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My first encounter with DO Calatayud was picking up a wine over 15 years ago at a shop in San Francisco, thinking that it was from Catalunya. I don’t know how many people may have... more »
My first encounter with DO Calatayud was picking up a wine over... more »
I don’t know when, but someday we’ll look back from a vantage point far, far in the future and say, “So… why on earth did people think Rioja wines had to be almost all Tempranillo?”... more »
I don’t know when, but someday we’ll look back from a vantage... more »
François Lurton is but one member of the vast Lurton family, long-established in Bordeaux. If you’d like to read up on their history, I’d recommend having a look at this article as I would but... more »
François Lurton is but one member of the vast Lurton family, long-established... more »
Silíce Viticultores is a project from three parents, born in 2013 that’s based in Barrantes, Galicia. It was started by two brothers, Carlos and Juan Manuel Rodríguez who are based in Vigo. They wanted to... more »
Silíce Viticultores is a project from three parents, born in 2013 that’s... more »
An imposing as well as important piece of Rioja’s geography are the Cantabrian Mountains in the north that act as a guard against the worst of the Atlantic Ocean’s intentions. It isn’t just one range... more »
An imposing as well as important piece of Rioja’s geography are the... more »
Verónica Ortega is no stranger to these pages. I reviewed her Cobrana 2016 two years ago and she’s been a winemaker I’ve watched closely since first meeting her just over seven years ago at Vinisud... more »
Verónica Ortega is no stranger to these pages. I reviewed her Cobrana... more »
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Bierzo region in northwestern Spain is in the middle of nowhere. Its main town and capital, Ponferrada is three hours by car from the airport in Vigo... more »
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Bierzo region in northwestern... more »
I always feel an electric charge cross my skin when I encounter a wine which lists its variety composition as “others” or “field blend”. It’s an exciting game of wine roulette as sometimes the wine... more »
I always feel an electric charge cross my skin when I encounter... more »
While maybe not a universal household name in terms of Spanish wine regions (yet), the Denomination of Origin Toro in the region of Castilla y León has come a long way in a rather short... more »
While maybe not a universal household name in terms of Spanish wine... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 22-02-2021 ~ 3 Comments
It's the news that Sherry producers have been waiting literally decades to hear: Sherry sales have increased! As was recently reported in terms of the UK (a principal market for the wine), Sherry sales have... more »
It's the news that Sherry producers have been waiting literally decades to... more »
