enologist comes from Bodegas Nilo

In answer to my post of last Thursday (Women's Wine Competition names Bianca 2006 of Spain top white wine, but who made it?), I received an e-mail from Bodegas Nilo co-owner Maria Jose Lopez.

She and husband Juan Carlos Nieto (a second generation viticultor) started the winery in 2006 focusing on Verdejo, the star white wine grape of the Rueda D.O. The grapes used in their Bianca wine comes for 25 year-old vines. The enologists at Bodegas Nilo are Silvia Garcia and Maria Sevilla.

Their US importer, DeGarcia & Associates, proposed that they enter the NWWC and they came away with the award for best white wine made by a female winemaker. In the US, Bianca is only available so far in Pennsylvania, so Verdejo enthusiasts in the States will need to be persistent if they want to get ahold of this wine!

Congratulations to Maria Jose, Juan Carlos, Silvia, Maria, Esther and all the team at Bodegas Nilo!