Black Gold Rush

Fortune seekers and wine pioneers stake their claim in Spain's emerging Ribera del Duero region

Telmo Rodriguez rolls up a dirt driveway in a Mercedes SUV, coming to a stop before the open doors of a warehouse winery deep in Spain's Ribera del Duero region. Surrounded by mounds of rock-strewn soil.....

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