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With contributors from across Spain, as well as in the UK, we highlight wines worth seeking out, while taking a closer look at the growers and producers behind some of our favourite bottles. spanishwinecollective.substack.com

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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New on Substack: Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social uncorks a memorable bottle from Valencia and wonders whether long-abandoned varieties may hold the key to the future of Mediterranean wine. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/a-mediterr...
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A Mediterranean marvel
Despite having lived in Spain for almost thirty years now, I am still discovering new grape varieties, such is the richness of this land—a richness that is coming ever more to the fore thanks to the s...
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New on Substack today: Adrian McManus tastes a wine from Spain’s overlooked Arribes that puts some fashionable whites on notice. If you know nothing about the Puesta en Cruz variety, here's your chance to learn more. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/galicia-yo...
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Galicia, you have been warned
Adrian McManus tastes a wine from Spain’s overlooked Arribes that puts some fashionable whites on notice
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New on Substack today. Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social uncorks an old bottle of Málaga sweet wine and follows the clues to discover a glimpse of the region's winemaking heritage. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/half-a-cen...
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Half a century in the bottle: a Málaga wine mystery
Bill Bolloten uncorks an old bottle of Málaga sweet wine and follows the clues to discover a glimpse of the region's winemaking heritage
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our latest piece on Substack. Chris Lynch writes on hospitality, hosting friends and winning new sherry converts. Read and subscribe (It's free!) spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/sherry-nig...
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Sherry night at ours
Chris Lynch writes on hospitality, hosting friends and winning sherry converts
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New on Substack today: Chris Lynch writes on hospitality, hosting friends and winning sherry converts. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/sherry-nig...
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Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My latest for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New on the blog: Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social encounters an Atlantic 'shipwrecked' wine, from Fedellos do Couto, that evoked memories of place and a departed friend. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/salvaged-f...
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Salvaged from a flood: Os Bidueiros 2019
Not for the first time, Alan Nance is moved by a wine's ability to evoke memory
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Shawn Hennessey ☀️🍷 @sevillatapas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sounds good to me! 🥂 #winesky "So, all in all, Do Biolo is not an Albariño for someone looking simply for another crisp glass of Rías Baixas. It has a bit of attitude. And that’s precisely why I like it." via @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/do-biolo-2...
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Do Biolo 2025, Acios da Xesteiriña
A little less Disney, a little more Salnés...
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Authenticity over Disneyfication: Adrian McManus tastes an Albariño with honesty and attitude. spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/do-biolo-2...
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Do Biolo 2025, Acios da Xesteiriña
A little less Disney, a little more Salnés...
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our first post on Substack (but all our archive from 2021 is also there now as well). Hope you enjoy this story of a forgotten Jerez tradition. And do subscribe to us! spanishwinecollective.substack.com/p/the-bota-d...
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The 'bota del gasto': the cask that belonged to the workers
Bill Bolloten uncorks a forgotten Jerez tradition: the daily wine ration that fuelled bodega workers
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Shawn Hennessey ☀️🍷 @sevillatapas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great one for #FlorFriday… Bill @billboll.bsky.social uncorks a forgotten Jerez tradition. #winesky
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In the cool interior of a Jerez bodega, the rows of oak casks are stacked in tiers. Each level feeds the next in a chain of ageing and blending. But elsewhere in the bodega sits a cask that wasn’t destined for bottling. This was the 'bota del gasto', and it belonged to the workers.
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The 'bota del gasto': the cask that belonged to the workers
Bill Bolloten uncorks a forgotten Jerez tradition: the daily wine ration that fuelled bodega workers
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We've moved to a new home on Substack! Since 2021, we've been writing about Spanish wines worth seeking out, as well as the producers and growers behind some of our favourite bottles. All of our content is there now, free to read. Come join us. spanishwinecollective.substack.com
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Spanish Wine Collective | Substack
With contributors from across Spain, as well as in the UK, the Spanish Wine Collective highlights wines worth seeking out, while taking a closer look at the producers and growers behind some of our fa...
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New on the blog today. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social finds a familiar friend waiting at the end of an otherwise disappointing wine list. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/gramona...
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In praise of the common good — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance finds a familiar friend waiting at the end of an otherwise disappointing wine list
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Chris Lynch @clynch83.bsky.social uncorks El Muelle de Olaso, a vino de pasto that brings back memories of pescaíto frito in Sanlúcar. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/el-muel...
