Cigales clarete – pink wines with pedigree

In Spain, to talk about rosé wines is to be in the vanguard because the traditional thing in our country has been to talk about claretes and aloques.

In 1611, the erudite priest and lexicographer Sebastián de Covarrubias published a monumental dictionary known as the Tesoro de la lengua castellana o española. This work is significant not only because it is one of the first modern European dictionaries, but also because it offers a glimpse into the Spanish culture of the Golden Age...