Pazo de la Cuesta, Ribeira Sacra
Here’s a look at the line of wines currently available from Pazo de la Cuesta. This is a very old estate in the Ribeira Sacra region of Galicia, Spain that traces its founding back to 1608. They’re...
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A brand new Ochoa
During the various events swirling in and around Barcelona Wine Week, I was able to attend a smaller side event for the Navarran winery, Bodegas Ochoa which marked the complete overall of the brand as...
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César Márquez – Parajes 2022
So, what’s a paraje/paratge? Well, whether it’s in Castilian (*) or Catalan (respectively), it’s like, you know, a lieux dit or climat. This explanation is of course only useful if you a) speak French...
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Bodegas San Alejandro – Evodia 2023
What goes around comes around and I mention that as this is not the first time that Evodia has been featured on the site for an In The Glass segment. The first time that it graced this fine pages would...
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The wines of Aragón 2025
It was time to revisit the fine wines being produced in the region of Aragón which sits between Catalunya and Navarra/Rioja with both Castillas on its western flank and Valencia on its east. With...
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A look at the wines of Bizkaiko Txakolina 2025
Don’t ask for the fizzy stuff… This was something of a mistake when I was tasting a selection of 10 wineries from the DO Bizkaiko Txakolina. The ‘fizzy stuff’ is the txakolina that most people may have...
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Hail destroys large portion of vineyards in Jumilla
On the 10th of May, a massive hailstorm ripped through the Jumilla wine region, a 'super autonomous' denomination of origin in Spain spanning both Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia. In a short period of...
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A book review of, “Mallorca & Wine”
About two years ago, a colleague of mine tried roping me into writing a book on the wines of Mallorca. I was all for it as Mallorca is gorgeous and there are some really interesting varieties and...
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This is an interesting project by way of Alicante called, Les Freses by Jesús Pobre. Located next to the Montgó mountain, they’re in the far northern reaches of the DO. I discovered in my last report...
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The wines of Rioja 2025
For those who don’t often coordinate large wine tastings in a region, you are sane. Thus, I will let you in on one key aspect as to how they usually come about and that’s to contact the marketing...
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