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El Muelle de Olaso 2024, Bodegas Luis Pérez — Spanish Wine Collective
Chris Lynch uncorks El Muelle de Olaso, a vino de pasto that brings back memories of pescaíto frito in Sanlúcar.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Bob Dylan sang of dignity. In Rías Baixas, restoring it means separating persistent myth from the people who truly built the region. Adrian McManus Stanley says it's time the record was set straight. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bob-dyl...
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Bob Dylan, Galicia and the search for dignity in Rías Baixas — Spanish Wine Collective
Bob Dylan sang of dignity. In Rías Baixas, restoring it means separating persistent myth from the people who truly built the region.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New on the blog today. Adrian McManus is nostalgic for the many visits made to Albariño Don Olegario, and is reminded, once again, that every great bottle of wine carries the memory of a place. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/ode-to-...
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Ode to María, Cris and Doña Encarna — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus is reminded, once again, that every great bottle of wine carries the memory of a place
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Chris Lynch tastes a wine that reflects Viña Elena's ambition to present a contemporary identity for Jumilla. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/paraje-...
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Paraje Marín, Bruma del Estrecho de Marín 2025, Bodegas Viña Elena — Spanish Wine Collective
Chris Lynch tastes a wine that reflects Viña Elena's ambition to present a contemporary identity for Jumilla
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
New on the blog today: @amicdelvi.bsky.social tastes the Escurscac 2024 from Soca-Rel and finds that the colour of respite from the summer heat is also red. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/soca-re...
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Soca-Rel Escursac 2024 — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance finds that the colour of respite from the summer heat is also red
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New on the blog today. Adrian McManus discovers a white wine forged on some of Spain’s most dramatic vineyard slopes. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/uz-de-h...
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Alvaredos-Hobbs: Heroic viticulture, bewildering gradients — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus discovers a white wine forged on some of Spain’s most dramatic vineyard slopes
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@billboll.bsky.social tastes a textured and complex Godello from Bierzo, where minerality, lees ageing and subtle oxidative notes take centre stage. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/godello...
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Godello Viejo 2023, Bodegas y Viñedos Mengoba — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tastes a textured and complex Godello from Bierzo, where minerality, lees ageing and subtle oxidative notes take centre stage.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social returns to Santiago de Compostela for the 2026 edition of Galicia Wine Taste, and discovers seven compelling wines. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/galicia...
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Galicia Wine Taste 2026: Seven standout wines — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten returns to Galicia Wine Taste and uncovers seven compelling wines
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
@billboll.bsky.social reviews an indispensable book that begins with an overview of Catalunya, moves into the heartlands of Madrid and La Mancha, before returning to the Mediterranean shores of the Levante and continuing south to Andalucía. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/the-win...
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The Wines of Central and Southern Spain: From Catalunya to Cádiz by Sarah Jane Evans — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten reviews Sarah Jane Evans’ comprehensive guide for Spanish wine lovers and travellers
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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Map of the phylloxera invasion in Spain, 1899
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Bill Bolloten attends Barcelona Wine Week, Spain’s foremost annual wine trade event, and discovers wines from Bodega Tintoralba, Miguel Castro Maillo and Quinta De Mil. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/barcelo...
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Barcelona Wine Week 2026: One day, three standout wines — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten shares his discoveries at Spain’s largest wine trade showcase
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Matt Carr @mattcarr.substack.com · 19/01/2026
My piece in @Historia Magazine on sixteenth century Spain's criminal capital and my novel The Emperor of Seville (discounted to £0.99p for one week!). Lots of nice pics too historiamag.com/16thc-sevill...
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16th-century Seville: Spain’s criminal capital – Historia Magazine
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on a memorable bottle they uncorked in 2025. In part two, Bill Bolloten recalls an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/memorab...
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Memorable wines of 2025: Part two — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on a memorable bottle they uncorked in 2025. Bill Bolloten recalls an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Xácobe Ribeiro reflexiona sobre la recuperación de los bancales de viñedos abandonados en Ribeiro, tejiendo la historia personal, los legados familiares y los vinos nacidos de su recuperación. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/o-caseiro
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O Caseiro: la vida entre bancales olvidados — Spanish Wine Collective
Xácobe Almeida reflexiona sobre la recuperación de los bancales de viñedos abandonadas en Ribeiro, tejiendo la historia personal, los legados familiares y los vinos nacidos de su recuperación.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/12/2025
‘Too important not to fight for’: Spain’s wine industry seeks infusion of new blood
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‘Too important not to fight for’: Spain’s wine industry seeks infusion of new blood
Rural depopulation compounding challenges of climate emergency and changing technologies in drawing young people to sector
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Vinos "Off the Record" Madrid 2025" demostró su poder de convocatoria entre las bodegas, profesionales y amantes del vino “indie” de la capital. Hoy se publica el nuevo artículo de José Luis Rodríguez Martínez. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/vinos-o...
