May
30
Chan de Rosas
Winemaker Sergio Millan crafts classic, hand-harvested albarino from 20-40 year old vines located near the Arousa inlet in Rias Biaxas. The shallow, well-drained soils from granite rock erosion gives acid to the sandy soils. The granite trellising is traditional and allows for airflow to mitigate humidity. The vineyard location, along with soil composition, give depth […]
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May
30
Orto Vins
The meticulous, eccentric, and dedicated Joan Asens has been an influential wine authority in Catalunya for more than two decades, and as a professor of lunar cycles at the local winemaking University in Falset, he is considered a “guru of biodynamics.” With a vibrancy and freshness unmatched in the DO, the seamless wines of Orto […]
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May
30
Marqués de Tomares
A Centenaria Rioja winery respecting traditions in cellar aging their wines. With a family grape growing history since 1886, Don Román Montaña founded the winery Marqués de Tomares in 1910, and it is still operated by his grandchildren who continue to maintain the wineries tradition both in the winery and in the estate’s vineyards. With […]
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May
30
LaOsa
Realizing the scarcity of many profound or dynamic expressions of these unique varietals in the market, the very ambitious Noelia de Paz is finally realizing her independent LaOsa mission to work closely with the local farmers to produce small production wines from her native DO Tierra de León. Today, Noelia, who refers to herself as […]
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May
30
Bluebird Distilling
Bluebird is an accumulation of many years of hard work and love for spirits. Upon graduating college, I entered the world of corporate manufacturing/engineering. Though I enjoyed my work, I was not truly fulfilled. One day I came across an article on the first easing of local spirit laws since prohibition. That was the spark. […]
