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
448 bottles produced. For years we’ve told you Silvia’s wines include “Garnacha Peluda,” aka “Hairy Grenache.” Peluda is a clone of Garnacha evolved to handle especially windy, dry, locations.... Read More
“AiAiAi” is the kind of thing you say with a smile when something surprising happens, and tasting Silvia Puig’s 2020 AiAiAi Priorat and then seeing the very reasonable price certainly qualifies! Like all of Silvia’s... Read More
Lower ABV Utterly gulpable, but do slow down enough to pay attention to the delicious marriage of rich black fruit, sweet spice, and juicy freshness. Big yum here.... Read More
A big, rich, well-oaked, Tempranillo that’s ready to drink with all kinds of savory food off the grill. The wine is from Zamora, near the Portuguese border, and it shows off plenty of Tempranillo color and richness with... Read More
Sometimes you taste a wine and just go, “Huh – didn’t see that coming.” Like here. The last word we ever expected to write about Temparnillo from scorching hot/bitter cold/high-altitude Toro Spain was “fresh.”... Read More
Organic/Bio Founded in 1903, Finca Torremilanos is the second oldest wine producer in Ribera del Duero, but hardly stuck in their ways. Since converting to fully certified biodynamics in 2015, they've been looking for more... Read More
Lower ABV A terrific example of Rueda Verdejo, a fruit-filled, bracingly citric wine with no hard edges and loads of easy-drinking appeal. Shows wonderful ripe orange, tangerine and key lime fruit with a sweet-smelling ring of... Read More
It's not Sherry - Sierra Morena used to be as popular as Sherry, but no more - but if you like the wines of Jerez, you're going to love this. Think of it as Amontillado, but one from organically grown grapes and without... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Imagine Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir had a thin slip of a child who was somehow strong enough to haul bins of juicy, red fruited, grapes up and down nearly vertical slops of rocky, wild herb, covered hills,... Read More
Close out of remaining bottles. Always one of the most exciting values in Ribeira Sacra, this year's model has more flesh and richness than usual but just as much purity and finesse as ever. Lovely stuff.... Read More
Henriques & Henriques is one of the few Madeira producers that grows its own grapes and makes all its own wine. This rich and intense Boal went into barrel in late 2000 and has had a bit pulled out to bottle several times since... Read More
As Wine Advocate explains, Emilio Hidalgo founded his bodega in the center of Jerez in 1874, where it is still managed by the fifth generation of the family. They have an impressive range of wines, with some of the original soleras... Read More
This Manzanilla specialist has turned out a remarkably fresh and vibrant cream sherry that's soft enough for casual sipping and serious enough to warrent paying attention. Wine Spectator's write up on previous release... Read More
A terrific, old-school, Ribera del Duero Tempranillo with loads of black fruit ripeness and sweet oak spice, smoke and vanilla balanced by remarkable freshness and even a touch of minerality. The oak folds into the ripe fruit... Read More
Organic/Bio Will Aragon’s Sierra de Gúdar be the next new exciting Spanish wine region? We’re not sure, but this gorgeous red suggests we should keep an eye out. Juanvi Viticultor is working to revive his nearly... Read More
A classic Manzanilla sherry - like a fresh and salty Fino but with more salty minerality. Green olive and fresh almond scents carry through on the palate and are joined by exotic notes of honeysuckle, fresh herb, and loads of... Read More
Sometimes it's all about the feel. This is 100% Tempranillo from the famed vineyards of Ribera del Duero (think Pesquera, Vega Sicilia, etc.). Ripe fruit grown at altitude (3,000 feet) shows classic Tempranillo notes of blackberry,... Read More
Most of the fruit comes from a Perez family vineyard planted in 1892, although the 2019 edition includes a little bit of new vine planting from 2015 that included a fair bit of Bastardo. This gets the longest upbringing of any... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV About as delicious as old-school Rioja ever gets, this is a joy now and will just get better all at just 13.0% alcohol. Pair it up with rich lamb or braised beef and you'll be very happy.... Read More
A “crème” sherry made from dry Oloroso and super dark, chewy and sweet Pedro Ximinez. You’ll find a bit of the toasted nut and burnt orange peel character of Oloroso here but mainly a lighter version of... Read More
Lustau’s “Alamacenista” wines are sherries made by small producers bottled and marketed by Lustau. Here Sr. Obregon took white Palamino grapes and aged them first with and then without floor by the sea. It’s... Read More
A classic Rioja blend of Tempranillo (mainly) with Graciano and Graciano picked freshly ripe and aged in cask. The red fruit and sweet spice are both attractive here, as is the layer of smoky complexity from the time in barrel.... Read More
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