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…

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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...

 

Countdown to the New Year: Sparkling Wine & Champagne Tasting Every Day

Every day until The New Year we’ll be sampling from our large and elaborate selection of small-production, sparkling wines and grower Champagnes from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. We’ll be featuring wines from some of the leading producers in their…

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Posted on 2017.12.24 in Cava, Champagne, France, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

 

The Champagne Society – December 2017 Selection

Manuel Raventós Negra (MRN) 2010 Price for The Champagne Society members: $93 (regular price $120) The name Raventós has become synonymous with great sparkling wines. Raventós i Blanc is one of the few producers of Spanish sparkling wine that grows, tends and harvests…

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Posted on 2017.12.01 in Cava, Spain DO, The Champagne Society  |  Read more...

 

Castillo Ygay – Legendary Red Rioja + Rare & Epic Current Release White Rioja from 1986 Vintage

Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial (Rioja 2007) Price: $75/Bottle Stop by this Saturday to taste one of the world’s great wines and enjoy serious discount prices. A checklist of the great wineries of Rioja will always include the historic…

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Posted on 2017.10.19 in Rioja DOC, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

 

Precision Old-vine Spanish Grenache to Rival Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaines Lupier “El Terroir” (Navarra 2012) ~$31/bottle We’ve been big fans and supporters of Domaines Lupier since their very first vintage in 2008. We’re not the only ones, they’ve been garnering international accolades from…

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Posted on 2017.10.05 in Navarra, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

 

Pirita winemaker Charlotte Allen Needs Our Help

Bodegas Almaroja It’s not easy being a small, independent winemaker. It’s especially difficult being a small, independent winemaker, and a single mother, and an Englishwoman living in rural Spain, trying to scrape…

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Posted on 2017.09.13 in Arribes, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

 

Earthy, Intense, Biodynamic Red from Arid Central Spain

Uva de Vida “Latitud 40” (Vino de la Tierra de Castilla 2015) Joven Special 6-pack Price: $124 (~$21/bottle) The wife-and-husband team of Carmen López and Luis Ruiz have harnessed the soul of the land to produce wines of purity, brilliance and energy,…

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Posted on 2017.08.03 in Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

 

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