Bideona Cabezadas (Viura)

Bideona is a winery located in Villabuena de Álava, in the heart of Rioja Alavesa, founded in 2018 following the acquisition of Bodegas Arabarte by Basque entrepreneur Gorka Izagirre. The project is a joint venture between the Izagirre family and Madrid-based Península Vinicultores, whose Masters of Wine Andreas Kubach and Sam Harrop lead the technical and commercial strategy alongside winemaker Tao Platón. In December 2021, the winery inaugurated a new 7,500 m² facility in Villabuena de Álava, bringing the total surface area to 10,000 m². Bideona's viticultural heritage is one of its most remarkable assets: approximately 300 small plots totalling around 80 hectares, with an average vine age of over 50 years. Each plot averages 0.3 hectares and is spread across some of Rioja Alavesa's most emblematic villages, including Samaniego, Leza, Laguardia, Baños de Ebro, Navaridas, Lanciego, and Elciego. Bideona's winemaking philosophy moves away from the traditional emphasis on oak ageing in favour of highlighting the expression of individual vineyards and their origins. Under a minimal-intervention approach the team calls 'sensitive winemaking', each small parcel is vinified separately, prioritising place over process. The goal is to craft fresh, elegant wines with great ageing potential that faithfully reflect the specific sites, villages and vineyards of Rioja Alavesa. The range encompasses regional wines, village wines, and single-vineyard wines. Among the most notable are 'Cofrades', an old-vine Tempranillo from Leza prized for its diverse clonal composition, deep character and spiced profile, and 'Galtzada', an old-vine Garnacha of singular depth and precision. Mayela is the winery's 'Cosechero 2.0' project: a young, juicy, unoaked red wine that reimagines the traditional cosechero style of Rioja Alavesa for a contemporary audience. In 2025, Bideona was awarded the prestigious 'Best Of Wine Tourism' prize, recognising its commitment to wine tourism and its role in showcasing the new categories of Rioja.