Both Castillo de Viñas and Terroirs of Spain performed remarkably well at their first international wine competition, garnering eight medals between them. The competition was the 8th annual International Wine Festival, held in Vitoria-Gastiez. Of the 2493 wines tasted...
Wine & Spirits magazine published its round up of the year’s best wines from Galicia in the August, 2017 issue. In the White/Rías Baixas category the 2016 Terroirs of Spain Rías Baixas Albariño was named a “Best Buy”. Of 121 wines tasted, only 13...
Honorio Rubio’s Limited Edition Rioja whites received strong debut notices by Luis Gutiérrez in The Wine Advocate, Issue 226 (August 30, 2016). The wines were “Añadas” NV solera aged (2012 bottling) with 93 points, “Lias Finas” 2011 long...
Upcoming vintages of Basilio Izquerdo’s wines received positive write-ups by Luis Gutiérrez in The Wine Advocate, Issue 226 (August 30, 2016). Both “B de Basilio” 2012 Rioja White and “B de Basilio” 2010 Rioja Red were awarded 93 point...
Maverick Rioja winemaker Honorio Rubio’s groundbreaking wines have arrived in the USA for the first time. His series of limited edition whites from his best grapes, “Macerado,” “Lias Finas” and “Añadas,” are at the forefront...
The 36th Edition of the Wine Fair of Amandi, 2016, has just given Carlos Diaz’s small family winery the Best Winery award of the fair. The fair is a wine and cultural event celebrating the local wineries in the highly prestigious Amandi sub-zone of the Ribeira...