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Getting to know the culture of our wine is the best way to discover the lands of Lleida. A wine that is characterized by its quality and production and by charming wineries located in beautiful natural settings...

The Denomination of Origin Costers del Segre is a mosaic made up of seven territories distributed along the entire basin of the Segre River and the Lleida Pyrenees with the aim of grouping together and giving the viticulture of the province of Lleida its own entity.

Our DO has its own and well-defined characteristics that differentiate it from the others, such as our privileged situation of soils with calcareous composition and a continental climate with Mediterranean influences, which presents strong seasonal and daily thermal oscillations, facts that they make it ideal for growing vines.

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Another characteristic is the high ingenuity and imagination of growers and processors in the lands of Lleida. Costers del Segre is a region with modernity and innovation applied to unique and sustainable viticulture.

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Our wines

Throughout our DO, the traditional Macabeu and Parellada white wine varieties are predominant. This results in the white wines of the region of Costers del Segre having a classic profile, that is to say, light, fruity and acidulant. The successful acclimatization of Chardonnay in the region has opened the door to wines with more modern characteristics, both young wines or fermented in oak barrels, with a better structure and their varietal character more present.

The main red wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Pinot Noir, but traditional varieties are also cultivated, mainly Tempranillo, Grenache and Trepat. Within the logical nuances that the land of each area gives its grapes, the red wines of the Costers del Segre DO are characterized by a powerful aroma and balanced flavour while delivering a good tannic expression, and on the palate they are tasty, ample and structured.

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Sustainability program

Costers del Segre, the first DO with its own sustainability program, with the aim of continual improvement with the best resources we have today without compromising those of tomorrow, while taking into consideration environmental health, economic viability and social accountability

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Isidre Ribalta from the Carviresa winery, new president of the DO Costers del Segre.

He takes over from Tomàs Cusiné, after two years in office as agreed Isidre Ribalta, manager of the Carviresa winery in Tàrrega, is the new president of the Costers del Segre Designation of Origin, after yesterday, Thursday, July 17, he took over from Tomás Cusiné two years into his second term. A change announced at the beginning of this second term of office of the outgoing president and which has been formalized today during the meeting of the Governing Board of the entity. The new president thanked Tomás Cusiné for the work he has done, who will continue to be part of this Governing Board of the Regulatory Board. Tomàs Cusiné was satisfied with the work carried out by the entire Regulatory Board during the six years he has been at the helm since he took over from the previous president Xavier Farré in 2019. During Cusiné's term of office and a half, the Designation of Origin has increased promotional campaigns and actions, which in turn, have consolidated Costers del Segre wines as the second Catalan denomination with the highest monetary value per bottle, according to market studies. Likewise, the project to recover the Trobat red grape variety has been consolidated. A very advanced process that already has several harvests of experimental vinifications by a dozen wineries. All of them are researching what may be the best way to make this wine so that it identifies Lleida in the glass. In these years, the Regulatory Council has also implemented the new specifications of the DO Costers del Segre, as well as significant progress has been made in strengthening the territorial identity and the feeling of belonging to the DO. Among the objectives set by the new president, Isidre Ribalta, is "to give more knowledge and notoriety to the DO Costers del Segre, first at home, but with special strength in the rest of the country and the world". Likewise, the new president declares that "we will work to maintain cohesion among the members of the denomination in these complicated days." Isidre Ribalta was born in Tàrrega in 1979 and graduated as an Agricultural Technical Engineer from the University of Lleida. Since 2002 he has managed different family farms, especially dedicated to cereals and fodder. In 2015, with the change of management at the head of Carviresa, a company also owned by his family, he assumed the management and modernization of the project. During these years, Ribalta has implemented improvements in the winery's production processes, as well as developing a commercial expansion strategy with new products, new marketing and two stores in Tàrrega and Barcelona

