Julio Sáenz

Julio Sáenz holds a Pharmacy Degree from the Universdiad de Salamanca, a Masters in Vine-growing and Oenology and a Degree in Oenology from the Universidad de La Rioja, and is a member of the Comité de Cata de los Consejos Reguladores de Rioja y Ribera del Duero since 1998. He also contributes regularly to different technical publications and congresses in the sector.
Julio Sáenz joined La Rioja Alta, S.A. in 1996 as the head of the Quality Control Department, and also led the group’s experimentation programs in recent years. Technical Director of La Rioja Alta, S.A. since 2005, he is also the wine manager for two of the most important initiatives introduced by the Grupo La Rioja Alta S.A.: Viñedos y Bodegas Áster, in the Ribera de Duero and Torre de Oña, in the Rioja Alavesa.