Wine News
Wildfires threaten wineries as blaze nears Bordeaux.
Wildfires have advanced towards the outskirts of Bordeaux as France battles blazes that have already forced hundreds of thousands of people...
Champagne to limit production to 250m bottles for 2026.
The region of Champagne is to cap the amount of wine that can be made from this year’s harvest at 8,800kg/ha – the equivalent of around...
Stag’s Leap 1973 achieves new record auction price.
A bottle of Stags Leap 1973, the wine that won the Judgment of Paris fifty years ago and put California on the fine wine map, has achieved...
Perelada and Celler del Pescador receive sustainable Wineries for Climate Protection Certification.
With this recognition, both Spanish wineries reaffirm the Perelada&Chivite Group's commitment to a business model based on environmental,...
Blog
Javier Pagés, president of Barcelona Wine Week (BWW).
“The top priority for Spanish wine must be to shift from selling volume to building value”
Vins i Licors Grau, a renovated space.
The history of “the best wine shop in the world,” in the words of Josep Pitu Roca at the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the...
Graham's 1890 Port Lodge
For this second installment in our “the world's best wine shops” feature, we head to Portugal, to the town of Vila Nova de Gaia, located...
Wine selection from ...
Comme Autrefois
A new attitude taken to its logical conclusion
Back in 1982, Françoise Bedel, a wine producer in the Marne Valley in Champagne, was...
Falcoeira "A Capilla"
Outsiders preserving a legacy
Discomfort is a powerful creative tool and a means to test your limits. In the wine world, discomfort can...
Kavalieros
Santorini, as well as being a tourist island with fabulous weather and paradisiacal landscapes, is also one of the most interesting areas...
Wine People
‘The wine sector must become even more competitive and innovative’.
Interview with Javier Pagés, president of Barcelona Wine Week.
Interview with Pedro Bonet Ferrer, President of the Cava Regulatory Board. "“We wanted to elevate cava to the highest possible level”
Pedro Bonet Ferrer (born in Barcelona in 1946) is about to close one of the most productive periods for the Cava Regulatory Board, which he...
Wine Reviews
Remírez de Ganuza, Reserva 2009
Appearance: Very bright cherry red, clean and brilliant
Nose: Black berries, liquorice, spices and creamy notes.
Palate: Silky,...
Trasnocho 2011
Appearance: Very bright red with maroon tints, intense, clean and brilliant.
Nose: Ripe black fruit, sweet spices, and oaky notes.
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Fincas de Ganuza Reserva 2011
Appearance: Very bright ruby red, clean and brilliant
Nose: Ripe red fruit, spices, creamy
Palate: Very fruity, with body, enveloping and...
La Cuvée
Appearance: Lemon yellow hue flecked with gold. Fine, long-lasting bubbles
Nose: Fruity aromas of apples and pears with very subtle citrus...
Chivite Las Fincas 2016
Two greats, Arzak and Chivite, have joined forces in a different kind of venture, but with a style of wine that pleases consumers. A style...
Wine Features
Güevo Wine is a rebellious statement, a challenge aimed at transforming wine and the way we drink it.
Bodegas Langa is one of the oldest wineries in Aragón. Founded in 1867, it is now run by the fifth generation, led by César Langa, who is spearheading some unique projects that are rewriting the industry rulebook. "The wine industry keeps doing the same thing over and over...
From France with love: Belondrade y Lurton
Having fallen in love with the Verdejo grape variety, Didier Belondrade, a director at Air France, flew down to Valladolid, bought some vines and opened a model winery in the 90s. His Belondrade y Lurton is THE fine wine from Rueda, representing excellence in the region. Since...
The Analysis by Pedro Ballesteros MW
Wine on Fire Island. The wine of Fogo
The vine is likely to be of tropical origin. Most wild vine species are found in these climes. The vine likes the heat, which stimulates its vegetative growth, encouraging it to spread over the soil or any other supports that allow it to receive more light. The vine is, after...
Georgia, amphoras and white wine
Georgia proudly claims to be the cradle of wine. There is archaeological evidence that wine was being made there 8,000 years ago. It was a pioneer country, although little did this help it for many centuries. Caucasus is a land of invasions. Scythians, Persians, Romans,...
One hundred years of solera
Long Ageing and a homage to the land
Over 150 years ago, the Gramonas’ great-great-grandfather grew vines in the land of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. His descendants and today’s owners continue to worship the vine, in the most reverent manner possible, through the use of biodynamics.
ALVEAR: nobles, politicians, military men and wine producers.
The oldest winery in Andalusia, and the second oldest in Spain, was created 288 years ago! The 8th generation of the Alvears, a family name of great standing and nobility, still proudly carries the name “Montilla” around the world.
The Winery
Vardon Kennett, a fabulous project.
About a year ago, the Torres Family presented Vardon Kennett, its new winery in Santa Margarida d'Agulladolç in the Penedés, to the public. The question at that time was what type of wine would Torres produce there. The answer: a sparkling wine with great personality and...
From France with love. Terra Remota
This is the first in a new series of articles on wine companies founded in Spain by foreign companies or individuals since the end of the twentieth century. The series is a tribute to all those who believe in the great diversity and potential of our Spanish grapes, climate, and...
Tastings sessions
An afternoon with Álvaro Palacios
Of Riojan origin, Álvaro Palacios is one of the leading protagonists in Spanish wine of the last two decades and he, alongside other “adventurers”, put Priorat wines onto the global wine map at the end of the 1980s. He also helped relaunch the forgotten region of Bierzo,...
Enoteca Reserva Particular de Recaredo Vertical tasting
Taking part in a tasting led by Ton Mata is always a unique experience, due both to the incredible quality of the wines produced by his winery and his mixture of wisdom and sensibility, tinged with humility and passion. This creates a fascinating cocktail, or rather blend, of...
Federico Oldenburg Oenopathy´s
The first grape to arrive in the Americas
In Chile it is known as "País"; in Argentina, "Criolla"; and in California, "Mission". The vitis vinifera, which was the pioneer of viticulture in the Americas, came over from the Canary Islands in the 16h century and may now be making a comeback.
The Reinvention of Cava
The leading Spanish wine in international markets despite the pandemic, in 2021 Cava restructured in order to meet new demands and provide guarantees of origin and quality. Javier Pagés, President of the D.O. Cava Regulatory Board, took us through the strategy.