“Rack & Return” Museums
Cellars are museums in their own right, cataloging the weather vintage after vintage and housing the odd, retired grape press…
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Date: 29 December 2012 Location: Manhattan Wine: La Rioja Alta 2001 Rioja Reserva Especiale Viña Ardanza Cuisine: Eclectic American Wine…
View ArticleHit & Miss: Altés Herencia 2011 Garnatxa Blanca
Wine: Altés Herencia 2011 Garnatxa Blanca Origin: Terra Alta, Spain Taste: Spain keeps surprising us with its nouveau wines and…
View ArticleHit & Miss: Vilarnau Barcelona NV Cava Brut Reserva Rosé
Wine: Vilarnau Barcelona NV Cava Brut Reserva Rosé Origin: Cava (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia), Spain Taste: This bubbly really surprised! It…
View ArticleGonzalez Byass Brandies
Five generations ago, the Gonzalez Byass legend awoke in the southwestern outpost of Spain’s Jerez. Today, the “everyday” Soberano is…
View ArticleAlbariño Knocks
It is the time of year I start thinking of summery wines: wines for summery cuisine and wines for sipping…
View ArticleCVNE Recent Rioja Releases
86 CVNE 2016 Rioja Rosado Viña Real This is very pink salmon in color with savory, earthy notes layered over…
View ArticleGarnacha from Historic Cariñena
#GarnachaDay is again upon us (September 15th), so it’s highly appropriate that I recently had the chance to taste through…
View ArticleA Glance at Some 2011 Rioja Reserva
87 Faustino V 2011 Rioja Reserva 13.5% This wine really started to shine on the third day after I opened…
View ArticleAmbitious Albariño Duo
91 Terras Gaudo 2015 Albariño O Rosal 12.5% Waxy, succulent and silky, this is a different class of Albariño. It…
View ArticleArínzano Wines – It’s All About the Pago
An arínzano is an agricultural estate that showcases unique vineyards, and this winery was the first estate in northern Spain…
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