CVNE
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España. A century-plus making Rioja in Haro.
CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, which nearly everyone pronounces “Cune”) is one of Rioja’s historic houses. Founded in 1879 in the railway-station quarter of Haro, it’s still run by the same family five generations on.
They make everything, from classic age-worthy reds to Monopole, the oldest registered white-wine brand in Spain. It’s one of those big wineries that never fell asleep: they revive old recipes, tend their own vineyards and every so often release something that makes you raise an eyebrow.