WINES
Wine and food pairing: how to get it right without turning the table into an exam
Wine and food pairing is less about rigid rules and more about balance. From meat and fish to cheese, spicy dishes and desserts, discover how acidity, tannin, texture and intensity can help create more harmonious combinations.
Wines of Madrid: wineries, varieties and regions worth discovering
Madrid is more than a great gastronomic capital. Beyond the city, vineyards spread across four distinct sub-regions, each with its own soils, grapes and identity. Discover the wineries, varieties and landscapes shaping the Wines of Madrid today
Spanish grape varieties: the gems that explain our wines
Spain’s vineyards are home to an extraordinary diversity of grapes. From Tempranillo and Garnacha to Albariño, Verdejo or Godello, each variety tells a story of climate, soil and tradition. A journey through some of the grapes that best explain the identity of Spanish wine.
Cortijo los Aguilares: Malaga wine at its best
Cortijo de los Aguilares is a winery situated in Ronda near sierra de Grazalema in Malaga (Spain). Bibi garcia is the winemaker
Almavid: organic wines in the heart of Spain
A few months ago, I visited Fenavin, the most important Spanish wine fair in the world. I have always liked Mentrida PDO wines, so I decided to stop and try Almavid, a small family winery located in Valmojado (Toledo) and one of the few of the PDO that produces 100%...
Harmony and diversity in the land of 1,000 wines
Bodegas familiares de Rioja has spent more than three decades trying to escape the long shadow of Rioja wine success. And trying to show that the best known Spanish wine region is simultaneously the most unknown They arrived in Madrid and put on the beret. And they...
Fenavin 10 X 10: a list of interesting and affordable Spanish wines
I had the opportunity to visit a few weeks ago the most important Spanish wine fair in the country (Fenavin) and one of the most relevants in Europe. I set myself the challenge of choosing the ten more interesting wines for 10 euros or less that I tasted. Or almost,...
Almudena de Llaguno: a pioneer journey
We look at the moment that Spanish wineries are living in the US through the eyes of a true pioneer: Almudena de Llaguno. Almudena founded in 1985 with Steve Metzler Classical Wines from Spain, the first Spanish wine importing company in the country. Since then they...
My favorite Spanish wines 90+ in Guia Peñin
In recent weeks I´ve had the opportunity to participate in two of the most important wine events organized by Guia Peñin: the Hall of the Best Wines of Spain, in which 400 wineries presented more than 2,000 references that have obtained a score greater than 90 points...
Get this special wine … before it flies
In Aragon, a well-known region in the NE of Spain, it’s uncommon to find a winery with two wins and the name of a saint as its logo. Legend says that Saint Frontonio was beheaded on the banks of the Ebro river, but his head sailed upriver instead of downstream. This...