This is Rafa Bernabé’s project, reviving old vines and old methods, such as this skin contact, orange wine offering, raised in tinajas, those old clay jars (not buried). He uses... read more →
Another fab wine from Rafa, and this one is culled from a selection of 40–80 year old vines planted on limestone and granite, two faves of mine in one terroir.... read more →
Rafa! What a special man and a very fine winemaker. Everything made under the Viñedos Culturales label (his project, reviving old vineyards and methods of winemaking) is worth exploring but... read more →
Another Rafa wine, as above, but the polar opposite of the Los Cipreses with more savory on the outside than the in, strong yet silky. Destemmed, steel ferment, returned to... read more →
From a single namesake parcel of 50-year-old garnacha vines on decomposed granite soils in the town of Villena, Alicante. Fermented in steel, raised for 12 months in 2- to 4-year-old... read more →
When I first tasted this, I thought it was the kind of wine you stumble on in travel, fall in love with right there, but doubt it would taste as... read more →
What a treat. Sherry like it was meant to be without fortification. From old goblet vines near the Mediterranean, directly pressed into steel tank for primary fermentation, then transferred to... read more →
Spain’s hot Alicante region is not known for its great wine for good reasons. They are far and few between. But La Zafra, making wine since 2016, is bottling sincere... read more →