Highlights: Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla en Rama (2024)
It’s been exciting to see the rise of Fino and Manzanilla en rama, a story explained in more detail here.
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Spain
Alegre Valagñón, a new wave Rioja star
Website: https://alegrevalganon.com/ Very impressed by these wines from Alegre Valagñón. Husband and wife team Oscar Alegre and Eva Valagñón started
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The remarkable wines of Bodega Cerrón, Jumilla, Spain
Website: http://vinacerron.com/ Jumilla is a wine region in the southeast of Spain, in the province of Murcia. It’s hot here,
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Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines at her project Sierra de Toloño
Website: https://www.sierradetolono.com/en/ Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines, with a focus firmly on the vineyard. She
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Highlights: Partida Creus Blanco GB 2020 Penedès, Spain
This is a beautiful naturally made Garnatxa Blanca from Penedès. Partida Creus Blanco GB 2020 Penedès, Spain11.5% alcohol. Golden in
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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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