Journeys into Spanish wine
A visit to Bodegas Díez-Mérito
Bill Bolloten begins the new year fortified by a visit to one of Jerez’s historic sherry bodegas
Albahra 2023, Envínate
Chris Lynch wins over a friend with a hip wine from renowned producers Envínate
Favourite wines of 2024: Part two
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024.
Favourite wines of 2024: Part one
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024.
Carles Llarch: Craftsman in clay
Alan Nance spends the afternoon with a master amphora maker, and samples some memorable wine along the way
The mosteros of Los Marines
Bill Bolloten travels to a village in the Sierra de Aracena to learn how the tradition of making mosto is being preserved
Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2021
Chris Lynch enjoys a fresh and elegant modern Rioja from one of Spain’s top winemakers
Jorge Temprado and the wines of La Vilueña
Viticulturist and winemaker welcomes the Spanish Wine Collective to his exciting project in La Vilueña
Flor 2021, Bodega Viñeron
Miguel Crunia, one of the Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about a unique artisanal wine aged under flor
Solear Manzanilla Pasada en Rama: Saca de Primavera 2023, Bodegas Barbadillo
Bill Bolloten starts Sherry Week 2024 with an iconic Manzanilla that might evoke some beauty and hope in a Spain reeling from devastating floods
Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature 2018, Clos Lentiscus
Sumoll is the protagonist in this Blanc de Noirs sparkler from the Massís del Garraf in Catalonia
Samaruco 2019, Bodegas Luis Pérez
It’s not all white wine in sherry country, as Bill Bolloten discovers with this magnificent tinto
Raxeira 2022, Bodegas Casa Monte Pío
Adrian McManus enjoys an Albariño from a young winemaker carrying on the family tradition in the heart of the Val do Salnés
Learning to love again
Chris Lynch rekindles a love for wine at Cedrón in Madrid
Psicodélico 2022, Bodegas Frontonio
Alan Nance takes a trip to a field of dreams
Pies Descalzos 2018, Bodegas Marañones
Keeping it Real. This week Phil Mugford goes barefoot into the mountains searching for the Real deal.
Wines for International Garnacha Day
What Spanish Wine Collective writers are drinking on International Garnacha Day 2024.
El Camaleón 2019,Viñedos Verticales
Bill Bolloten joins the dots between David Bowie and a wine made from a rare local grape variety in the Axarquía region of Málaga.
Salicornia 2020, Narupa Vinos
The saline feel of this Val do Salnés Albariño evokes a Proustian memory for Adrian McManus
Cuquero 2022, Viñedos de la Vilueña
Our Catalan correspondent, Alan Nance, is rewarded for a (virtual) trip across the border into Aragon
A group of friends sharing our love of Spanish wine with you
