Ageing wine is one of those things that distinguishes wine from almost every other alcoholic drink. It’s possible because wine contains natural acidity, which stops bacteria from developing. That means wines can sit for years developing flavours and aromas without…

Order a glass of red wine in any bar in Spain and you’ll almost always be asked whether you want a “Rioja or a Ribera”. They are two of the best-known Denominaciones de Origen (DOs), and the ‘go-to’ red wines for Spanish…

Hear the name Catalunya and you’ll probably think of Barcelona. And with it comes visions of tourist hoards traipsing down the Rambla, queueing for the Sagrada Familia, and topping up the tan on the city beach. But this part of…

The north-west of Spain is a far cry from the sunny snapshots of the average holiday brochure. It’s always been rather cut off from Castilla y León and the rest of Spain by mountains, and that sense of isolation persists even…

People often ask us “what is the best Spanish wine”. And the short answer is – there isn’t one. But we’ve decided to answer the question anyway.