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Rioja at 100 – wines below €25
Proof that Rioja remains a terrific source of mature wines at excellent prices. Above, one of the vineyards of El Pacto, who produced a great-value white that particularly impressed Ferran...
Ferran Centelles
Wednesday 11 March 2026
• 3 min read
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From today until 20 Jul Campaneo Old Vines Garnacha 2003 is on special offer at Sainsbury's supermarkets in the UK...
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I must confess I am quite surprised by my enthusiasm for this extremely inexpensive pink Spanish fizz, and would not...
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I've been meaning to spotlight this exceptional Catalan producer in the hills above Tarragona for ages. Those who have come...
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The most impressive wine of a 54-wine line-up of Spain's best earlier this month was made mainly from a grape...
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... plus some special bottles from producers of same See wine news for an account of the basis of this...
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See wine news for my take on Vega Sicilia's recent changes in winemaking policy. These wines from Bodegas Vega Sicilia...
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See also tasting notes on purple pages . In 1981 I wrote about Vega Sicilia, 'what makes Spain's most sought-after...
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After a distinctly lacklustre rioja tasting last year it has been heartening to come across some glowing beams of light...
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It was encountering a load of bottles with little black bulls swinging from their necks while wandering round a very...
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Essence of spring in a bottle, this wine. Yes, it's pretty obscure, and made in very small quantities, I'm afraid...
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For those fortunate enough to keep a watching eye on the ever changing progression of chefs worldwide there is considerable...
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As I keep on writing, Spain is just bursting with under-developed wine regions. Toro of course is now old hat...
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This has a strong claim to be Spain's most unexpected wine – a truly delicious young, sweet white that would...
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Here's a photograph of the Marqués de Murrieta bodega in Rioja last Friday, 31 January. This apparently is the coldest...
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I'd already read many reports of unusually heavy and persistent rains in Spanish wine regions. And this is a report...
Nick on restaurants
A significant change on British menus over the past decade has been the closer, more conspicuous, collaboration between chefs, restaurateurs...
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