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Much has happened since José María Ruiz, a restless young man from Segovia, represented Spain in the First International Sommeliers Competition in Milan, which was where his desire to launch his own eatery was first born and was years later followed by an aspiration to create...
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Aalto PS 2010

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Bodegas Aalto was officially created in 1998 by Mariano García and Javier Zacagnini, both linked for decades to Castilla Leon wines. From its first vintage, which was immediately and positively received by the public and international critics, Aalto has revolutionized the...
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Els Escurçons 2009

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Josep Lluís Pérez is one of the legendary names behind the revolution of what were referred to as the “new Priorat” wines in the 80’s and was a forerunner, along with others, of the region’s leap in quality. Today Mas Martinet is a reference bodega in the region and has always...
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Maria Rémirez de Ganuza 2005

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Fernando Rémirez de Ganuza’s wines have already been tasted and rated in the past by Selectus Wines but we will never tire of saying how much we love them and how well defined they all are. Their five estates nestling in the Rioja Alavesa region, planted with old Tempranillo and...
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Pintia 2009

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It seems like only yesterday that we presented the 2011, the first Pintia harvest, and since then it has continued to blaze a trail. Bodegas Viñedos Pintia is the Alvarez family’s fourth business, the third in the Castille region. It is located in San Román de Hornija, north of...
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Les Tosses 2009

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An interesting project set up in the middle of the last decade under the direction of South African Eben Sadie and Germany Dominik A. Huber who probably represent the best exemplifiers of what has been termed the Priorat’s second revolution. The winery is located in the town of...
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Trasnocho 2007

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Christened by the wine press and many sommeliers the “Prince of Samaniego”, Fernando Remírez de Ganuza is a key wine-making figure due to his innovative nature and incurable perfectionism, both in his winery and in the wines he produces. Fernando oversees a winery with almost...
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Velorosé 2011

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With rosés reviled in recent years, some wineries such as Cellers de Tianna, located right in the heart of the Binissalem denomination of origin in Mallorca, have opted for a return to the Mediterranean character of these wines, apparently simple enough, but which combine...
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Martires 2010

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Finca Allende is the culmination of a dream that its alma mater, Miguel Ángel De Gregorio, started for real at the beginning of the 1990s and set up in Briones. Undergoing more modern methods which employ a shorter than usual ageing in oak barrels, and which reward the...
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Turó d’en Mota 2002

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Cavas Recaredo started production in 1924 resulting from the work of Josep Mata Capellades, a Cava “bottle disgorger” by profession. Nowadays, with the third generation at the helm, they constitute a benchmark in the world of Cava, excelling due to the superlative quality of all...
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