St Peter's stones and wine
Our winery takes its name from a tradition around a small hermitage, the hermitage of San Pedro, which is located on top of a hill completely pierced by the old family wineries of Pesquera de Duero.
The hermitage had huge stones attached to its side, protected from the wind and looking out into the afternoon sun, where it was customary to meet up to enjoy a snack or simply pour a jug of wine on summer afternoons. He was said to “go to the stones of San Pedro.” Today those stones have disappeared from the hermitage, however we have wanted to recover them for our winery. To recover the essence of friendship, of sharing, of tradition … always amalgamated by wine, by that family wine that has been made in Pesquera de Duero since time immemorial.
The Vineyards
The “terroir” that frames our wine is defined by a soil of absolute peculiarity, which does not occur in any other part of the world, conditioned with very high percentages of limestone, together with a variety of grape with many years of tradition and roots, adapting over time to the area, for which they confer those differentiating and particular features. The climate has a moderate-low rainfall coupled with dry summers and long and extreme winters, and with marked thermal oscillations throughout the seasons, they frame it within a Mediterranean climate, with more than 2,400 hours of sun, whose primary character is continental.
OUR PRIDEThe Valderramiro plot
A small plot called Valderramiro is a great vineyard for the Tempranillo. Some of the bush vines are older than 80 years.
- Region
- Ribera del Duero
- Altitude
- 870 m
- Varieties
- Tinta fina, also called Tempranillo
- Climate
- Continental with hot, dry long summer as well as cold and harsh winter. Average of 2,400 hours.of sunshine yearly.
- Rainfall
- moderate-low. 450 mm annual rainfall.
- Soils
- Limestone and gravel.
THE TREASURE OF THE OLD VINEYARDSVineyards in Pesquera de Duero
As we own the vineyards and some of those added from third parties located in the area of Pesquera de Duero, these vineyards are a mixture of old vineyards and younger vineyards that allow us to create personal wines with character. In Piedras de San Pedro we maintain a close collaboration with vine growers after selecting them for their quality and their care of the vineyard. They are also part of the Piedras de San Pedro way of life.
- Region
- Ribera del Duero
- Altitude
- 850 m
- Varieties
- Tinta fina or Tempranillo
- Climate
- Continental. Hot and dry summers. Cold and harsh winters. 2400 hours of sunshine.
- Rainfull
- Moderate-low. 450 mm annual rainfall.
- Soils
- Limestone, clay and gravel.
IN THE HEART OF VERDEJOVineyards in Nava del Rey
Our Verdejo grape comes from several hectares of vineyards in the town of Nava del Rey. vineyard, aged about 12 years, planted on a trellis.
- Region
- Rueda
- Altitude
- 745 m
- Varieties
- Verdejo
- Climate
- cold and very long winters, short springs with late frosts and hot and dry summers.
- Rainfall
- Lilttle rainfall, 300 to 500 liters per year.
- Soils
- Peebly, stony alluvial terraces with good aeration and drainage.
The spirit of our wine
PIEDRAS DE SAN PEDRO, S.L. Within the framework of the ICEX-NEXT program, it has had the support of ICEX and the co-financing of the European FEDER Fund. The purpose of this support is to contribute to the international development of the company and its environment.
