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Rioja at 100 – the final centennial tastings
Rioja ends its centenary celebrations on a high note. Non-stop heavy rain in Logroño in mid February did nothing to dampen the spirits of 150 keen tasters from all sectors...
Julia Harding MW
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Plus a selection of top-quality wines made at sufficient scale that they can be found the world over. Above, Juan...
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A focus on single-village, single-vineyard and single-variety Rioja. Above, Juan Carlos Sancha and his mule working the Cerro la Isa...
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Ferran finds Rioja as vibrant as it has ever been over its hundred-year existence as Spain’s preeminent wine region. In...
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Ferran and Jancis attempt to sum up the excitement of Spanish wine today in six glasses. A much shorter version...
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Six sleek guides for wine lovers wanting on-the-ground advice on what and where to drink and eat.
The Smart Traveller’s...
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With larger allocations and prices held steady, it’s an exciting year for buyers. Above, new Vega Sicilia managing director Jessica...
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Ricard Giner-Sariola writes this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Tempranillo. See the guide to our competition for...
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Including ecological initiatives and recuperating near-extinct grape varieties, as well as making some very special, ambitious wines. Pictured above are...
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A vertical tasting of an iconic brand that's still made to last and is priced accessibly. There is something almost...
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Two essential guides to overlooked wine regions – the Jura and the Loire – and a third on Rioja, the...
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Spain's most prestigious winery releases its new vintages to the public in January. Ferran gets an early look. Above, barrels...
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The wines, and other drinks, that brought our critics the most joy, hope, solace and reassurance this year.
Sometimes a...
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Plus harvest updates from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rioja, Chianti and Piemonte. Above, Plēb Urban Winery was destroyed by Hurricane Helene...
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In this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition, Jasmine Heinen writes about the white Rioja that sparked her passion...
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Dynamic wines from a dynamic family running four projects in three countries and two hemispheres – and all organically.
‘Michelinis...
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The quest to save the varietal diversity of this high-elevation region, and the pay-off in its wines. Above, old vines...
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