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
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
You'd expect Toro Tempranillo to be dark, super-ripe, and full of chewy tannins, but here Toro has been tamed a bit! Plenty of rich fruit that stays fresh and an easy, silky, texture that flows nicely. As Wine Enthusiast says,... Read More
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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
Lower ABV Age has a powerful influence on wine. Here there’s a bit of bottle age and a lot of vine-age from 90 year-old Albarino growing in sandy granite soils near the Atlantic. There’s a richness to the stone fruit... Read More
If you want to visit the most exciting wine region in Spain right now, go to Serria de Gredos, the mountains to the west of Madrid. This is the land of old vines, abandoned vineyards resurrected by folks like Commando G and Daniel... Read More
Organic/Bio This young estate, founded 1999, works only with 30-60 year-old Tinto de Toro vines they farm organically and largely with horses, rather than tractors, providing plowing power. New and used French oak smooths Toro's... Read More
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