MIPCOM Spotlight: TVE

CANNES: The drama Vintage (Gran Reserva) tells the story of two families of winemakers: the Cortázars, who consider wine as a lucrative business, and the Revertes, to whom the vineyard is a way of life.

The vineyards and wineries of Rioja serve as the backdrop for stories of impossible love, lies, betrayal, jealousy and ambition. The series has had a successful run in Spain, and there’s now a prequel launching in the market, Vintage: The Origins. The show is being presented by TVE, which belongs to the Spanish audiovisual group Corporación Radiotelevision Española. In it, the Cortázar and Reverte wineries are allies and struggling to make it in an environment ruled by the firm hand of an unscrupulous third company, Miranda Wineries. Rafael Bardem, the head of program sales at TVE, highlights the show along with new seasons of Isabel.