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Ribera del Duero Report 2025: Why the region’s white varieties are a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed

The premium Spanish region has a global reputation for its intense reds. But are whites one of its most exciting categories? Our experts challenge producers to explore further.

Ribera del Duero might be synonymous with red wines. Yet, one of the region’s fastest-evolving styles comes in different shades of yellow and gold.

The emergence of Ribera del Duero whites is, above all, an inevitable consequence of the renewed engagement with the local viticultural heritage and winemaking traditions.

The effort to preserve old, neglected old vineyards – many of them intriguing field blends – has expanded the winemaking palette beyond Tinto Fino.


Ribera del Duero Report 2025: The whites


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