Spain Report: Talking sherry and terroir
Ellie Scott looks at how sherry’s evolving legislation, style and focus on terroir is impacting category perception in the UK.
Read more...Ellie Scott looks at how sherry’s evolving legislation, style and focus on terroir is impacting category perception in the UK.
Read more...Despite the still-popular image among consumers of Rioja as a ready-to-drink offer of easygoing charm, born of multi-regional blending and generous American oak, evolution in the region and its style is by no means a new-fangled thing. Finca Allende (the name means ‘further’) was arguably the most powerful precursor of the modern face of Rioja, bringing in single vineyard focus on terroir, coupled with the likes of new French oak and 100% Tempranillo in its top cuvée, as far back as the tail end of the last century.
Read more...Austria has officially established the legal basis for a new classification of single vineyards, which will now see plots divided into two camps: Erste Lage (premier cru) and Große Lage (grand cru).
Read more...Leading Argentine producer Achaval Ferrer has joined Jeroboams, which will now act as its exclusive UK agent.
Read more...The growth of Rioja’s white wines is paying dividends for the region in the export market, finally making good on a promise that the DO is able to diversify its portfolio abroad. However, things are looking a little less rosy globally in 2022, with uncertainty in various key markets leading exports to take a tumble.
Read more...Ambitious producers are relying on forgotten grape varieties and modern techniques to add new dimensions to Spain’s best-known wine region, as Justin Keay reports.
Read more...Bancroft Wines has teamed up with Tokaj producer Juliet Victor for the UK distribution of its single vineyard Furmints and sweet wines.
Read more...The Austrian Wine Marketing Board (Austrian Wine) has launched a digital atlas of wine origins, marking what it claims to be the first covering an entire wine-producing country.
Read more...Priorat has taken a bold step in committing itself to a hierarchical classification of terroir.
Read more...New Zealand’s wine scene has come a long way since its inception in the 1970s. Jamie Goode meets the personalities driving change in leading region Marlborough
Read more...The Rioja Control Board is continuing to invest heavily in its marketing activity in 12 key countries, including the UK.
Read more...With debate rumbling on about Rioja’s new single vineyard and village classification, Andrew Catchpole caught up with Araex’s Javier Galarreta, one of the key architects behind the changes
Read more...The Rioja control board has given the nod for changes to be made to regulations which will give greater visibility to smaller geographical units.
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