Wine Reviews

Fernando Rémirez de Ganuza’s wines have already been tasted and rated in the past by Selectus Wines but we will never tire of saying how much we love them and how well defined they all are. Their five estates nestling in the Rioja Alavesa region, planted with old Tempranillo and Graciano vines, remain the starting point for their wines, the...
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In the village location of Páganos, near Laguardia, at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria Mountains, the Eguren family started up a project in 1998 to create a unique underground bodega, carved out beneath a vineyard lying on very poor soils, clay-loam in texture and with a high mineral content that comes out in the wines. The sole variety to...
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Parés Baltà now belongs to an imaginary group of classic wineries in the Penedés, because of its historical past that began in 1790, because it is family-owned and located in Pacs del Penedés, the very heart of the D.O.’s great bodegas. Without relinquishing its classic wines, over the past decade it has shown an amazing commitment to products...
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Enric Soler inherited from his father a small vineyard parcel of less than one hectare, planted more than 65 years ago with the Penedés star grape variety, the Xarel·lo. Thus the dream came to fruition of Vinya dels Taus, as a clear tribute to the moles (Taus) who were living there, and this is where Enric, accompanied by the renowned oenologist...
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Describing themselves as “Creators of Cava”, Gramona represents in the world of Cava what Beluga sturgeon represents to caviare. This family-run winery that now sees the fifth generation at the helm, started up in 1881 as a result of the union of two illustrious names in the Penedés, the Batlles and the Gramonas. Nowadays, the company is under the...
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With almost seven centuries of tradition to look back upon, this family-owned winery, located in the heart of the Cava denomination of origin has been a pioneer on several of the region’s historic occasions, creating one of the first Cavas without liqueur d’expédition in 1945. These days its vineyards amount to 20 hectares and its commitment to...
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Since its inception, the winery has pursued and found the balance between tradition and technology.  Its management was entrusted to two recognized industry figures: Pascal Delbeck, the oenologist at Château Belair and Ángel Anozíbar. Abbey Retuerta’s working philosophy is based on the vinification of single vineyards according to their soil...
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The Grahams started out as textile manufacturers in Glasgow and became involved in the wine business by accident, in 1820, when they accepted casks of port in payment of a debt. Today the company is overseen by the Symington family, who has been involved in port wine trading for over 350 years and 13 generations.  Graham’s possesses large...
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Ignios Orígenes was created in 2011 with the aim of showing the world the typical characteristics of the volcanic soil and the distinctive personality of the wines produced in the Canary Islands, and the island of Tenerife in particular. These result from a combination of local grape varieties, spectacular topography and the influence of the ocean...
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