Antxiola (ahn-cho-la) Rosado is steel-fermented Hondarrabi Beltza left to macerate on the skins to extract body, flavor, and salmon-pink color. The vines are planted in clay soils on sunny hillsides above the Bay of Biscay, where... Read More
Listan Blanco is another name for Palomino, the grape made famous by Sherry producers. This crisp white wine has no flor or Sherry notes, but the volcanic rock shines through with flint, minerals, lemon fruit, indigenous yeast,... Read More
Also called Palomino Negro, high-altitude Listan Negro yields a savory, medium-bodied red wine with bright, dry red fruit, minerals, and mountain herbs. There is no wood vinification, just tank fermentation with indigenous yeasts... Read More
Located in the northern Navarran sub-region of Tierra de Estella, Lezaun is an old family estate dating back to 1780. At just 47 acres of organic vineyards, this is a relatively small property to be producing such value-driven... Read More
Unlike the heavyweight oak-aged wines from the Ribera de Duero (about 70 miles southwest of Rioja), this wine from the Valderiz sub-region of Burgos province is a juicy non-oaked steel-vinified Tinta del País (the local... Read More
We like Bohigas' regular Cava so much that we tried the family's Rosat and found one of our new favorite sparkling rosés. Made with indigenous Trepat (90%) and Pinot Noir, this Cava sits on the lees for 12 months... Read More
Fermi Bohigas is a family winery dating back to the 13th century. Located on the outskirts of Barcelona, this 700-acre estate is known for high-end Cava made with a traditional blend of Xarel-lo, Macabeo, and Parellada. The current... Read More
The modern label suggests that Placeres Sensoriales is a different type of Rioja. Pedro Pecina Gil wanted to reintroduce the world to a style of Rioja before the French influence of winemaking with extended oak aging, so this... Read More
Determining which sherries are sweet can be challenging: Cream Sherry is sweet, and Pedro Ximenez (PX for short) is very sweet. Fortunately, Gonzalez Byass tells you right on the bottle that Nectar is dulce. Its sugars occur naturally... Read More
Founded in 1992, Pecina is a traditional winery in Rioja Alta with vineyards located on the best sites of San Vicente. Three vineyards are sources for this wine: El Codo, with an average vine age of 30 years; El Llano, with an... Read More
Founded in July 1890, La Rioja Alta built its brand on the '890' and '904' series of Gran Reservas. From then on, new properties and vineyards were acquired as they became available. The winery is still going strong... Read More
Sara Perez uses restraint when it comes to her Menut wines. She learned well from her father and owner of Mas Martinet, Josep Lluís Pérez. Instead of new wood, she vinifies and ages wine as they did before the oak... Read More
