It seems that there’s been a bit of activity again in terms of regional approvals from Brussels as on 31 May, 2022 the Official Journal of the European Union certified the Abadia Retuerta and Bolandin as Spain’s newest Vinos de Pago with Dehesa Peñalba having already arrived back in February. That’s a busy year so far considering the one was Chozas Carrascal back in 2020. It’s worth revisiting the Vino de Pago qualification, which was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. […]

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