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Vinos OFF The Record Madrid 2025: cinco tendencias que está marcando el vino independiente — Spanish Wine Collective
OFF The Record Madrid 2025 demostró su poder de convocatoria entre las bodegas, profesionales y amantes del vino “indie” de la capital.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Today we publish tributes from Miguel Crunia and Adrian McManus to mark the passing of D. Luis Sande Lage, the founder of Pagos de Brigante wines. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/luis-sa...
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In memory of D. Luís Sande Lage — Spanish Wine Collective
Tributes to mark the passing of D. Luis Sande Lage, the founder of Pagos de Brigante wines.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Spanish Wine Collective meet up in Bierzo in northwest Spain and get to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León. Full report now up. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bierzo-...
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Bierzo Uncorked — Spanish Wine Collective
The Spanish Wine Collective gets to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New on the blog today. In his latest dispatch Bill Bolloten checks out an iconic fino from Montilla-Moriles, a corner of Andalusia whose distinctive wines absolutely deserve more attention. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fino-el...
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Fino Eléctrico “Bombilla”, Bodegas Toro Albalá — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten flicks the switch and shines a light on an iconic fino from Montilla-Moriles
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/corchos...
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Why natural cork still matters: An interview with Xácobe Almeida of Corchos Almeida in Ribadavia, Ourense — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero, en la Ribera de Duero, y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos). www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bodegas...
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Bodegas Figuero: el lado más familiar (y más curioso) de la nueva Ribera del Duero — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos)
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
It's not all about sherry in Andalusia; there are red wines too. Bill Bolloten drinks a Tintilla de Rota from Bodegas Luis Pérez and gets a taste of the wild side of Cádiz. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/tintill...
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tastes a Tintilla that expresses the wilder side of Cádiz
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/juan-pi...
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A sherry showcase: Juan Piñero’s wines meet modern Andalusian cuisine at Augurio in Seville — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ to remember in Seville
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from Bodegas Argüeso (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) has @billboll.bsky.social reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of ClubContubernio. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/manzani...
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
A glass of Manzanilla Pasada has Bill Bolloten reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/siluvio...
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Siluvio Bodegas y Viñedos: Reviving La Mezcla Canguesa — Spanish Wine Collective
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/canaria... Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
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Canarias en plural: los vinos que desafían la etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective
Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata ...
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social reviews Vinalogando por España. A resource that will appeal to lovers of Spanish wine at all stages of their journey. Want to know about native grape varieties & wine production in all of Spain’s autonomous communities? You’ll find the information you need here.
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Vinalogando por España: La guía para entender de vinos en el país — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten reviews Vinalogando por España, a new book that guides readers through the complexities of the Spanish wine world
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/los-nue...
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Los nuevos vinos manchegos: rebelión silenciosa en Fenavín 2025 — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Dispatches from Jamonlandia. For our wine of the week, Bill Bolloten pays tribute to one of Spain’s most iconic and emblematic wines, Tío Pepe fino. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/tio-pep...
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Tío Pepe: dry but never boring. Bill Bolloten pays tribute to the classic Jerez fino
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Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Here’s my latest for the Collective, including some 🔥 wines
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fire-an...
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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Wine of the week. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling. The prize was the Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava Alta Alella. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/alta-al...
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Should the Atlantic red wines of DO Ribeiro be better known? Our Galicia correspondent @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social thinks so, and draws our attention to this fresh, red-fruited tinto from Casal do Canteiro. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/candela...
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus draws our attention to an Atlantic red wine from Ribeiro in north-east Spain.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
For our latest wine of the week @billboll.bsky.social traveled to the Innoble Wine Fest in Sanlúcar, where he tasted the first still white wine made by Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/yema-2024
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar for one of Spain’s best wine festivals and tastes a fine vino de pasto from Jerez.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/a-farew...
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A farewell to the Spanish Wine Collective — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.
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Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
New on the blog: Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar de Barrameda to visit winemaker Juan Jurado in his small vineyard in the Miraflores Bajo pago. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/agrcola...
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Agrícola Calcárea: The Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tramples over the white stuff in Sanlúcar and tastes the Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado
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