Journeys into Spanish wine
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.
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The saline feel of this Val do Salnés Albariño evokes a Proustian memory for Adrian McManus
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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
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Alan Nance, self-confessed Xarel·lista, is seduced by another Catalan white variety
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Chris Lynch reminisces about a visit to Haro and pulls a top modern Rioja from his cellar
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Treixadura and Torrontés are the protagonists in this wine from Ribeiro, one of Europe’s oldest wine regions.
A Emoción dos Viños 2024
Adrian McManus meets up with vignerons in Santiago for a celebration of viticultural diversity
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Bill Bolloten starts out talking bull and ends up sipping a memorable aged fino
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Alan Nance relishes having some skin in the game
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Bill Bolloten visits a gastronomy trade fair in Madrid, eats lots of canned fish, and discovers a Mediterranean Syrah full of lively fruit.
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Phil Mugford goes in search of the truest expression of Airén and, somewhat appropriately, finds it at Bodegas Verum (scholars of Latin need no explanation)
The wines of Foresta
Alan Nance visits grower–producer Gerard Maristany in the Massís del Garraf
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A beautifully crafted, ethereal Mencía from Pedro Méndez.
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Rafa Cambra Tinto: A juicy, drinkable Mediterranean red which is great value for money.
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Dial M for Mosto. Bill Bolloten takes a trip into the world of mosto wine in the Aljarafe region of Seville.
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A top oak-aged Mencía from Bierzo vigneron Pablo Valle.
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A very fine Garnacha from Navarra with freshness, precision and finesse.
A group of friends sharing our love of Spanish wine with you
