Zarate is a family winery based in Meaño, in the Salnés Valley in Rías Baixas. Since the 1950s this winery has been an important player in working with the Albariño…
Albariño series (3) Terras Gauda O Rosal 2017 Rías Baixas, Spain
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…
Albariño series (2) Granbazán Etiqueta Ámbar 2016 Rías Baixas, Spain
The second wine in this series on Albariño, that wonderful grape from northwest Spain and Portugal, is another from Rias Baixas. This one is a bit of a surprise: I…
Albariño series (1) – Eulogio Pomares Parcelarios (I) 2015, Rías Baixas
I’m beginning a series on Albariño, which is a white grape from north east Spain and Portugal (where it is known as Alvarinho). My mission over the next few months…
Lagar de Cervera 2016, a classic Albariño
Lagar de Cervera is owned by La Rioja Alta. Back in the 1980s they realized that their white Riojas weren’t the best ever wines, and began searching for a companion…