In recent years, there has been a great deal of push back against the Denomination of Origin bodies in Spain which have been perceived as moving too slowly in terms of modifying outdated restrictions to meet the times. In early 2016, a manifesto that (quite reasonably) called upon the DOs to work in pursuit of terroir-driven wines was signed by 150 winemakers and journalists working in Spanish wine. This has been accompanied by some wineries deciding to leave their DO, the most high profile case being Artadi fully leaving DO […]