The building was being built in the year 1,800 when the family acquired it. The last member to take charge of it was Luis Villachica, father of Victoriana Villachica. Victoriana is one of the great inspirations of our brand, known in the area as the "Marchioness of Villachica" could well be the protagonist of a novel.

Daughter of Luis Villachica and a maid of the Palace, Victoriana was estranged from Toro after birth and until she returned at the age of twenty-three. She returned to the Dehesa Toresana as the daughter of Marta, the servant, without being recognized by her father. It would not be until a decade later when Luis Villachica signed the document of recognition of his natural daughter. In 1920 he died and Victoriana became a wealthy woman. This power came into his life at the age of fifty and his customs changed very little.

The elders of the area remembered her as an introverted woman, dressed in black and semi-secluded in the Palace. To escape the curious looks he used his horse carriage as the only means of transport.

All her "oddities" were reflected in his will, where he imposes the rules to be met in the exploitation of the multiple buildings and residences he owned. He arranged, for example, that Toro's residence be used as a seminary to train future priests. The character, determination and firmness of a woman who always struggled to develop according to her own criteria are, today, an inspiration for our way of pursuing our business purposes.

Villachica Palace is a passionate dream

born from the union of three Spanish wineries based in the Denominations of Origin Toro, Ribera del Duero and Rioja.

The historic building of Toro is the place where we decide to locate the public entity. The history of its last inhabitant, the uniqueness of the building and its location in one of the Denominations of Origin of the Group make the Villachica Palace the perfect emblem and place.

Palacio de Villachica is viticulture,

developed with high technical quality standards.

Palacio de Villachica is a compromise

that gives direction to all the decisions made by those of us who are part of the project. A commitment to the people who work with us, to their care and prosperity. A commitment to the environment, from which we extract the fruit with which we elaborate our dreams.

The historic building of Toro is the place where we decide to locate the public entity. The history of its last inhabitant, the uniqueness of the building and its location in one of the Denominations of Origin of the Group make the Villachica Palace the perfect emblem and place.

And the commitment to the moments that make our consumers happy in their day to day. We want to be part of the enjoyment of the pleasures that have built us as a culture: the gatherings of family and friends, the taste of a good dish of our closest gastronomy and the daily luxury of tasting a good glass of wine.

Our activities entail a series of environmental implications, to which we respond through the commitment to the implementation and certification of a management system according to the UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2015 reference and the assumption of the following commitments approved by the Board of Directors of Grupo Palacio de Villachica:

• Environmental protection and pollution prevention.
• Commitment to local winegrowers, with whom we maintain a strong social bond and with which we contribute to the consolidation of the rural environment.
• Use of native grape varieties, perfectly adapted to the environment and less demanding in the need for phytosanitary products.
• Efficient and effective use of natural resources (water, electricity, fuels, etc.).
• In relation to waste, we apply the philosophy of the 3 Rs:

Reduction. Through proper purchase planning and stock management we avoid acquiring unnecessary products. We also value our suppliers making rational use of packaging materials.

Reuse. Whenever possible we give a second life to the products when they no longer serve their primary purpose.

Recycling. We make a meticulous segregation of the waste we generate, so that its subsequent treatment by the managers is optimal.

• We control and minimize the negative environmental impacts derived from our atmospheric emissions, noise generation and discharges.
• We are aware of the continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the system, based on the management of our processes, assigning each of them the appropriate indicators and establishing measurable and achievable objectives.
• We ensure compliance with the requirements of current legislation applicable to our activity, as well as with all commitments made to our stakeholders.

Desempeño ambiental
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