Founded in 2002, the Virgen del Galir winery and its 20-hectare vineyard are located in a small village in Galicia. ...
Viña Otano, Rioja Gran Reserva (La Rioja, Spain) 2016
This wine has been very good in every vintage I’ve tasted but I’m particularly enamored with this 2016, which...
Viña Otano, Rioja (La Rioja Spain) Graciano 2018
This house releases a wide range of wines including traditional bottlings as well as single-variety reds and superb aged...
Pazo de Lusco, Rías Baixas (Spain) Albariño 2023
I am probably rating this lees-aged Albariño higher than my colleagues, but I find it is both delicious and...
Rekalde, Getaria Txakolina (Pays Basque, Spain) 2023
This Getariako Txakolina Rosé hails from the region around the town of Getaria, renowned for its wines' light...
Bodegas Ollauri, Rioja (La Rioja Spain) 2016
This all-Tempranillo release is very impressive, with formidable density, excellent depth of flavor, and fine balance of...
Beronia, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2023
The first time I visited Spain’s Rioja region over 20 years ago, Rueda was just getting a foothold in the American...
Queirón, Rioja DOC (Spain) Tempranillo Blanco 2019
Tempranillo Blanco is a white mutation of Tempranillo that was authorized for White Rioja in 2004. ...
Bodegas Rezabal, Getariako Txakolina (Spain) 2023
This is a zesty and refreshing Rosé from Basque country vineyards on the Atlantic Coast of Spain. Txakoli is famous...
Campo Viejo, Rioja DOCa (Spain) Tempranillo 2021
Some of Rioja’s larger producers enjoy economies of scale for growing, winemaking, and barrel aging that enable them...
Siós, Costers del Segre DO (Catalonia, Spain) 2021
Denominación de Origen (D.O.) Costers Del Segre is nearly a desert and known for their Cava and red wines. ...
Álvarez y Diez / Mantel Blanco, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2023
I wonder whether reviewers put a “ceiling” on the scores they will accord to white varieties such as...