1682
The history of Bodegas Góngora dates back to the middle of the 15th century when Sir. José Góngora de Arando, a young farmer native of Navarra, arrived in Aljarafe´s lands in Seville and acquired the Hacienda San Rafael to turn it into a winery for the aging of fine and generous wines.
1799
Date on which Sir. Rafael de Góngora y Delgado, the third generation of the Góngora family, is authorized to use the coat of arms by granting him the title of “hijosdalgo” (son of a son) by the Cabildo of Granada.
1799
Date on which Sir. Rafael de Góngora y Delgado, the third generation of the Góngora family, is authorized to use the coat of arms by granting him the title of “hijosdalgo” (son of a son) by the Cabildo of Granada.
1878
Góngora wines are awarded at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, presented by Sir. Rafael de Góngora y Dávila, the Fifth Generation of the family.
1900
Year in which Lady Dolores de Góngora e Yriarte (the Sixth Generation of the family) took over the winery after she becoming a widow and became one of the first women to run a traditionally male business.
1900
Year in which Lady Dolores de Góngora e Yriarte (the Sixth Generation of the family) took over the winery after she becoming a widow and became one of the first women to run a traditionally male business.
1964
Bodegas Gongora becomes the first exporting winery in Seville, with the shipment of an important order of our Brandy Viejo Góngora to Venezuela. This was the beginning of a long exporting tradition.
1978
The white wine Señorío de Heliche is born, the result of a request from an export client from the Ivory Coast, who requests a white wine with a certain natural sweetness.
1978
The white wine Señorío de Heliche is born, the result of a request from an export client from the Ivory Coast, who requests a white wine with a certain natural sweetness.
1979
Lady Cayetana Martínez de Irujo, Duchess of Alba, authorizes Bodegas Góngora to use one of her noble titles, Marqués de Eliche, as a trademark.
