Parés Baltà Pink Cava

Pares Balta wines are certified organic, biodynamic and vegan-friendly. Produced from vineyards located in the high mountains of Pontons (close to 800 meters elevation). Parés Baltà is a family owned traditional winery that goes back to 1790. Winemakers with a long tradition but with new and fresh ideas. The company is guided into a new…

Cuesta Chica Viñedos de Alcohuaz 2017

🌍 Elqui Valley, Chile 🍇 Garnacha 100% (Farmed both organically and biodynamically) The Elqui Valley forms a corridor between the cool Pacific of northern Chile and the Andean mountains in the east of the country. The grapes for this Grenache come from a single vineyard at 2200 meters. Up here summers are hot and sunny, winters cold,…

Bodegas más que vinos, 31 Noviembre 2017

🌍 Vino de la Tierra de Castilla, Spain 🍇 70% Garnacha and 30% Tempranillo (Cencibel) Carbonic maceration and spontaneous fermentation of the whole bunches in a small stainless steel tank. The grapes are pressed in the classical method: Lágrima: The lighter free flow wine is released from the tank. Corazón: Pressing due to the natural weight of…

Frontonio Supersónico 2016

Frontonio Supersonico is named after Saint Frontonio, the patrón saint of Épila, a town in Valdejalón, North-East Spain, where it is produced. Legend has it that Saint Frontonio was beheaded by the Romans. His body was buried in a cemetery and his head was thrown into the River Ebro near Zaragoza. Miraculously, his head was…

Gómez Cruzado Pancrudo 2016

🌍 Rioja, Spain 🍇 100% Garnacha from old bush-trained vines planted in Badarán (upper Najerilla) with north orientation at 650m above the sea level. Harvest: Grapes were handpicked in 200 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery. Winemaking: Traditional elaboration. Fermented in stainless steel gently plunging the cap to extract the noble compounds from the skins….

El Escocés Volante, Es lo que hay 2013

The Winemaker is Norrel Robertson MW known as “El escocés volante”. He is based in Aragón, Spain and is dedicated to the production of high-quality wines with a particular focus on the native Garnacha. High altitude ancient vineyards at 1000 to 1100 meters above sea level with “pizarra” slate and quartzite soils. Completely dry grown…

Grenache/Garnacha: Leading the way to more sustainable wine production

Known as Grenache in southern France, this grape is produced all over the world and is also the name by which it is most recognized internationally. In France, Grenache is planted most widely in the Southern Rhone Valley as well as throughout both Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence.  Garnacha is its moniker in Spain, where it is grown…

The Wine Gurus Maquinon 2015

Winemakers, sommeliers, designers and other wine profesisonals, the ones we call “The Wine Gurus” bring different perspectives to this project, but share a singular obsession: to create authentic wines that reflect the nine original terroirs owned by the estate across the country. The power of Priorat in a wine and a grape, the Garnacha negre,…

Envínate, vinos mediterráneos

Envínate (meaning ‘wine yourself’) is the brainchild of four friends, winemakers Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez. This gang met while studying enology at the University of Miguel Hernández in Alicante. Their work is currently focused in exploring the ancient, Atlantic-infused terroirs of Extremadura, Ribeira Sacra, and the Canary Islands. Their philosophy…