Wine News
Jean Leon Unveils the 2017 vintage of the Iconic Vinya La Scala, Featuring Artwork by Gerard Sala
The latest release of this historic Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon captivates with its aromatic intensity and balanced acidity
Richard Gere buys Madrid mansion with wine cellar
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has packed up and moved to Spain to start a new life after buying an €11 million mansion, complete with...
Freixenet’s honorary co-chairman, Josep Ferrer Sala dies at 99.
Sparkling wine group Henkell Freixenet has announced the death of Josep Ferrer Sala, Freixenet’s honorary co-chairman and the former MD who...
Blog
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...
Sotheby´s Auctions
The auctioneering world is sometimes viewed as a little bit “peculiar”. Collectors, speculators and art lovers? Or snobs, odd types and...
The world’s best wine shops: Wein Handlung Kreis, (Stuttgart, Germany)
Bernd Kreis, Best Sommelier in Europe in 1992, is the owner of this fine establishment located in the centre of Stuttgart and considered to...
Wine selection from ...
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...
Úrágya Tokaji Furmint 2015
There is a well-known saying that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king...
and when it comes to Itsvan Szepsy and Itsvan...
Wine People
‘We are going to place Sumoll among the great wines of the world’.
Pepe Raventós advocates the creation of a north-eastern sparkling wine appellation in Penedés, while raising the quality of Can Sumoi with...
Interview with Hervé Dantan, chef at Cave de Champagne Lanson
Last year, in the middle of the pandemic, this prestigious “Maison de Champagne” was celebrating the 260-year anniversary of its foundation...
Wine Reviews
Recaredo Brut de Bruts Finca Serral del Vell 2007
Appearance: Clean, bright yellow flecked with gold. Small, fine bubbles.
Nose: Ripe citrus, notes of pastries and a hint of nuts.
Palate:...
Recaredo Subtil 2008
From this 2008 vintage, Recaredo Subtil has stated the name of the vineyard on the label, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote the...
Moët & Chandon MC III Brut
Who doesn’t know this Champagne House? With over 1,000 hectares at its disposal, Moët & Chandon belongs to LVMH, the most important luxury...
Vandor Kennett Cuvée Esplendor
This sparkling wine is a response to Bodegas Torres’ concern for the serious problem of climate change. It is a sparkling wine from a...
Wardy Private Selection 2011
This wine is unique due to its origin, the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. It displays an attractive red hue from the Cabernet Sauvignon and...
Wine Features
The excellence and versatility of premium cava with food.
Sparkling wines enjoy pride of place at social gatherings and special meals, not just because of their traditional association with glamour and sophistication, but because of something that most sommeliers and wine experts agree on, their great versatility.
But, if we are...
La Cité du Vin: A highly recommended visit.
Taking advantage of a few days’ holiday in the French Basque Country, one of the things that the family suggested we do, given my links with the wine world, was to take a trip up to Bordeaux, one of the world’s "wine capitals".
Who doesn’t know about the wines from Bordeaux? I...
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
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...
Bodegas Menade, the other side of Rueda.
They are young and they seem as if they are just starting out in the world of wine, yet they have been at it for a lifetime. The ability to adapt and to transform is a quality shared by the three Sanz siblings, Marco, Richard and Alejandra. They apply their winemaking...
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.