A wine grower uses a pipette to extract vintage wine from an oak barrek at Castillo de Mendoza's wine cellar during season of grape harvest in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, northern Spain, October 12, 2005. Using a combination of indigenous and international grape varieties, producers employ the latest technology (stainless steel fermentation, refrigeration and cultured yeasts) to create valuable wines. In the geographical border between the craggy northern and the flat central Spain, straddling the river Ebro, Rioja region enjoys a mild and temperate climate and its wines are considered the best of the peninsula. Last year around 120 million kilos (264 million pounds) were collected in La Rioja, this means 40 % of the total wine of Spain which is produced in around 1400 wineries registered at the Rioja Designation of Origin Organisation. Picture taken October 12, 2005. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez