In recent decades, the Requena region has seen industrial viticulture: mechanised, ploughed, irrigated and pushed for yields. The soils suffered, biodiversity declined, balance was lost. With Viña de Eufemia, we want to do things differently.

We follow the principles of permaculture, working with the land rather than against it. Between the vine rows, we plant olive and fruit trees that provide shade and break the wind – an agroforestry system that grows gradually over time. Grasses, herbs and wild plants fill the spaces in between, increasing biodiversity and helping the soil retain water. The sheep and goats of a village shepherd keep the grass short and fertilise it naturally. We give the soil the time it needs to regenerate – practising a form of viticulture that not only protects the land, but rebuilds it and gives something back to it.