Doug Decants: Urogallo Wines, Northwest Spain
Life Beyond Fabada Asturiana Snappers-up of unconsidered trifles might be vaguely aware of the existence of the wines of remote Asturias in northwest Spain, where the vineyards are carved into…
Focus On: Recaredo (Cava not Cava anymore) and Celler Credo
The other week Ton Mata was in town to show some new wines from Celler Credo and to reinforce the message that the Recaredo sparkling wines had seceded from the…
Focus on: Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo, Jerez de la Frontera
Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo was founded in the mid-nineteenth century by Emilio Hidalgo Hidalgo, so good they named him twice. The company is owned and operated by the fifth generation of…
Doug Decants: Nacho Gonzalez’s La Perdida Wines
Waiting for Godello Nacho Gonzalez farms his family’s vineyard, which his grandmother had worked all her life, and is patiently restoring its vitality. He has also purchased other small plots…
Doug decants: Lovamor, Alfredo Maestro
Quoth the wine drinker… Lovamor! Do we love Albillo? Or what? It appears both fruitily in Nicolas Marcos’ La Fanfarria Blanco alongside Albarin (one Cangas wine you will never rue),…
Chatting with: Amaya Cervera
Spanish wine expert Amaya Cervera runs the website Spanish Wine Lover. She is a passionate spokesperson for wines from her home country, as well as being successful wine journalist. Amaya…
Recaredo: Cava not Cava
For almost a century, Recaredo has maintained a firm commitment: to produce terroir wines that reflect the landscapes of the Alt Penedès as honestly and transparently as possible. They make only…
AA Guimaro: El loco viticultura
You don’t have to be crazy to work here – but it helps In Ribeira Sacra, the Guimaro family own 9 hectares, and control another 14 hectares leased from various…
Cava Cava Chameleon
RECAREDO ROCKS! When someone asks me whether we list a cava it is usually a not-so coded demand for something light, effervescent and cheap. Especially cheap. The idea that cava…