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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Tio Pepe Fino En Rama (2024 release)

May 20, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4853 Views Jerez, sherry

The new release of the Tio Pepe Fino En Rama is out! And it’s a really good one. This Gonzalez

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The remarkable wines of Álvaro Palacios: Rioja, Bierzo and Priorat

May 13, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 8474 Views Bierzo, Priorat, Rioja

Álvaro Palacios was in town with his daughter Lola, showing off his impressive portolio, which includes Palacios Remondo (Alfaro, Rioja),

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Visiting Hidalgo La Gitana, one of the Sherry region’s leading producers

April 27, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 10590 Views Jerez, sherry

I arrived at Hidalgo La Gitana just as they were about to begin harvesting the 2022 vintage, and it was

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla en Rama (2024)

April 25, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4715 Views sherry

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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Alegre Valagñón, a new wave Rioja star

April 21, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3675 Views Rioja

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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Features Spain 

The remarkable wines of Bodega Cerrón, Jumilla, Spain

April 19, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 9727 Views Jumilla, Mourvedre

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

March 12, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 6061 Views Rioja

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 Spain 

Highlights: Partida Creus Blanco GB 2020 Penedès, Spain

February 3, 2024 jamiegoode 2460 Views

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

January 26, 2024 Treve Ring 2366 Views manzanilla, sherry

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

December 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4089 Views Somontano

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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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode

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