Journeys into Spanish wine
Wine of the week
Chris Lynch wins over a friend with a hip wine from renowned producers Envínate
Favourite wines of 2024: Part two
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024.
Favourite wines of 2024: Part one
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024.
Carles Llarch: Craftsman in clay
Alan Nance spends the afternoon with a master amphora maker, and samples some memorable wine along the way
The mosteros of Los Marines
Bill Bolloten travels to a village in the Sierra de Aracena to learn how the tradition of making mosto is being preserved
Wine of the week
Chris Lynch enjoys a fresh and elegant modern Rioja from one of Spain’s top winemakers
Jorge Temprado and the wines of La Vilueña
Viticulturist and winemaker welcomes the Spanish Wine Collective to his exciting project in La Vilueña
Wine of the week
Miguel Crunia, one of the Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about a unique artisanal wine aged under flor
Wine of the week
Bill Bolloten starts Sherry Week 2024 with an iconic Manzanilla that might evoke some beauty and hope in a Spain reeling from devastating floods
Wine of the week
Sumoll is the protagonist in this Blanc de Noirs sparkler from the Massís del Garraf in Catalonia
Wine of the week
It’s not all white wine in sherry country, as Bill Bolloten discovers with this magnificent tinto
Wine of the week
Adrian McManus enjoys an Albariño from a young winemaker carrying on the family tradition in the heart of the Val do Salnés
Learning to love again
Chris Lynch rekindles a love for wine at Cedrón in Madrid
Wine of the week
Alan Nance takes a trip to a field of dreams
Wine of the week
Keeping it Real. This week Phil Mugford goes barefoot into the mountains searching for the Real deal.
Wines for International Garnacha Day
What Spanish Wine Collective writers are drinking on International Garnacha Day 2024.
Wine of the week
Bill Bolloten joins the dots between David Bowie and a wine made from a rare local grape variety in the Axarquía region of Málaga.
Wine of the week
The saline feel of this Val do Salnés Albariño evokes a Proustian memory for Adrian McManus
Wine of the week
Our Catalan correspondent, Alan Nance, is rewarded for a (virtual) trip across the border into Aragon
The Book of Sherry Wines
Bill Bolloten reviews the definitive guide to the complex and diverse world of sherry wines