Rioja is possibly the most dynamic region in Spain at the moment. It’s one of the largest and most important, so in a way, it’s logical....
Read MoreThis report features mostly 2021s and 2022s, and they prove that Mediterranean wines don’t have to be heavy or overripe, they can also be fresh....
Read MoreThis vertical tasting of the wines from Emilio Rojo—ranging from the 2004 to the 2019 vintage—was a great opportunity to assess the aging potential of the wines....
Read MoreAragón and Navarra are Garnacha-producing regions that suffered the attack of international (French) varieties in the 1990s and 2020s. But Garnacha is coming back strong....
Read MoreThis report covers Ribera del Duero, Arribes and other appellations and IGPs along the Duero River, with a total of 408 wines reviewed....
Read MoreLet me start with a bang: I haven’t been so excited about Rioja in many, many years! And what has happened?...
Read More2021 looks like a superb vintage in Ribera del Duero, and the Pingus wines from Peter Sisseck that I tasted from barrel are incredibly elegant....
Read MorePeter Sisseck tends to harvest early, so he was able to take a break to taste the bottled 2019s and the 2020s from cask while I was at the winery....
Read MoreWine production in the Canary Islands is relatively small, and less than a handful of the wineries I reviewed on this trip existed 10 years ago....
Read MoreIt’s thrilling to see an old wine region come back to life, and that’s what has happened to the Canary Islands in the last decade....
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