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One of the main myths debunked by Rioja’s spectacular (and exciting) shake-up since the turn of the millennium, is that…

The ‘Genérico’ category of the Rioja classification system has been the stage for Rioja’s spectacular evolution in the last couple…

Early Bordeaux 2025 en primeur sales rose on last year’s weak 2024-vintage campaign, according to Geraint Carter of international merchant…

The take-up of the Vino de Municipio and Viñedo Singular categories introduced in 2017 – effectively building a Burgundy-like regional…

The fast-evolving rosé wine offering from Rioja shows such an interesting, multifaceted side of the region, deeply rooted in tradition…

‘Rioja is truly starting to cement itself as one of the great white wine regions in the world,’ says Beth…

The year after its momentous centenary celebration, producers in DOCa Rioja are going through what some might call a ‘post-celebratory…

Cycling in Western Slovenia’s wine countrySun-drenched slopes. Gentle hills sloping into fertile valleys. Terraced vineyards, orchards and olive groves. Every…

The allure of Rioja’s barrel-aged Crianza and Reserva wines has always been their consistency and unpretentious, approachable classicism. This is…

I’m not a Sauvignon Blanc denier, but I am all too often disappointed with thin, one-dimensional examples. At its best,…