The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
At the 2026 Island Wines Summit, celebrated sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier (now at Chambers Wines in New York) led a really
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Spain
Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines
Website: https://www.latrompette.co.uk/ La Trompette is one of my favourite restaurants in London. Tucked away in Chiswick, it has an upmarket
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Silice, beautiful natural wines from Ribeira Sacra, Spain
Silice is the project of Fredi Torres (pictured above), and is based in Ribeira Sacra. He began Silice in 2013
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The wines of Son Antem Alaró, Mallorca, Spain (updated with new releases)
Website: https://www.sonantemalaro.es/en/ Mallorca isn’t well known as a wine island, but there are some interesting projects here, and a recent
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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
These are gold medal and trophy winners from the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which I tasted live
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Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain
Website: https://alvardedios.com/en/ Álvar de Dios works in Zamora, near the border with Portugal, in three different villages, including the southern
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Augalevada, a star from Spain’s Ribeiro
Iago Garrido founded Fazenda Augalevada back in 2008, after purchasing 4 hectares of abandoned terraces in the northern part of
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Eulogio Pomares and Zarate: amazing wines from Rías Baixas
Website: https://www.zarate.es/ Eulogio Pomares is making some of the best wines in Rías Baixas. He works with two labels: Zarate
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Nanclares y Prieto, beautiful wines from Rías Baixas
Website: https://nanclaresyprieto.es/ I tasted these wines at Simplesmente Vinho in Porto in February 2026 with Alberto Nanclares (pictured above). He
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Highlights: Soca Rel Ecursac 2022 Mallorca, Spain
Soca Rel Ecursac 2022 Mallorca, SpainThis is a small cellar set up by Pep Rodriguez, who in 2008 rented some
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