Contino was established in 1973 as Rioja’s first château-style winery, with its 62 ha (153 acres) of vines surrounding the winery, on a bend of the Ebro river to the south-east of Laguardia in eastern Rioja Alavesa. Now fully controlled by Rioja giants CVNE, its wines were made by Jesús Madrazo, son of co-founder José, until 2017 when Jorge took over.
