Rioja can be lots of different things, including fresh, fruit-filled, and as easy to drink every day as a good Cru Beaujolais. While this blend of Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% white grapes aged in oak, it’s not oaky... Read More
Graciano is the second grape of Rioja, adding deeper color to Tempranillo while also a bit softer, more easygoing texture. Here from Toledo it even darker than usual but somehow still fresh and mouthwatering, too. Blackberry and... Read More
This is terrific, with dark, plummy, fruit and mocha notes building through a firm, dry, finish. Ready to go with lamb or beef roast now and just getting better with air or time in cellar. High-impact Tempranillo.
A big, bold, ripe Monestrell with gobs of blueberry/blackberry fruit, earthy chocolate and a sheen of sweet oak spice. A bite of pomegranate on the end keeps things fresh and drinkable and ready to enjoy with a juicy steak or... Read More
Lower ABV Back in 1976, when Verdjo was nearly extinct in Rueda, Angel Rodriguez took cuttings from this dying 17th century vineyard and propagated them to keep the varietal alive. This is from those cuttings and if you want to... Read More
Pink wines from Spain are often darker than their French cousins which makes folks think they’re too heavy for summer refreshment. This one certainly would be great in summer and the touch of extra weight makes it even better... Read More
Lower ABV In the cooler 2021 vintage, this is a lovely, handcrafted, classically-styled Albarino that will certainly shine with shellfish but is also just delicious to drink. There's a nice sense of fleshiness to the mango... Read More
If you’re looking for subtlety, grace and restraint…this ain’t that. Instead it’s the kind of gutsy, chewy, bold red you get from old bush-vine Garnacha on the high plains of Spain with a splash of Syrah... Read More
Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... Read More
Lower ABV From the massive tangle of vines in Aragon – think Calatayud, Campo de Borja – that gives us so many really yummy, surprisingly cheap, values.This is from Cariñena, the region named for it’s... Read More
Tasted blind, there’s no way you don’t find yourself thinking this is a nice Cotes du Rhone red that you’d be happing taking home for $15. The grapes are the same as a traditional Cotes du Rhone – 75% Garnacha... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Valencia’s Verdil grape was once widespread but plantings plummeted through the 1980s. The grape gives wonderful fresh citrus fruit and a touch of salty minerality, but tends to oxidize easily –... Read More
Lower ABV It’s HARD to make interesting, tasty, wine at this price point and the growers who own/operate Rioja’s Montebuena co-op do it as well as anyone we know. Here they’ve balanced the rich texture and ripe... Read More
A stylish, balanced and very tasty Rioja made from 95% Tempranillo and 5% Garnacha and aged 12 months in used French and American oak cask. Smells great with ripe red raspberry at the core and accents of cured tobacco and cinnamon.... Read More
As grapes come into the winery, Luis Canas inspects each bunch from his best vineyards and sets aside the most beautifully ripe for this wine. It's around 95% Temparnillo and 5% Graciano and ages 24 months in new oak (70/30... Read More
Here's a nicely rich and darkly fruited cookout/casual food red at a bargain price. Lots of blue/black fruit, a touch of ink and good grip to the earth-and-fruit finish.
One of the most immediately delicious Rioja we’ve tasted in years, the blend of purity of fruit with classic Rioja spice is utterly irresistible. It’s mainly Tempranillo with 10% Graciano from vines 20-40 years old.... Read More
If all you know about Amontillado is that it’s mentioned in an Edgar Allan Poe short story, it’s time to experience the real stuff. And this is it. Amontillado starts its journey as a “Fino” Sherry, made... Read More
A young Sherry from a house that specializes in very old wines. Serious, unfiltered, Fino that matches a creamy texture to piercing, salty, minerality. Breathtaking stuff to serve with sushi, olives, nuts, and fine cheeses. Bottled... Read More
One of the greatest wood Sherry's we've ever tasted, this is what happens when the flor on Amontillado dies early and lets the wine darken to Oloroso levels - and then gets aged for 30 years in American oak cask. A lovely... Read More
First created and made by Australia’s Chris Ringland, this is an unabashedly flashy and hedonistic bland of Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon done in new French oak. A tad more structured than the 2018, but the 92 point... Read More
Alejandro Fernández helped revive the reputation of Spain's Ribera del Duero with his Pesquera winery before starting Condado de Haza to show how Ribera Tempranillo performed higher up the hillsides. There's a blend... Read More
In southern Catalonia, Terra Alta is a place of high mountains, steep valleys, and old vines of great potential that remained overlooked until neighboring Priorat burst into prominence 30 years ago. Potential is realized here... Read More
Like Terra Alta (south Catalonia) itself, this is a bit wild and untamed but showing sings for learning a bit of polish from its northerly neighbor, Priorat. It’s 100% Garnacha and positively explodes with dark red berry... Read More
A difficult 2020 growing season slashed production here by about half, so Silvia was only able to make 1,199 bottles of the wine that simply must be the finest 100% white Grenache made in the world. (When I told Silvia that in... Read More
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