A tragic traffic accident yesterday claimed the life of winemaker Iván Sanz Cid, 48 years old; his wife, 45, and two of their three children, aged 17 and 14. The youngest daughter, aged 9, was airlifted to Burgos hospital in serious condition. Iván Sanz Cid was the general director of Dehesa de los Canónigos, one of the most recognized wineries in the Ribera del Duero designation of origin. The winery, founded by his parents, was managed by the second generation of the family: on one hand, him as general director; and, on the other, his sister Belén, responsible for the oenological part.

The prestigious Danish winemaker Peter Sisseck, known for his Pingus and Flor de Pingus wines (DO Ribera del Duero), with prices of more than a thousand euros, rules out "making wines in Priorat because the Catalan designation of origin has a good part of the slate soil", taking into account that he is specialized in calcareous soil and, He knows that the DO Montsant does have limestone soil, but he also rules it out..