Concho y Toro is a family name, and it was a family winery founded in the 1880s and only recently did it become a publicly traded company . I am familiar with the wine having consumed many bottles of the Castillo de Diablo over the years. We hired a private guide and his name was Leonardo. Perhaps the most positive and energetic person I've met since I've met Dr. Sunshine. He drove us in his Mercedes van down about an hour south and we got to the grounds of Concho y Toro. We had a lovely guide, Judy, that took us through The Vineyards and down into the cellar. The cellar is name Castillo Diablo or cellar of the devil supposedly because they had problems with thieves getting into the cellars so they created a legend of the devil down there to scare away the thieves. Or as some would say the owner made a deal with the devil and so that's why he died early and yet the winery went on to great success. I think the former is much more likely than the latter.
Big old barrels
Enter ye who love wine
Thanks Leo for the photographic assistance
Very cool local trees
Leslie and our guide Judy
The old estate built in the 1840's
Sweet pea
The most powerful indeed
Fancy photography
Lock up the good stuff
Here is the good stuff
Cool old stone work
Thanks Judy
Beautiful grape leaves
Line em up, day drinking!
Cellar of the Devil
A funny devil image to go with the Diablo legend
The cellars were made using a technique that uses sand, lime and egg whites. How many chickens did they have?
