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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
• 2 min read
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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
• 7 min read
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Plus some good news from Portugal. (Above, the waterfront in Vila Nova de Gaia.) But first, some exciting events coming...
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Lola Palacios joins her father Álvaro Palacios in the family business of raising Spain's reputation for exceptional wines.
Álvaro Palacios...
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A bright, refreshing Garnacha from Catalunya, Spain, f rom just €8.60, £15.53, or $176.76 per dozen. Ever since going there...
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Exceptional white wines at exceptional prices from a place filled with history. Above, Garnacha Blanca vines share space with other...
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A Garnacha that’s redefining Rioja – and sells for as little as €10.99, $14.99 or £17.50. Above, Álvaro Palacios' La...
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Off the beaten track in Spain for wines you can now buy online. Above, Ton Mata of Recaredo among the...
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Ferran doesn't have to travel far to leave his comfort zone.
I have long had a concern as a wine...
Wines of the week
5 December 2023 I'm delighted to say that I was misinformed about the residual sugar level in this wine. It...
Inside information
New attention is being paid to this region, with insiders and foreigners jockeying for a share of its old vines...
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A continuation of Salnés – the heart of Rías Baixas, with wines from the producers shown above. Left to right...
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A soul-stirring wine from a small but mighty, women-led estate in Jerez. Above, owner Mari Carmen Borrego Plá and capataza...
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This tasting article accompanies yesterday's Jerez's terroirists. The background to many of them has been provided by Ferran, the tasting...
Nick on restaurants
When in this gastronomic capital, wine lovers should head straight to the restaurant run by Txomin Rekondo and his daughter...
Nick on restaurants
Just three of the places in the Sherry Triangle savoured by Nick this week, not least for their relatively low...
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A report on the first-ever blind tasting of different wines produced from the same very special vineyard in Bierzo.
El...
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A resurgent region's unique geography, expressed in its newly site-specific wines.
My last in-depth visit to Spain’s Bierzo was in...
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