Wine News
More than 415,000 visitors to the Cité du Vin in 2024!
Following a year marked by the renewal of its cultural offer and a one-month closure for works, the Cité du Vin saw a return to its...
The Special Wine: José Mourinho launches Douro red.
Although he once said that he is “not one of the bottle”, legendary football manager José Mourinho has now become the latest famous face to...
LVMH defends position as Champagne shipments reach Russia
The drinks giant claims it cannot control the final destination of its products amid allegations of Moët Hennessy beverages being shipped...
Grenaches du Monde: Destination Cariñena, European city of wine and Zaragoza, World Capital of Grenache
The international competition dedicated to the Grenache grape variety has announced the next destination for its 13th edition: Cariñena,...
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
‘The wine sector must become even more competitive and innovative’.
Interview with Javier Pagés, president of Barcelona Wine Week.
‘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...
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...
Tenuta de Trinoro 2013 Red Wine
The story of Andrea Franchetti is one that begs to be told. A descendant of a wealthy Italian family, he could have lived anywhere in the...
Château Dereszla Eszencia 2008
The Aulan family has owned Château Dereszla since 1999. Its 35 hectares are of exceptional quality and in a perfect location, on gentle...
Goliardo Caiño 2013
Due to its fresh, Atlantic style, this is not a wine for everyone, but perfect for those with a more inquisitive and adventurous palate....
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.