The DO Costers del Segre consolidates its position at the Barcelona Wine Week

Common space with fourteen wineries and a wine tasting led by sommelier David Seijas The Denomination of Origin Costers del Segre consolidates its position at the Barcelona Wine Week with a common space of more than 150 square meters, featuring the participation of fourteen wineries from the region and a guided tasting of monovarietal wines made from Macabeu and Garnacha grapes. Tomàs Cusiné, president of the DO Costers del Segre, expresses his satisfaction with “the participation of wineries from Lleida in this sector-leading fair, as nearly twenty Costers del Segre brands will be present at the event, either jointly, with independent spaces, or represented by their distributors.” From Monday, February 3 to Wednesday, February 5, the wineries Carviresa, Castell d’Encús, Castell del Remei, Celler de Sanui, Cérvoles, Clos Pons, Costers del Sió, L’Olivera, Mas Blanch i Jové, Mas d’en Roy, Mas Ramoneda, Solana Roivert, Terrer de Pallars, and Tomàs Cusiné will share the venue at a fair that has once again sold out its exhibition space in record time. Additionally, the Princep Hall at Fira de Barcelona will host a wine tasting of DO Costers del Segre wines on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:00 pm. The activity, titled "Discovering the Territory of DO Costers del Segre through two of its main indigenous varieties, Macabeu and Garnacha," will be led by renowned sommelier David Seijas. Barcelona Wine Week, Spain’s leading quality wine fair, is preparing for its largest edition in history, which will gather more than 1,200 wineries from across Spain from February 3 to 5 at the Montjuïc venue of Fira de Barcelona. The event, which will be held for the first time in two pavilions, will expand by 30% in exhibition space to meet the high demand for participation, expecting to attract more than 24,000 visitors. The event includes an extensive program of talks and tastings addressing the main trends in the sector.

Lleida recovers the Wine Festival the Last Weekend of October

20 wineries and 10 gastronomic tasting spaces will feature in a day of fun and community centered around wine and gastronomy. The Wine Festival of Lleida is an initiative by the Lleida Tourism Board, in collaboration with the Lleida Wine Route and the DO Costers del Segre. Pilar Bosch, the councilor for City Promotion and Culture, presented the Wine Festival of Lleida today, which returns to its pre-pandemic format. Bosch, accompanied by various representatives from wineries and restaurants participating in the 12th Wine Festival, explained that "there is great enthusiasm to bring back this event that combines celebration, community, gastronomy, and the best wines and wineries from the DO Costers del Segre." Additionally, Pilar Bosch noted that "next year's Wine Festival, 2025, will be one of the highlights that the city of Lleida will contribute to the events of Catalunya, World Gastronomy Region, a unique event worldwide, for our country and our city." The Wine Festival of Lleida is an initiative promoted by the Lleida City Council through the Lleida Tourism Board, with collaboration from both the Lleida Wine Route and the DO Costers del Segre. Around twenty wineries from the DO will participate, along with a culinary tasting area featuring about ten more professionals. The festival returns to the Plaça de la Llotja on the last weekend of October, the 26th and 27th, starting on Saturday at 7 PM and continuing into the night. It will resume the next day from noon until 3 PM. On the evening of the 26th, there will be wine tastings, food samples, music, and a unique artistic experience led by Instantropía titled "Everything I Told You with a Glass of Wine." On Sunday, one of the main highlights will be the sound of Garrotín, featuring Colors de Rumba and Dolors Pubill, who will lead a workshop. The program, which is updated as more activities are added, can be consulted on the Lleida Tourism website. Anyone wishing to participate in the wine and vermouth tastings with expert sommeliers must register, either online through the Lleida Tourism website or by calling 973 700 319. The presentation of the 12th Wine Festival was attended by Montse Guardiola, president of the Lleida Wine Route, representatives from the DO Costers del Segre, wineries, restaurants, the bakers' guild, sommeliers participating in the festival, and Colors de Rumba and La Violeta, who provided the music.