Gómez and his daughter Carmen work in the Sierra Morena, an hour north west of Cordoba, outside of the official Jerez zone but firmly in the sherry tradition. The vines,... read more →
Third generation Mallorcan winemaker Cati Ribot befriended Oriol Artigas and the result is her entry into the natural side of wine. This is a co-ferment of the native giró ros... read more →
Winemakers Willy Pérez and Ramiro Ibañez are responsible for reviving the old M. Ant. de la Riva (Manuel Antonio de la Riva) winery which at one point belonged to Bodegas... read more →
From a maker of some spectacular cava and pet’nats comes a remarkable skin contact macabeu. The wine is fermented in a combo of barrique and 600 liter clay amphora and... read more →
Diego Losada had a guitar habit and a science education. If you’re going to head for zero/zero winemaking, the coupling of those talents is spectacular preparation. He rents 15 parcels... read more →
Salvador Batlle Barrabeig’s Còsmic is birthed from 9.5h in Emporda, northeast Catalonia near Girona. This was my favorite from his recent line up. Grown on granite and calcarious clay, it’s... read more →
David Léclapart and local Cadizian architect turned winemaker Alejandro Muchada are behind this collaboration. Think of this as Champagne-meets-Andalucía-charmer. This bottling comes from 20 year-old vines planted into the famous... read more →
David Léclapart and local Cadizian architect turned winemaker Alejandro Muchada are behind this collaboration. Think of this as a Champagne meets Andalucía charmer of a still wine. This one comes... read more →
On one of those nights when we went through three other bottles dismissing them as too young, too whatever, too carbo, too method – this one shined. In a flash... 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 →