Spanish Wine

How much you like this hangs on how you feel about gravelly tannins. If you like that texture, this blend of 75% Temparnillo, 20% Garnacaha and 5% white grapes done in large cask is definitely for you. It’s super complex... Read More

Organic/Bio In 1841, Don José de Molina resigned from the Spanish navy and made his way from Luzon, in the Phillipines, back to his native Jumilla in Spain. Ever since, the family has grown and vinified Monestrell, the... Read More

Organic/Bio One of the best things about Monestrell is how it can develop really ripe fruit flavors without turning sweet or fruity. Like here in this cheerful Jumilla, Spain, example from younger vines and done all in tank. It’s... Read More

You. Need. To. Try. This. Out of the fridge and into an empty glass or from the cellar over a big ice cube. You’ll taste…well, I can’t really describe it. Morello cherries, pine and wild herbs, wild spice flavors... Read More

Lower ABV Master of Wine Andreas Kubach and his partners tend their 300 small parcels of old-vines in the Basque highlands of Rioja Alavesa with a simple goal: to capture the character of the region, villages in the region, and... Read More

Master of Wine Andreas Kubach and his partners tend their 300 small parcels of old-vine Tempranillo in the Basque highlands of Rioja Alavesa with a simple goal: to capture the character of the region, villages in the region, and... Read More

If you’re looking for something to drink with a burger, stew or meat-laden pizza, give this a whirl. It’s 100% Monastrell (Mourvedre in France) from a hot place and cool vintage. The combination is terrific. The ripe... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV After a classic Albarino that delivers big, salty, bite to go with some leesy texture and crisp fruit? That's what this delivers from a fairly young winery working with certified organic grapes and ultra-low... Read More

Years ago, the legendary Robert Parker called this, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” That has never been more true that now in what is clearly the most delicious, easy-drinking, release... Read More

A classic, old-fashioned, Rioja from the winery's best vines in Rioja Alavesa and a few prime plots in Rioja Alta. It's 100% Tempranillo aged 24 months in American and French oak barriques. A bit more savory and unami-laden... Read More

A classic, old-fashioned, Rioja from the winery's best vines in Rioja Alavesa and a few prime plots in Rioja Alta. It's 100% Tempranillo aged 24 months in American and French oak barriques. With more than a decade in bottle,... Read More

From 25 year-old Tempranillo vines nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, this is luxurious and fresh gem was named one of the top 5 wines of Spain by Wine Spectator in 2023. The Wine Enthusiast 96 point review captures it nicely:... Read More

The winery describes this as “Freshness, joy and youth in your glass of wine,” and that pretty much sums up this wine. Perfect for weeknights when you want to enjoy a bottle over a couple of nights. The vibrancy is... Read More

This isn’t fancy pants Rioja, but one whiff and you’ll be glad you took it home. Fragrant red fruit with a piercing freshness is consistent throughout your sipping journey. Not too big and not too lean, this sits right... Read More

Just what you're expecting from Rioja Reserva. Meaning what Suckling describes in the 91 point review: Ripe dark cherries and berries with touches of black walnuts and mocha. Juicy and medium-bodied on the palate, with firm... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This is SNAPPY Spanish white that showcases the white/pink citrus and herbal bite of Sauvignon Blanc mellowed just a touch by the rounder texture and ripe orange/tangerine fruit of Verdejos. It's from... Read More

Like kumquat, Seckel pear and/or underripe Geengage plum serviced up with a salty, mineral, finish and burst of orange oil on the dry, talky, finish? Of course you do! And you’ll love this very sophisticated and fresh expression... Read More

Lower ABV This is classic Albarino from the seaside region of Ribadumía in the heart of the Salnés valley, bounded on two sides by cold Atlantic Ocean water flowing inland through the estuaries – or “Rias”... Read More

Cuatro Rayas was founded in 1935 to do one thing - make terrific Verdejo. Back in the beginning, that meant a wine that would seem really...let's say exotic...to us, a white wine aged in glass demijohns in the hot Spanish... Read More

Organic/Bio From the Reventos Cava family, this is a 50/50 blend of Garnacha and the almost extinct Sumoll grape done mostly in concrete and with minimal sulfur. Vinous's 93 point review gives you a great idea of what to expect:... Read More

Organic/Bio We love cool wines from hot places, especially when they come from a grower like José Maria Vincente who are resurrecting abandoned vineyards to create something new. Here it's 100% Garnacha from a region... Read More

Wrapping around Priorat, Montsant delivers some of the same slate minerality and sunny ripeness in a more easy-drinking – and affordable-buying – style. Like here in this 100% Garnacha done aged in older oak. Decanter... Read More

Organic/Bio Merche Daalmau and her late husband, Miguel Perez, started this project in 1999 and make pure, elegant, Priorat that pretty much beg to be drunk. This is their fun wine pulled from plots of Garnacha and Carignan that... Read More

Organic/Bio Wines from Catalonia’s Priorat region can be overwhelmingly intense, which makes this wide-open, delicious now, bottling especially attractive. It’s a blend of Garnacha, Cabernet, Merlot and Carignan from... Read More

This Gredos village Garnacha has always been a benchmark, and is better than ever from a new, apparently brett-free, winery building. The combination of fruit intensity and silky feel is addictive. As Wine Advocate writes in the... Read More