Winery: CVNE

The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE), known as “Cune”, is the region’s largest producer with a yield of 10,000,000 bottles annually. Established in 1879 by brothers Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa in the historic train station area of Haro, the winery is still controlled by members of the family. CVNE now owns four wineries: CVNE, Imperial, Viña Real and Contino. Of particular interest is the Gustave Eiffel–designed wine cellar: the visionary employed an innovative technique of using steel trusses and no columns to support the roof, which provided a larger space and improved the barrel management in the cellar—revolutionary at the time.