A pretty impressive entry from the Penedès from a family reclaiming the vines and tradition. The juice—based on the 2010 vintage—is vinified in anfora, the second ferment started with honey,... read more →
Yes, this is another “let’s recover the old vine” story and glad that Diego Losada told it. He makes some very, very pretty mencia (with some doña blanca and palomino)... read more →
This is from a collection of very old vineyards with God-knows-what growing on decomposed basalt in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Often reduced, this vintage is coming around and shedding... read more →
Vinos de Madrid is the nearest appellation to the city, about an hour drive out. Continental climate means ‘hot as hell’ in the summer, or even during harvest, as when... read more →
Here we’ve got those Gredos sandy soils with gneiss and pink granite in the village of the same name. The grapes were whole-cluster cold macerated for 40 days in concrete,... read more →
Raúl Suarez lives and works in Barcelona but his roots are in Amandi. I met him in his vineyard high up above the Miño River in 2015 when visiting Pedro... read more →
Every vintage I find myself in love with this fresh cuvée from Luis, who works fine sandy granitic soils in the Ribeiro. All destemmed, animal without the fur, full of... read more →
Oriol, one to watch, works just outside of Barcelona. He is mostly known for his whites but it was this pink that grabbed my attention. Damn California! They took all of... read more →
From the Vinos de Madrid appellation, and the quartet of monkeys who work there, comes an old vine albillo, a very disrespected Spanish grape making a strong comeback. The grapes... read more →
Field blend alert! Just for fun, I’ll tell you what is in this technically white wine but actually a rosé. 50% pansa blanca, 15% sumoll, 8% beier, 8% garnatxa blanca... read more →