Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.
A red wine that's aged in barrel for nearly a year giving a clear oaky slant to the palate. This is a more modern example of Spanish winemaking with a very fruity and oaky presence.
For a long time good Spanish wine has been synonymous with Rioja or Ribera del Duero. Though more and more regions of Spain have gradually been putting out better wines. I think it is safe to add Valencia to this list of regions. This is Tempranillo dominant blend that will bring California drinkers to the table. Rustic fruit flavors but with a new world veneer. The influence of the oak is assertive but not dominating. Giving the wine healthy vanilla character and velveteen texture. Any winemaker will tell you it is difficult to balance between the distinct styles separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Which is why this bottle will make you double take after the first sip.
Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the...
The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine,...
We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it...
A.k.a. Cencibel. Just about synonymous with Spanish wine, the red Tempranillo grape has now fully won over the hearts and minds of critics and amateur oenophiles all over the world. The best bottles are powerful and ageworthy, and are beginning to fetch prices you'd never have expected from Spanish wines just a few years ago. Tempranillo is often used in blends with Bordeaux grapes such as...
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