{"id":4428,"date":"2021-11-12T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T12:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.martamate.com\/?page_id=4428"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:35:12","slug":"our-method","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.martamate.com\/en\/our-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Our method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START Our method REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.5.9 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_14_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_14_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.5.9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-18\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.martamate.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"foto-nuestrometodo\" width=\"2036\" height=\"1155\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.martamate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/foto-nuestrometodo.jpg\" data-parallax=\"4\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-14-slide-18-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,7;l:0,0,15,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;background:linear-gradient(rgba(2,2,2,0.5) 0%, rgba(2,2,2,0.25) 50%, rgba(2,2,2,0.25) 100%);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-14-slide-18-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"texto-banner-principal\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;y:m;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:18,18,10,6;l:21,21,12,7;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"sX:0.8;sY:0.8;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:power4.out;sp:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;font-family:'Spectral SC';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><h1>Our method<\/h1><p>This is how we create our unique wines<br \/>\nfrom an unexplored land<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_14_1',rl:[1240,1240,778,480],el:[800,800,960,720],gw:[1240,1240,778,480],gh:[800,800,660,680],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider141\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider141\"].once = false;window.revapi14 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636544143683{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4243&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m sin_espacio qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\tRibera del Duero has 302 wineries that produce 2,200 wine brands.\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left \">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" >About 25% of the grape production is harvested using mechanical harvesting, which is used by 29% of the wineries.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left \">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">56% harvest the grapes in bulk or in bulk\/boxes, and less than 15% of the wineries collect 100% of their grapes manually in boxes, which are then passed through a sorting table in the winery, where those that do not meet the established quality standards are discarded.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">At Marta Mat\u00e9, we wanted to differentiate ourselves in this regard. 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We avoid soil compaction, and we do not use biocides or chemical fertilizers, allowing the plant to express 100% of the terroir where it lives.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-text\" >We promote the presence of animal species such as mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds by placing nests, dry stone walls, and insect hotels. We reforest slopes and non-cultivated areas with native plant species. 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