6 octubre, 2021
New blend for La Escapada Cava
The Brut and Demi-Sec cavas in the Escapada range, made in an estate winery in Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, now include 15% of the cava grape par excellence, Xarel.lo, in the...
6 octubre, 2021
Gold-winning vintage of Las Carlinas Garnacha
The recently released 2019 vintage of Las Carlinas Garnacha has already been awarded two gold medals, one in the Berliner Wein Trophy 2020 and another in France’s Gilbert & Gaillard...
5 octubre, 2021
Positive preliminary reports on the Spanish 2021 harvest
As usual, harvest kicked off in Spain this August, with areas of southern Spain, white and sparkling wine areas such as DO Rueda and DO Cava the first to be...
30 septiembre, 2021
Cataluña buzzing with innovations for 2021 harvest
William and Freddie Long recently embarked on one of their whirlwind winery tours in Cataluña. They visited 10 wineries in just three days and came back enthusing about the prospects...
24 agosto, 2021
Interview with Freddie Long of Long Wines
As William’s son, Freddie grew up in Spain and has visited wineries since he was tiny. Completely bilingual, he studied International Relations at Sussex and worked in the international music...
16 julio, 2021
Another gold for Altos de Aranda Crianza from DO Ribera del Duero
Not all of the 2021 wine competitions have released their results yet, but Altos de Aranda Crianza 2016 from the DO Ribera del Duero is already setting itself apart as...
30 junio, 2021
Meet the winner of the Finca Mónica WSET2 scholarship
As you may have read in our previous posts Finca Mónica is keen to encourage more young women to enter the wine industry and so is sponsoring a WSET2 course...
25 junio, 2021
90 Points for «Best Buy» De Pró Brut Rosé Cava
De Pró Brut Rosé Cava was among one of just 17 Spanish sparkling wines to be awarded 90 points and a “Best Buy” rating in a panel tasting held by...
10 junio, 2021
Frost damage to vines across Spain
Although less affected than France, which has declared an agricultural disaster after 80% of its vines were damaged by heavy frost towards the end of April, vines in several parts...
9 junio, 2021
Melea Organic supports bee charities in the UK and USA
As part of its 1% for the planet membership, our organic wine brand, Melea, donates to a number of charities involved with improving biodiversity and protecting various species of bees. This...