Schenk Wines USA’s Spanish Portfolio is imported from a pictur- esque winery in Valencia; Bodegas Murviedro. Part of the portfolio is a range called “Murviedro Pasion”, one of many ranges that symbol- izes Bodegas Murviedro’s strategy and commitment to environmen- tal preservation and management. They started this commitment by researching vineyards and estates that would offer the best grapes combined with different techniques to make their wines capture the quality and history of the land. Requena was Spain’s fourth-largest silk producing center during the sixteenth century. Eventually, the use of the looms was put to an end and the silk entrepreneurs spent their efforts on expanding agricul- tural products, such as wine. As a result, silk paved the way for the different techniques in producing wine for Bodegas Murviedro. This caused renovation with the image of combining the silk heritage and the vineyard tradition of Valencia, both of which they have portrayed through their wines. Rediscovering the region’s tradition and native flavors, they have transformed the Casa de la Seda (The Silk House) into an urban 54 FEATURED ARTICLES