Palencia Wine Co. 2018 Albariño, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $25: Victor Palencia calls his premium tier wines “El Viñador” and this 2018 albarino lives up to his faith in this Spanish ...

Spain has over 400 varieties of wine grapes planted across these regions. In addition to the most sought after like Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay, there are many, many unusual ones. White grapes ...

Sometimes referred to as “Alvarinho,” Albarino grapes have been used to make white wines for at least 200 to 300 years or perhaps even longer, according to “Wine Grapes” by Jancis Robinson ...

February 11, 2025 This Long-Ignored Spanish Grape Is Now Producing Stellar, Age-Worthy White Wines Albillo Mayor has gone from blending grape to a star in its own right. Published on February 11, 2025 ...

The Spanish Airén, for instance, is a pretty obscure grape. But thanks to its role as a grape spirit often used in brandies, it is, at least in terms of acreage, the most planted white wine grape on ...

Grenache blanc is enjoying a mini-boom in Southern France and Central California, producing white wines of grip, mineral intensity and impressive subtlety. This week’s greatest value hails from ...

This week’s greatest value is a racy albariño from Spain that packs a lot of fruit flavors into a vibrant white wine. We also have two delicious South African reds that display the fruity and ...

Recently, I taught a one-night, non-credit wine-tasting class at Holyoke Community College featuring wines from Spain. I will be teaching one more wine tasting class this year at HCC.

In fact, Spain is the world's third-largest wine-producing country (behind Italy and France). While Rioja is undoubtedly its most famous grape-growing locale, you'd be remiss to skip its lesser ...

Spanish explorers planted Spanish vines throughout the New World, but only in the 19th century did Spanish wines begin to move, hesitantly, into modern times. </p> <p>When phylloxera destroyed the ...