Classification of the traditional wine-growing landscape of Castilla y León in the pictorial work of regional artists since the mid-20th century

Abstract

Castilla y Leon's fields and plateau have always been best known for their cereal crops. Yet vineyards have also sprung up along the Duero River valley at the same time as the winemaking industry began building wine presses and wineries. Wine growing has had a significant impact on the economic, social and cultural history of the Duero's towns and cities, and still does today. For instance, it has given rise to a characteristic vine-and-wine landscape that is deeply rooted both in the land and its inhabitants and has been depicted in popular culture by important landscape painters. Their artistic representations capture different elements of the geographical space found in these lands and the work carried out there, enabling us to define and categorise them, obtaining valuable information to interpret what has happened in the territory.