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Frontonio, Pago de Aylés and El Escocés Volante – landmark Zaragoza producers
A close look at three of Zaragoza’s most important projects. Above, Fernando Mora MW (left) and Mario López of Bodegas Frontonio (© Bodegas Frontonio). After blind-tasting all of the Zaragoza...
Ferran Centelles
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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
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A shorter version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. We were entertaining an American specialist in...
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From €12.90, £16.99 Find this wine This wine is truly exceptional for all sorts of reasons and I can't tell...
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Nick has been writing this week about our summers in the western Languedoc (extremely changeable, almost cool weather this summer...
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The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Magrama) is to distill 4 million hl of wine over the next...
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A feeling of deep responsibility invaded me last March on my way to Logroño, where the Consejo Regulador (regulatory body)...
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La Rioja Alta is one of the most respected Rioja producers and one of my favourites, ever since their wines...
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As long predicted, the US overtook France to become the world's biggest consumer of wine last year, a year in...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times in 2009. 9 May 2014 -...
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The trend towards making fresher, more terroir-driven, less 'winemakered' wines continues. It was already evident in practically all regions when...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.Even Rafael del Rey, the general director...
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Ferran's fascinating research into these little-known Spanish white varieties is explained in detail in Spanish white rare grapes, a quality...
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Ferran's fascinating research into these little-known Spanish white varieties is explained in detail in Spanish white rare grapes, a quality...
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For tasting notes on the varieties discussed below, see Tasting notes, A-J and Tasting notes, L-V.Spain is the country with...
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See also How Eric met Daphne.For only the fourth time ever, winemaker Daphne Glorian (far left) and her husband Eric...
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This little collection of tasting notes has only the region of origin in common. Albet y Noya is one of...
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