About Us
EARLY 20TH CENTURY DESTINATION ARGENTINA
The origins of the Fernández Núñez family’s winemaking tradition date back to the early 20th century, when, in 1910, Galician emigrants Serafín Fernández and María Núñez left for Argentina in search of work. There, they contributed their expertise as day labourers in planting, pruning and harvesting, skills they had learned in their native Spain.
MENDOZA, 1919
Serafín and María arrived in Mendoza in response to a call from the government for settlers to occupy the foothills of the Andes Mountains for agriculture. It was already the Uco Valley, where the origins of Vinos de La Luz were first planted.
SOWING, HARVESTING AND THE DREAM OF OWNING A WINERY: 1940
The characteristics of the soil and experiences, not always favourable,
forced Serafín to avoid bush vines and opt for trellises and espaliers. Thirty years passed between the first vines and the construction of the first reinforced concrete winery in the Uco Valley. Today it is the La Luz del Vino winery.
40 YEARS OF STUDIES
The Fernández Núñez immigrants wanted a generation of their descendants to attend university. They had another dream: to have a family of professionals, something they had not been able to achieve in their own lives. The training of the third generation coincided with the 1980s and 1990s, which revolutionised agriculture and the wine industry in Argentina. The experience of studying in France and Italy and contact with Spanish wineries laid the foundations for planting the seed of a future in Europe.
1989: LOOKING OUTWARD
2014: RIBERA DEL DUERO, SPAIN
La Luz chooses Ribera del Duero to establish its first winery, La Luz del Duero, in Europe. The town of Peñafiel was chosen as the location to do with Tempranillo in Spain what La Luz had done with Malbec in Argentina.
2015: ICONIC WINES
The first vintages of Iluminado Vinos de La Luz wines are produced, a limited edition produced in four countries: Argentina (Uco Valley, Mendoza); Spain (Ribera del Duero); Italy (Montalcino, Tuscany) and the USA (Santa Maria, California).
2016: HUBS IN EUROPE
In 2016, the first HUB in Spain was inaugurated to distribute throughout Europe, and the second HUB in Ukraine was inaugurated to serve Eastern European countries.
2017: DISTRIBUIDORA TRES BLASONES, ARGENTINA
The acquisition of the distributor Tres Blasones completed the industrial and commercial structure of Vinos de La Luz in Argentina. Founded in 1977, the distributor specialises in the development and sale of wine and premium spirits brands.
2019: THE UKRAINE PROJECT IS BORN
The first harvests are gathered from vineyards planted in the country’s best wine-growing areas: Shabo and Lambrivka. Big Wines, a subsidiary of Vinos de La Luz in Ukraine, is born.
2023: CIGALES, SPAIN
Following market trends, in 2023, Vinos de La Luz acquired the Hiriart Winery in the Cigales Designation of Origin, now known as La Luz de Cigales, with the aim of producing traditional claret, high-end rosés and reviving varieties such as Garnacha Gris.
2023: INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH OF UKRAINIAN WINES
2024: RIAS BAIXAS, SPAIN
2024: SECOND WINERY IN UKRAINE:
Construction begins on the second winery in Ukraine, 14 kilometres from the capital, Kiev.