Bierzo, in northwestern Spain, was granted status as an official wine region only in 1989, said Dave McIntyre in The Washington Post. It even briefly challenged Priorat in eastern Spain “as the ...

Bodegas Peique 2016 Valle del Cúa, Bierzo, Spain Bought • Wine Merchant, 7817 Forsyth Boulevard, in March for $12.99 Description • This flavorful red, which is named for the nearby Cúa River ...

Wine: Explore Spain’s whites, region by region. August 23, 2011 More than ... Further inland, the wine areas of Valdeorras and Bierzo produce crisp whites from the godello grape.

Area Of El Bierzo Vineyards In Spain Calculated By Satellite. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 01 / 090112093511.htm ...

With over 400 grape varieties, Spanish wine is about much more than Tempranillo. Rioja has long been Spain’s most well-known and prestigious wine region, and it’s one of only two regions to be ...

Bierzo can be as maddening as it is thrilling, said Eric Asimov in The New York Times. A distinctive red from northwestern Spain, it’s made primarily from the mencía grape, and is characterized ...

It was a busy 12 days in all: Madrid, Léon, Barcelona; winery visits in Rioja, Bierzo, the mountain appellation of Valdeorras on the eastern edge of Galicia and the Pénedes region on the Mediterranean ...