Wine Reviews

In Labastida, Alava Rioja, we find the Bodega Nuestra Señora de Remelluri, located in a former monastery of Jeronimos monks. The estate was acquired by Don Jaime Rodriguez Salis in 1967, when it made up 20 hectares. He set about slowly acquiring other vineyards that had been part of the original estate to attain today’s 154 hectares of which 105...
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Whether it is because of his exceptionally bold character, or his great vision or just because of the vicissitudes of life, you cannot avoid referring to the most famous Benedictine monk the world of wine has ever known, Father Pérignon, when speaking to an audience of wine lovers about the benefits that second fermentation has brought to the...
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This is one of the Ribera del Duero’s revelations of recent years. The bodega, bordering the most renowned properties in the region, is located on the famous “Golden Mile” where the road cuts through names that dazzle on wine lists around the world. This is where the Finca Villacreces estate, now belonging to the Artevino Group (2004), was...
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Over two decades ago, wine producers from outside the region cast their eyes over the Spanish region of Toro, a neighbour of Ribera Del Duero. They observed how the rare, old Tempranillo vines, born on its stony soils, planted unevenly and arbitrarily pruned in apparent neglected chaos, produced grapes with a concentration, flavour and unique...
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This is a new innovative project born in the “Baix Empordá” in Catalonia, where just eight hectares of vineyards surrounded by pure Mediterranean forest have created an interesting wine proposition from this friendly bodega, run by husband and wife team, Guy Jones and Maria Jesus Polanco. They surprised people right from the start with the...
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The contribution that the Agusti Torello Mata family bodega has made to cava wine since its creation would be hard to sum up in just one page. In fact, this bodega established in 1950, is today one of the most well known to the general public due to the very great quality of all its products. Defenders of varietal uniqueness, they have always...
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Founded in Reims in 1760, Delamotte recently celebrated its 250th anniversary. It has always been best known for the location of its vineyards in the “the king of the champagne vineyards”, the Mesnis sur Oger Grand Cru, as well as for its enduring “fraternity” with the prestigious Maison Salon since 1988, with whom it shares a technical team and...
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“The wine of kings, the king of wines”. This is how King Louis XIV of France described the sweet wine of Tokaj. A cult wine that demands to be tasted at least once in a lifetime. The Oremus winery was acquired by the Alvarez family in 1993 with the noble intention of retrieving this delicious historic wine of Hungarian origin which is even...
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Viña Pedrosa was founded in 1980 by three brothers descended from the Pérez Pascuas. They cultivate about 135 hectares of owned vineyards, of which over 90% are planted with the Tinta Fina grape variety and the rest with Cabernet Sauvignon. This model bodega with a family character boasts exceptionally consistent quality, year after year, and its...
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