Costers del Sió triumphs at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
At Costers del Sió, we are celebrating a milestone that fills us with pride and motivation: three of our wines have received outstanding scores at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards 2025, one of the most influential wine competitions in the world. This recognition not only reaffirms our com…
Why are wine bottles 75 cl?
The standard size of a bottle of wine is 750 ml, which is equivalent to 75 cl. But why is this size so common in the wine industry? The answer to this question goes back to the history of wine and tradition, but above all to commercial reasons. Wine storage in Roman times In Roman times, wines were…
Installation of photovoltaic panels in the winery to generate green and sustainable energy
At Bodegas Costers del Sió we want to be an active part in the fight against global warming and climate change. That is why we have installed photovoltaic panels so that the energy we need to carry out our activity is increasingly green and sustainable. Thanks to this investment, we reduce our carb…
Vine espalier pruning or Royat cordon
On this occasion, Jose María explains how we do trellised pruning (Cordón Royat) in the Syrah variety vineyard from which we harvest the grapes to make our organic wine Siós Nature (without added sulphites). As we have already explained in other posts, pruning the vineyard mainly consists of mainta…
Why do we swirl the wine in the glass?
No, it is not done by posturing. The main reason for "shaking" the glass of wine in the olfactory phase of the tasting is none other than to allow its aromas to increase due to the exchange of fluids between the surface and the interior of the glass. The heavier molecules wake up and give us clues…
