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Baigorri – Negu 2025
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: there’s strength in young wine. Sure, when it comes to investing or being ‘fancy’, everyone iswas more than happy shell out good money for long-aged wines such as in Bordeaux, but even when these were the cat’s loudest meow, they were always a small portion of the wine being consumed. In fact, all of these wines with five years or more of aging make up something like 1% of the total wine market. The actual truth is that more than 90% of all wine […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin1 viewin-the-glassspanish-winesbaigorridoc-riojatempranillo - news
Hispano Suizas, València, Spain
Here’s a refreshed look at Hispano Suizas that picks up on the new vintages since the previous tasting. Overall the wines are showing quite well, even varieties such as Pinot Noir and Sauvingon Blanc which generally suffer in Spain. But, at the altitudes they have for their vineyards, these are hanging in there and producing reliable wines. The wines of true note this time around were the sparklings produced under DO Cava and the ‘Vintage’ was a truly excellent wine. Although at 50€ plus retail, one would indeed expect quite […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
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Viña Salceda Entresierras, Rioja
While I’ve previously reviewed the wines of Viña Salceda here, when it comes to their white offer, to date it’s only been the more general ‘Blanco’. This bottle of Entresierras shifts things up a great deal. For starters, the blend is quite wild as while there’s the typical base of Viura/Macabeu and the now, more-typical Tempranillo Blanco, it also tosses in the rarer Calagraño, Malvasia Rioja/Alarije and then the red, Graciano of all things. I can solidly state that I’ve never encountered a blend anywhere near similar to this for […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
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Dominio de Tares – Cepas Viejas Godello 2025
The grape variety of Godello is no stranger to these pages and for good reason as it is, astounding. There is only thing that astounds me more than wines of this grape and that’s how they’re not more popular than they are. It’s relatively easy to pronounce Castilian, you can make puns of the ‘god’ part or just the ‘go’. While there were many hot takes on how it ‘should’ be in the past, it’s coming around to really only have one singular face to it of saline, citric excellence. […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin1 viewin-the-glassspanish-winesdo-bierzogodello - news
The Iconic Spanish Wines of Familia Fernández Rivera
A Historic Afternoon in Chelsea: Tasting the Iconic Spanish Wines of Familia Fernández Rivera, By Martha Cisneros Paja When it comes to the landscape of Spanish winemaking, few names carry the monumental weight of Familia Fernández Rivera. As a wine writer, nothing quite compares to tasting history side-by-side with the visionaries who bottle it. On […] This post The Iconic Spanish Wines of Familia Fernández Rivera was posted on WineDivaa .
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Alba en Ribera, Ribera del Duero
These are part of a new project called, Alba en Ribera in DO Ribera del Duero. Both of the wines present a lighter take on the more typical heavier-bodied wines found in the region which makes them drift a touch more towards Rioja stylistically, although with plenty of dark fruit notes to state firmly that they are indeed Ribera wines. From the village of Olmedillo, the vineyards are all higher-altitude plantings starting at 825m and going up from there. From the start everything has been farmed organically, but don’t be […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
by Miquel Hudin3 viewsspanish-winestasting-benchdo-ribera-del-duerotempranillo - news
Attis – Albariño 2025
It’s ironic to think that in our current age of wine that there are so many producers who want to “stick it to the man” and ditch their regional organizations in Europe. Clearly, there were sound reasons when it came to everyone of higher quality leaving Cava. And Collioure-Banyuls breaking off from Roussillon also made sense. But beyond these few, rational examples of groups, there remain a good number of individual producers who often say, “screw it” and go it alone. Artadi in Rioja comes immediately to mind as they […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
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2020 Viña Alberdi Rioja Reserva by La Rioja Alta
Photo from La Rioja Alta Background Having just moved to Arizona and all our wines in several storage lockers in Scottsdale, ventured to the local Total Wines to browse and pick up a few bottles of wine until the wine refrigerators were delivered to the house. Picked up several different and unusual wines. This wine, […]
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Codorniu 1872 Organic Cava
Codorniu 1872 organic Cava is a sparkling wine that evokes spring any day. Wine review by Lisa Johnston (thewinemuse). The post Codorniu 1872 Organic Cava appeared first on winemusing .
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Muga Rosado Rioja DOC
Spanish rosado is on trend and not just perfect for summer and Muga Rosado is superb. Wine review by Lisa Johnston (thewinemuse) The post Muga Rosado Rioja DOC appeared first on winemusing .
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Bodega Torres Vina Sol rosé
Bodega Torres Vina Sol rosé is a crisp salmon hued wine from Catalunya, Spain. Wine review by Lisa Johnston (thewinemuse). The post Bodega Torres Vina Sol rosé appeared first on winemusing .
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Les Freses, Alicante, Spain
Let’s have a new look at this project in Alicante called, Les Freses that’s in a small area call, Jesús Pobre. I reviewed a selection of these wines last year, which were dominated by the wines from 2023 and 2024. This time around al of the white wines are from 2025 with the two reds from 2024. This, has made a great deal of difference as I feel the overall quality fo the wines is up a great deal over the previous tasting. I’m not sure if this is just […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
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Bodega Severino Sanz, Ribera del Duero
While I’ve previously tasted the wines of Severino Sanz, it was ages ago and this new tasting formed a rediscovery of their wines for me and a greater appreciation for their work. For those who know this other side to Tempranillo in Spain, you’ll be very aware that it’s a very different take on the variety with wines that are much more dark fruited and denser in concentration. Additionally, they can often be very pricey in my opinion. This isn’t the case here with this selection of wines which I […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
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