Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial 2001 Rioja, Spain
This is a deeply impressive Rioja Reserva from La Rioja Alta, which is ageing beautifully. 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha.
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Highlights:Familia Nin-Ortiz Selma de Nin Finca La Sinia 2016 Vi de Tabula, Spain
Nin-Ortiz is Ester Nin (viticulturist for Daphne Glorian’s Clos Erasmus) and Carles Ortiz (grape grower), who met and merged there
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A Rueda study: exploring this important Spanish white wine region
Rueda is unusual in Spain for being a white wine region. It’s also unusual in that it’s almost, but not
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The remarkable wines of Javi Revert, Valencia, Spain
Valencia is a region in eastern Spain not known for fine wine production, but there is one winegrower – Javi
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Two from Paco & Lola, an interesting modern Spanish cooperative
Paco & Lola is an interesting producer: old world doing new world (I know these distinctions are outdated now, but
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Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain
Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found
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Recovering the magic of El Marco: back to the sherry vineyards, and old ways of making wines
Jamie Goode visits Bodegas Luiz Perez, and meets Willy Perez, who is on a mission to recover the great sherries
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Video: visiting Willy Perez, who is on a mission to capture the great Sherry wines of the past
Jamie Goode visits Willy Perez of Bodega Luis Perez, who’s looking to capture the great Sherry wines of the past.
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Sal da Terra 2019 is released!
The Sal da Terra 2019 is now released. This is the second vintage of this Albariño from Rías Baixas in
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Video: visiting Peter Sisseck’s sherry bodega
Peter Sisseck, the maker of Pingus, one of Spain’s most famous red wines, wants to make equally great white. So
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