winery

Oxer Wines

Spain

Philosophy

Old vines, picked early to preserve acidity, minimal extraction, spontaneous fermentation in mixed vessels—stainless steel, concrete eggs, amphorae, Austrian foudres, and bespoke French oak barrels. Each wine receives tailor-made cooperage selected with meticulous attention to terroir expression.

Reputation

Oxer Bastegieta discovered Rioja Alavesa in 2009 whilst pursuing a master's degree in Wine Growing and Oenology, entranced by the landscape beneath Sierra Cantabria. Having begun his wine career in 1999 in his family's Basque txakoli operation, he brought unconventional ambition to a new terrain: purchasing century-old vineyard parcels and coaxing from them wines of singular freshness and mineral purity. His project invests each cent earned back into old vines.

AllocationProducer uses both 'Oxer Wines' and 'Oxer Bastegieta' interchangeably; canonical form determined from own website header. Farm practice described as 'organic with regenerative agriculture and biodynamic treatments' across multiple sources but no formal certification body verification found in search results. Production stated as ~20,000 bottles in Rioja only (additional production in Bizkaiko Txakolina appellation with separate family winery not quantified here). Antalva Imports confirmed as US importer; ranked #2 Spanish wine importer USA 2024. Succession status: sole proprietor, family operation (divides time between family txakoli business and personal Rioja project). No organic/biodynamic certification body names returned; marketing materials stress biodynamic practices but certification status unverified. | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Wine and Earth (UK)' | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Lay & Wheeler (UK)'

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