New Vintage White from Alemany i Corrio: French Inspiration with a Catalan Soul
Alemany i Corrio “Principia Mathematica” (Penedès 2017) White Special 6-pack Price: $140 (~$23/bottle) Travel south and west down the coast of Spain from Barcelona past golden, powdery sand beaches before heading inland to the Massís del Garraf – a mountain…
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Posted on 2019.02.21 in Penedes, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
The Majestic Mountain Wines of Spain’s Sierra de Gredos
Maldivinas is a partnership between childhood friends Juan Carlos Arenas and Guillermo Fernandez Santos established in 2006 from plots of old vine Garnacha around the town of Cebreros some 50 miles due west of Madrid. This is traditional winemaking territory, where…
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Posted on 2019.01.16 in Saturday Sips, Spain DO, Tierra de Leon | Read more...
Radiant, Biodynamic Red from Arid Central Spain
These weeks leading into the holidays have us thinking about the affordable and refreshing wines that work so well with the great variety and abundance of food on the table during gatherings of friends and family. Uva de Vida “Latitud 40” (Vino de…
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Posted on 2018.11.06 in Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Transition into Fall with Easy Drinking Red & White from “Green Spain”
Hard-working vigneron Eulogio Pomares is a rising star in the far northwest corner of Spain where he receives accolades from critics and consumers alike. Although perhaps best known for his work with the region’s Albariño variety as the seventh generation…
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Posted on 2018.09.19 in Rias Biaxas, Ribeira Sacra, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Dream Cruise Spanish Acquisition Wine Sale – 15% Off
While our idea of a “dream cruise” would be a leisurely couple of weeks touring Europe we’re staying in town and watching the local spectacle from our front row seats at the corner of Woodward and 14 Mile Road. No…
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Posted on 2018.08.16 in Ribiero, Saturday Sips, Spain DO, Tierra de Leon | Read more...
Masterful Catalan Pyrenees Wines from a Legend
Raül Bobet has a long list of achievements: He has a masters degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in oenology. He has 18 years of experience at Bodegas Torres, Spain’s largest producer of DO wines under its own label,…
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Posted on 2018.06.20 in Costers del Segre, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Summertime and the Drinking is Easy with Red & White from Northeastern Spain
The northwestern Spanish wine production zone of Ribeiro is undergoing a renaissance. One of the vanguard producers of this movement is the Bodega of Coto de Gomariz located in the Avia valley near the Atlantic coast where a unique…
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Posted on 2018.05.30 in Ribiero, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Spain’s Côte-Rôtie – The Soaring Slopes of Ribeira Sacra
Sílice Viticultores “Sílice” (Galicia 2016) Special Price: $156/6-pack (~$26/bottle) It has long been recognized that the western Spanish region of Ribeira Sacra in Galicia had the potential to create world-class wines. Indeed, thousands of years ago, Romans carved terraces on…
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Posted on 2018.04.11 in Ribeira Sacra, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Lauded Garagistes Alemany i Corrio – French Inspiration, Catalan Soul
Alemany i Corrio “Pas Curtei” (Penedès 2013) red Special 6-pack Price: $142 (~$24/bottle) The most inland and mountainous subzone of the Spanish appellation of Penedès is appropriately named the Alt Penedès. This Mediterranean region is characterised by relatively low yield…
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Posted on 2018.03.07 in Penedes, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
Saturday Sips: New-School Rioja – the Single Vineyard Wines of Artuke
Modern Rioja’s storied history began in the mid-1800s when local winemakers adopted the methods of Bordeaux and began aging their wines in wooden casks. Since then, the region has tended to spotlight the amount of time the wine spent in…
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Posted on 2018.01.31 in Rioja DOC, Saturday Sips, Spain DO | Read more...
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