Mission and Values
The Valquejigoso project stems from a great enthusiasm, a lot of effort, an utmost attention to detail in oder to improve and progress vintage after vintage. In order to achieve that goal, we experiment and observe what happens in the vineyard, analyzing each plot separately. And we want you to be involved and accompany us in this quest.
COMMITMENT
We do the impossible to honor our promise.
DESIRE TO IMPROVE
We are never fully satisfied with what we do. We always want to go a step further.
FANATIC ATTENTION
TO DETAIL
Without a fanatic attention to detail, there is no self-improvement.
HONESTY
Transparency is a key rule for us.
CLOSENESS
We do listen to other's opinion and we show ourselves to others exactly the way we are.
The Colomo Family
Félix Colomo Domínguez
Son of the well-known bullfighter Félix Colomo Díaz, he has successfully increased the heritage left by his father. He currently owns and runs three prestigious restaurants in Madrid, Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas, La Posada de la Villa and Alatriste, all located in the historical center of Madrid. Artists, writers, actors and politicians, all come to his restaurants to feel the care and affection that Félix shows to all of them.
Félix Colomo Carmona
Son of Félix Colomo Domínguez, he is in charge of the development of the wine project of the Valquejigoso domaine. He was the one who oriented the domaine towards the production of wines aimed at a long ageing with the ambition to position them among the world's elite. He does not feel any rush: he knows that the next generations will be the ones reaping the benefits of high reputation of the wines of Valquejigoso. Which is a generous and realistic vision indeed.
The Team
Aurelio García
He is the soul of the project. Chief winemaker of the project, he is charge of both the vineyard and the winery. Major in chemistry, he specialized in enology when he felt a very special passion for wine. After a few experiences in other wineries, he entrusted with Valquejigoso project and introduces radical changes in the way things were run. He takes care of each plot separately, gives a unique attention to each vine and he brings extreme care to every operation. He selects the best grapes, he thouroughly controls each step of production, thus discarding many grapes to assure the unique quality of the cuvées V1, V2, Dehesa de Valquejigoso and Valquejigoso V Mirlo Blanco vintage after vintage.
José Angel Colomo
Se incorporó a Valquejigoso en el año 2013, y con su experiencia en el sector, pues empezó a trabajar en el sector del vino en el año 1984, es el responsable de los asuntos administrativos de Valquejigoso. Su versatilidad nos permite reforzar cualquier área de trabajo, pues dado que Jose Ángel difruta trabajando en torno al vino, cualquier tarea donde participa se culmina de forma exitosa.
Eduardo Aranda
He has been working at Valquejigoso since 1986 and after all that time, he enjoys his work as much as the first day. Key for the planning of all tasks in the vineyard, he perfectly knows every inch of the vineyards. He follows the growing cycle very closely and he makes sure every plot has a specific treatment. Moreover, he is in charge of all tasks related to the hunting activity of the domaine.
The Identity
The Five Leaves Clover Symbol
We wanted to find a powerful and striking symbol. Clover is a common feature in Valquejigoso, that is why we have chosen it. Moreover, the five leaves clover has symbolic or magical meanings in different cultures. Among them, the most frequent ones are extreme luck, fertility or wealth.
THE VALQUEJIGOSO NAME
Valquejigoso means the "Valley of the Quejigos". The Quejigo (gall-oak) is a tree of the quercus gender as the holm oak, the oak or the cork oak. As there is a huge concentration of those trees in this pasture area, the location has historically been given the name of "Dehesa de Valquejigoso".