
Alejandro López has been named Winemaker and Technical Director of Bodegas Beronia, a Riojan winery imported to the United States by González Byass USA. In 2018, López was recognized as one of Decanter’s Top 10 Emerging Spanish Winemakers, heralded as a “key figure and leader in the new generation of winemakers who are driving trends in Spain.” López holds degrees in viticulture and oenology from the University of La Rioja and agricultural engineering from the University of Navarra. As the new leader of Bodegas Beronia, López is set to guide the winery through its next chapter in a journey that has already spanned more than 50 years. He succeeds Matías Calleja. Bodegas Beronia is in Ollauri, is a renowned Rioja Alta winery and was the first winery in the world to achieve LEED V4 BD+C:NC and LEED Gold sustainable building certification.