Red wine

Les Terrasses 2011

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Alvaro Palacios is the youngest of the  “magnificent five“  and the last to arrive in Priorat, when he was only 24 years old, invited by his old friend, René Barbier.  The pair had worked together in the 80's at Herencia Remondo, the Palacios family's winery in Rioja. This...
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Terre di Leone is a small winery that has gained renown in the last few years as one of the leading producers of Valpolicella and Amarone. Although a relative newcomer by European standards, its wines have gone from strength to strength, establishing a new, easy-drinking,...
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As Caborcas 2010

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As Caborcas is the fruit of the union of an exceptional duet made up of Telmo Rodríguez and Pablo Eguzkiza, in Valdeorras.  As Caborcas is part of the ambitious, far-reaching wine company known as the Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez, which has a presence in nine regions of...
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El Nogal 2009

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Pago de los Capellanes got its name from an ancient 14th century parish in Pedrosa del Duero, where the chaplains used to offer Masses and prayers in exchange for small parcels of land.  Over the years they managed to build up a sizeable vineyard, which they had to abandon with...
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Las Umbrías 2011

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Comando G is a dream made reality by two young winemakers, Fernando García (Bodegas Marañones) and Daniel G. Jimenez Landi (Bodegas Jimenez Landi). They have 3 hectares of vines in two villages, Cadalso de los Vidrios and Rozas de Puerto Real, in the vicinity of the Sierra de...
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This winery was founded in 1988 by a group of wine lovers from Segovia, who wanted to produce wine from their own Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes using modern production techniques, in order to bring out the full personality of the Ribera terroir. The estate is...
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EX EX 2010 Castell de Perelada

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Castell de Perelada is among the leading and most prominent wineries in Spain today. It is run by one of the country’s best winemakers, and invests much time and energy in the vineyards to recover forgotten areas, such as the Garbet’s steep slopes.  It is therefore able to...
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Quincha Corral 2011

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Mustiguillo must surely be one of the most interesting wineries on Spain's Valencian coast. This winery, set up in a completely restored and refurbished old country farm near Utiel, was founded in 1998 by the Sarrión family. Toni Sarrión, in  charge of the winery, has...
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Ferrer Bobet is one of the most ambitious new ventures in Priorat. It was set up in 2002 by two old friends, Sergi Ferrer-Salat and Raul Bobet, who love wine and winemaking and who are on a quest to produce the perfect wine. They have come together in a strategic alliance in...
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Almaviva 2009

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A delightful Joint Venture between the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and the Chilean winery Concha y Toro which is taking place in Puente Alto, in the most northerly part of the Maipo Valley, in Central Chile. When this company started out in 1996, the idea was to make a...
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