Highlights: Barbadillo Nave Trinidad Manzanilla en Rama, Spain
The Nave Trininad is one of the naves in the bodega El Toro, the first warehouse that Benigno Barbadillo bought
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Paso-Primero, Somontano, Spain
Website: https://www.paso-primero.com/ Paso-Primero is a really interesting wine project that began in 2015 in Somontano run by Thomas and Emma
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The inaugural Cava Meeting: a serious, focused event looking at this important sparkling wine
WebsiteL https://www.cava.wine/en/news-articles/a-congress-examining-cavas-excellence-will-bring-together-the-worlds-most-influential-prescribers-in-barcelona/ I’m just back from two days of deep immersion into all things Cava: the inaugural Cava meeting, held
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Cava discovery (10) Juvé y Camps
Website: https://www.juveycamps.com/en/ Juvé y Camps are one of the leading Cava producers. They aren’t small: they harvest 2000 tons of
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Highlights: Barbadillo Manzanilla Pastora Pasada en Rama NV
Found this hidden in the racks: an en rama Manzanilla bottled in 2021, which would have been intended for consumption
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Suertes del Marqués: tasting all vintages of the remarkable Vidonia cuvée from Tenerife’s Orotava Valley with winemaker Jonatan Garcia
Vidonia is the reinvention of a historic wine from Tenerife. Originally, it was a fortified wine from Tenerife made in
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Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2016
Classic, ageworthy and really good. It’s not bad value, either at around £40. La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva
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Cava discovery (9) Augustí Torelló Mata
Augustí Torelló Mata founded a Cava house that has becomeone of the most distinctive in the region. He’s also written
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Cava discovery (7) Mastinell
Website: https://mastinell.com/en/ I first encountered Mastinell a few years ago when I stayed at the remarkable five-star hotel they have.
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Cava discovery (8) Bolet
Website: https://www.cavasbolet.com/ Josep Anton Bolet is a seventh-generation Penèdes farmer, with 70 hectares of vines across three farms. He started
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