Garnacha from Navarra and Aragon   Overshadowed by La Rioja, and too often reduced as great rosé producer Navarra is gaining ground with serious Grenache wines! Recently younger producers and new comers are building a new image for Grenache based

Old Vines Garnacha from El Chaparral 100% Garnacha (70 to 115 years old) DO Navarra   First of all, the wine region of Navarra still suffers from being compared to his illustrious neighbor; La Rioja. Actually the southern part of

Buscador 2017 La Rioja DOca   Finca de la Rica has been founded recently, the company has not yet celebrated the decade! Nonetheless they own some old vines in the north western part of La Rioja : Labastida. One of

Building up a cellar. The art of aging wines   Building up a cellar is not an easy task, first of all you must have a decent place that fulfill the following requirements : The right temperature and stable. (12ºC

Valderiz 2018 A new benchmark wine in Ribera del Duero?   Ribera del Duero has already many star wines that shine all over the place, unfortunately many of them are now terribly expensive too! Great names are now fetching high

Sierra Cantabria Primeurs 2020 Rioja and Toro   Buying "en primeurs" is always a good thing! It is a tremendous way to source some of your favorite wines, at the best best price. In some cases with Sierra Cantabria's wines,

Virtual tasting with Lopez Cristobal   Quite amazing how the wine industry is evolving nowadays, now we are having special and exclusive wine tasting with connoisseurs from all around the globe without leaving our cozy home! A complete new way

Old Wines : Rioja and Bordeaux   Recently, we purchased a pristine cellar from a private client. First of all and most importantly, we were highly impressed by the superb quality of the wines. most of them were bought young

Food and wine matching : Oysters   Oysters, especially raw, are usually consumed simply with a dash of lemon. Some villages have gained gastronomic fame for the quality of their oysters and Cambados in Galicia is one of them. Obviously,