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What Spain's MWs like – introduction
This year’s Outstanding WSET Alumnus (pictured) asked the eight Masters of Wine most closely associated with Spain to nominate five great Spanish wines and to outline current trends. Here he...
Ferran Centelles
Thursday 30 January 2020
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