We love the Lopez de Lacalle family's red Garnacha in a can, and we figured their Blanco would be just as incredible -- and it is! From Artazu in Navarra, organically farmed (no chemicals ever), Garnacha Blanca is turned into... Read More
You should not trade convenience and reasonable prices for quality. That's why we take our canned wine selection seriously. AH-SO is our latest addition to the can/box line-up, and it is delish! Founded in 2018 in Colorado... Read More
Sourced from vines planted in clay soils on sunny hillsides above the Bay of Biscay, Antxiola (ahn-cho-la) Rosado is steel-fermented red Hondarrabi Beltza left to macerate on the skins for just 24 hours to extract body, flavor,... Read More
Antxiola (ahn-cho-la) is a steel-fermented blend of Hondarrabi Zuri (90%) and Hondurrabi Beltza, both native Basque Country varietals that are the basis for Txakoli (cha-koe-lee) wine produced near the Bay of Biscay. Anxtiola... Read More
Listan Blanco is another name for Palomino, the grape made famous by Sherry producers. This crisp white wine has no flor or Sherry notes, but the volcanic rock shines through with flint, minerals, lemon fruit, indigenous yeast,... Read More
Also called Palomino Negro, high-altitude Listan Negro yields a savory, medium-bodied red wine with bright, dry red fruit, minerals, and mountain herbs. There is no wood vinification, just tank fermentation with indigenous yeasts... Read More
Most Sherry companies have been in business for a long time, but Bodegas Alonso is relatively new to the scene with an artisanal approach. Like Fino Sherry, Manzanilla is quite dry and made of Palomino grapes, but this wine is... Read More
As one of the top crus, Prado Enea is made with the choicest fruit available. The winemakers then adhere to a low intervention model by fermenting the late-harvest grapes in large oak without added yeasts or temperature control.... Read More
Unlike the heavyweight oak-aged wines from the Ribera de Duero (about 70 miles southwest of Rioja), this wine from the Valderiz sub-region of Burgos province is a juicy non-oaked steel-vinified Tinta del País (the local... Read More
We like Bohigas' regular Cava so much that we tried the family's Rosat and found one of our new favorite sparkling rosés. Made with indigenous Trepat (90%) and Pinot Noir, this Cava sits on the lees for 12 months... Read More
Located in the northwestern province of Leon, El Bierzo is a DO that shares a border with Galicia and specializes in this distinctive red grape believed to have been brought by French pilgrims during the Middle Ages. Much of Bierzo’s... Read More
The modern label suggests that Placeres Sensoriales is a different type of Rioja. Pedro Pecina Gil wanted to reintroduce the world to a style of Rioja before the French influence of winemaking with extended oak aging, so this... Read More
Xarel-lo is a Catalonian grape most commonly used to make sparkling Cava in Penedes. Admired for its aromatic qualities, it is often blended, but winemaker Amôs Bañeres and grape-grower Alex Ruiz decided to do something... Read More
In the world of Sherry, there is Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Cream, PX (Pedro Ximénez), and a few more in between, spanning the entire sweetness range. East India Solera is technically a Cream Sherry with... Read More
Emilio Lustau was founded in 1896 when Sherry enjoyed enormous popularity. In the late 20th century, fortified wines became relics from another age, but the Lustau brand managed to weather the storm and keep every single style... Read More
Vermut Rosé is kind of a new thing, and that's exactly what attracts us to the latest release from Emilio Lustau in Jerez. It's a blend of Fino, Moscatel, and Tintilla de Rota sherries flavored with wormwood, cardamom,... Read More
Equipo Navazos is not a winery or producer. Instead, it is a group of sherry lovers who find forgotten casks of old sherry hiding in Spanish cellars. They bottle multiple versions of each style, highlighting the beauty of this... Read More
The bland label hides serious Biodynamic juice made by the Parra brothers and winemaker Juan Antonio Ponce who also works on Gulp/Hablo. While the grape is more common in Rueda (western Spain), this Verdejo is from Castilla La... Read More
Determining which sherries are sweet can be challenging: Cream Sherry is sweet, and Pedro Ximenez (PX for short) is very sweet. Fortunately, Gonzalez Byass tells you right on the bottle that Nectar is dulce. Its sugars occur naturally... Read More