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The wines of Aragón 2025

by  |  27-03-2025

It was time to revisit the fine wines being produced in the region of Aragón which sits between Catalunya and Navarra/Rioja with both Castillas on its western flank and Valencia on its east. With higher... more »

Bodegas San Alejandro – Evodia 2023

by  |  10-03-2025

What goes around comes around and I mention that as this is not the first time that Evodia has been featured on the site for an In The Glass segment. The first time that it... more »

César Márquez – Parajes 2022

by  |  27-02-2025

So, what’s a paraje/paratge? Well, whether it’s in Castilian (*) or Catalan (respectively), it’s like, you know, a lieux dit or climat. This explanation is of course only useful if you a) speak French and... more »

A brand new Ochoa

by  |  14-02-2025

During the various events swirling in and around Barcelona Wine Week, I was able to attend a smaller side event for the Navarran winery, Bodegas Ochoa which marked the complete overall of the brand as... more »
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Pazo de la Cuesta, Ribeira Sacra

by  |  12-12-2024

Here’s a look at the line of wines currently available from Pazo de la Cuesta. This is a very old estate in the Ribeira Sacra region of Galicia, Spain that traces its founding back to... more »

Hudin Top 100 Wines 2024

by  |  10-12-2024

The Hudin Top 100 - 2024 is out now! To date, 2024 is a year that saw reviews and coverage at their highest levels with nearly 4,000 wines reviewed from Spain, France, and Eastern Europe... more »
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New Basque Denomination of Origin annulled by high court

by  |  12-11-2024

In what is a great deal of finality to the ongoing conflict between the creation of the DO Viñedos de Álava/Arabako Mahastiak and DOC Rioja, a high court in Basque Country has ruled that the... more »

Ramón Bilbao’s 100th & The Spanish Wine Master

by  |  04-11-2024

I had the pleasure of attending the 100th anniversary celebration of the winery, Ramón Bilbao in Rioja this past week. Given that 100th anniversaries don’t come along all that often, they pulled out all the... more »
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J. Cantera Gran Añada Brut Nature

by  |  10-10-2024

This is quite a curiosity. It’s from Bodegas Jer in Rioja and is not only a sparkling wine produced under the DOC Rioja and not only the highest aging classification within their sparkling wines (“Gran... more »

Newness in Sierras de Málaga

by  |  18-09-2024

Much like the recent announcements from DOP Cebreros, it seems that DO Sierras de Málaga has been busy over the summer as well given the interesting change of two new red varieties being allowed in... more »