Technically, I shouldn’t be including this wine in my series because it’s a blend, in this case of 70% Albariño, 20% Caiño and 10% Loureiro. Stainless steel fermented with vineyard…
Eulogio Pomares Albariño Crianza Oxidativa 2011 Rías Baixas, Spain
Eulogio Pomares is the viticulturist and winemaker at Zarate in Rias Baixas, Spain, and he has also his own project, Grandes Vinos Desiguales. He makes two wines, both from Albariño:…
Do Ferreiro Albariño Cepas Vellas from 200 year old vines
This was a remarkable Albariño, made from a one-hectare plot of vines that’s over 200 years old. It’s made by Gerardo Méndez of Do Ferreiro, who farms 10 hectares, split into…
Some brilliant Terras Gauda wines from Rías Baixas, Spain
Very enthusiastic about the white wines from Terras Gauda, a producer in Spain’s Rías Baixas region, in the north west of the country, adjoining Portugal’s Minho. They’re so nicely judged….
On the road, finishing in the Douro
Quick update from Lisbon airport, at the end of a really good trip. Yesterday was busy: we started off in Toro, drove to Bierzo (some lovely wines from Victor Arroyo…