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The Wines of the Magician: Raúl Pérez
THE WINES OF THE MAGICIAN: RAÚL PÉREZ Critics call Raúl Pérez the magician of Spanish wine — and once you’ve tasted what he does with old vines in Bierzo and Galicia, you’ll understand why. He makes more than 200 different wines, rescues vineyards other people gave up on, and has done more than anyone to […] ...
The Wines of the Magician: Raúl Pérez
THE WINES OF THE MAGICIAN: RAÚL PÉREZ Critics call Raúl Pérez the magician of Spanish wine — and once you’ve tasted what he does with old vines in Bierzo and Galicia, you’ll understand why. He makes more than 200 different wines, rescues vineyards other people gave up on, and has done more than anyone to […] ...
An Evening with Bodegas Figuero: Felipe Martin in Moraira
ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE BODEGA COMES TO MORAIRA Bodegas Figuero farms old Tinto Fino vines in one village: La Horra, in the heart of Ribera del Duero. Some of those vines were planted in 1910. On Thursday 12 November, Felipe Martin from the bodega joins us at Martha’s Vineyard to pour five of their wines, […] ...
Time for Tempranillo 🇪🇸🍷
ONE GRAPE. FIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WINES. Think you know Tempranillo? Most people picture one thing: a big, oaky red from Rioja. Spain’s most famous grape has a lot more to show you than that, and on 19 and 20 November Martha is pouring five bottles to prove it. A white made from red grapes. A […] ...
Time for Tempranillo 🇪🇸🍷
ONE GRAPE. FIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WINES. Think you know Tempranillo? Most people picture one thing: a big, oaky red from Rioja. Spain’s most famous grape has a lot more to show you than that, and on 19 and 20 November Martha is pouring five bottles to prove it. A white made from red grapes. A […] ...
The 3 R’s of Spain: Regions, Roots & Revival
REGIONS, ROOTS & REVIVAL — FIVE WINES THAT PROVE SPAIN IS SO MUCH MORE THAN RIOJA Spain is so much more than Tempranillo and Rioja. Over two evenings, Martha takes you on a journey through the regions, native grapes and remarkable winemakers that make Spanish wine such an exciting world to explore — from ancient […] ...
The 3 R’s of Spain: Regions, Roots & Revival
REGIONS, ROOTS & REVIVAL — FIVE WINES THAT PROVE SPAIN IS SO MUCH MORE THAN RIOJA Spain is so much more than Tempranillo and Rioja. Over two evenings, Martha takes you on a journey through the regions, native grapes and remarkable winemakers that make Spanish wine such an exciting world to explore — from ancient […] ...
Carmelo Rodero: Meet the Winemaker
A HISTORY WRITTEN WITH GRAPE INK Carmelo Rodero started working the vines in Pedrosa de Duero at the age of 13. For decades he bought vineyard after vineyard and sold his grapes to some of Ribera del Duero’s most respected wineries, before bottling under his own name in 1991. Today his daughters run the bodega: […] ...
Homage to Benjamin Romeo
A FAREWELL TOAST TO A RIOJA LEGEND On 17 August, Rioja lost one of its true originals. Benjamin Romeo, the man who made his first wine in a cave beneath a castle, moved into his parents’ garage, and came out with two perfect 100-point scores from Robert Parker, died aged 61. This is our evening […] ...