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Dear Fellow Wine Travelers, This space is intended to provide information and longterm perspective resulting from over 30 years of professional wine trading in Spain, and to a lesser extent,...
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“Authentic regional wines from grower estates, with a special emphasis on indigenous cool-climateviticulture.” This is the founding philosophy and mantra of Classical Wines, in no case...
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Dinner at ARZAK, Donostia (San Sebastían), K5 Argiñano Txakolina An entire month of June spent in the wine country kept us busy. We’ve returned with a treasure trove of new vintages, photos...
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The single most striking aspect of the geography of Spain is its mean altitude, the highest in Europe after Switzerland. With nearly 5,000 miles of coastline, this translates to a steep rise from...
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35 YEARS: A Brief History of (OUR) Time…
In 2019 we celebrate 35 years, a span of time that closely parallels the...
Cataclysm: Volcanism and Great Wine on the Iberian Peninsula
While staying in the beautiful and historic village of Almagro for the...
Onward and Upward: Ribera del Duero in the 21st Century
—A Return to the High Slopes— Following Reconquest of the Duero in the...