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Spain: Rioja at a Crossroads

Rioja, like many wine regions, is at a crossroads. Given the current consumption trends, they have to decide whether to take the path of volume or quality....

Luis Gutiérrez • 03 Mar 2025

climate change Tempranillo garnacha

Spain, Gredos: The 2022 and 2023 Vintages

2022 and 2023 have been warm years in Gredos. But the wines from both years are quite different, and the 2023s are a lot fresher than those from 2022....

Luis Gutiérrez • 21 Nov 2024

Spanish wine grenache garnacha

Spain: Cataluña – The Dry Years

Most of the wines I tasted were from the last three vintages—2021, 2022 and 2023. All three years were dry, following an unusually rainy 2020....

Luis Gutiérrez • 17 May 2024

Priorat garnacha Catalonia

Spain, Rioja: Update 2024 – Volume Loses, Quality Wins

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....

Luis Gutiérrez • 28 Feb 2024

Rioja garnacha Spanish wine

Spain: Aragón and Navarra – Green Shoots

Aragón 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....

Luis Gutiérrez • 30 May 2023

Spanish wine garnacha wildfire

Spain: The Wines from the Duero – Focus on Arribes

This report covers Ribera del Duero, Arribes and other appellations and IGPs along the Duero River, with a total of 408 wines reviewed....

Luis Gutiérrez • 31 Jan 2023

Spanish wine Ribera del Duero garnacha

Spain: Catch Up on Cataluña – Priorat, Penedès, Sparkling Wines and the Other 10 Appellations

Wine is produced almost everywhere in Catalonia. While it’s impossible to cover them all, this report includes 500+ wines, spanning all 12 appellations....

Luis Gutiérrez • 02 Nov 2022

Cataluña garnacha Cava

Spain: Make Rioja Great Again!

Let me start with a bang: I haven’t been so excited about Rioja in many, many years! And what has happened?...

Luis Gutiérrez • 13 Jul 2022

Spanish wine Rioja garnacha

Spain: Aragón and Navarra 2021

Vintages 2018, 2019 and 2020 represent close to 90% of the wines included in this article, and the trend for a Garnacha revival is stronger than ever....

Luis Gutiérrez • 10 Nov 2021

Spanish wine garnacha Spain

Spain: Gredos on Fire!

This report includes five or six new names, which shows how dynamic the region is if 10 of the 40 or so producers are new in the last couple of...

Luis Gutiérrez • 10 Nov 2021

Spanish wine Spain garnacha

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