Regulations for the Reserva category of Rioja require at least 3 years of aging, one of which must be in barrel, before...
Conde Valdemar, Rioja Reserva (Spain) 2015
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Vinos Del Viento, La Mancha (Spain) 2021
Vinos del Viento is the project of winemaker Michael Cooper, a Santa Barbara transplant seeking out high-altitude,...
Conde Valdemar, Rioja (Spain) Tempranillo Blanco 2022
Authorized in 2004, Tempranillo Blanco is a stable mutation of Tempranillo that naturally occurred and remains available...
Viña Nora, Rías Baixas DO (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2019
The oak regimen adds a light nut and clove character to the nose here, and it carries through on the palate where ripe...
Pazo Pondal, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2022
If there is a traditional style among all of the experimentation with oak and lees aging in the Rias Baixas region, this...
El Coto, Rioja Crianza (Spain) 2019
Like so many wines from Rioja, the juicy 2019 Crianza from El Coto, delivers more than the price suggests. As a...
Attis, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2022
A mix of oak aging and stainless steel aging give this Albariño real complexity. The oak rounds the acidity...
Mar de Frades, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2022
Albariño and Rías Baixas are practically synonymous. Yes, there is a little other white wine produced...
Ramón Bilbao, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2022
Founded in Rioja over a hundred years ago and focused on wines from there, Ramón Bilbao expanded to Rueda and built...
Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja (Spain) 2023
Most consumers think of red wine when Rioja is mentioned. About ten percent of Rioja’s vineyards are planted...
Fillaboa, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2022
My first tasting note was, “Electric!” This has a golden-yellow color and is brimming with concentrated...
Adegas Gran Vinum, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2023
I’ve never visited this producer despite liking the different releases quite consistently — and always...