Raúl Pérez Bodegas y Viñedos is not a typical winery. For the Bercian winemaker, his company is not about having facilities and a handful of vineyard hectares which he does have, in Salas de los Barrios (where he produces Ultreia Valtuille) and Valdevimbre- but about making wine wherever he feels like it, whether in Monterrei, Ribeira Sacra, or South Africa. Raúl is a wine enthusiast who embarks on projects he believes in and advises numerous wineries in the northwest of Spain.
Raúl Pérez, born in Valtuille de Abajo (León), began his career in 1993 at the family winery Castro Ventosa. After working there for 10 years, he decided to broaden his horizons and, having become a truly free spirit, started a series of projects, each more successful than the last. He became the technical director of Bodegas Estefanía, also in Bierzo, and continued producing and advising in various regions such as León, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Madrid, and Portugal, among others. Raúl Pérez is currently considered one of the best winemakers in this country and, unanimously, as the one with the brightest future.