Andrew Licudi, who commutes between Gibraltar and Edinburgh and wrote this recent competition entry, laments the passing of classical rioja. See…
30 Oct 2018 Guest contributor
Tasting notes on 68 of the 100 top riojas specially selected by a British tasting panel. See also Andrew Licudi's cri de coeur published today. …
30 Oct 2018 Jancis Robinson
Jancis presents notes on, and the background to, one of Rioja's most famous modern top bottlings. Sometimes it seems as though there is no end to…
8 Oct 2018 Jancis Robinson
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Riojas old and new. Rioja is on a roll. Rolling out all sorts of new features…
12 May 2018 Jancis Robinson
Recently I have been lucky enough to enjoy a selection of particularly mature riojas and a hand-picked selection of current ones. The occasions were…
11 May 2018 Jancis Robinson
Judging by the crowds of young professionals that were crammed into London's Banking Hall one evening last October, rioja is enjoying a surge in…
8 Feb 2018 Richard Hemming MW
From €5.86, $8.98, £8.95, 1,274 yen, 2,098 Icelandic krona, 94 Brazilian reals Find these wines Today, Friday the thirteenth, we offer yet another…
13 Oct 2017 Jancis Robinson
Twenty quid doesn't usually go far in the world of fine wine, but one of the world's finest riojas can be bought for exactly that price. Viña Ardanza…
21 Aug 2017 Richard Hemming MW
Rioja'n'Roll is the name of an unofficial association of eight restless winemakers in Rioja. They share the same purpose: introducing the B-side of…
15 Feb 2017 Ferran Centelles
Rioja 10 x 10 is the name of a competition aimed at identifying the very best Rioja wines on the UK market, in 10 different categories. Through a…
30 Nov 2016 Richard Hemming MW
From €16.90, £20 Find this wine Premium rosé can seem like a cynical category, especially considering the slew of expensive Provence pinks that…
26 Aug 2016 Richard Hemming MW
Vega Sicilia’s new technical director Gonzalo Iturriaga de Juan, who arrived at the estate in September last year, has quickly picked up owner and CEO…
1 Mar 2016 Julia Harding MW
In an ancient book on viticulture published in 1791 entitled Agricultura general y gobierno de la casa de campo (General agriculture and governance of…
24 Feb 2016 Ferran Centelles
A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Recently one of the most admired producers of Rioja, Artadi, announced that…
6 Feb 2016 Jancis Robinson
Ahead of tomorrow's massive compilation of tasting notes on Spanish and Portuguese wines, we publish this report on the vintage currently in Spain's…
8 Dec 2015 Ferran Centelles
