
Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW
Decanter Premium, Decanter Magazine and DWWA 2019 Regional Chair for Spain
Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW is a Decanter contributor and joint Regional Chair for Spain at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 alongside Ferran Centelles. He has studied around the world, including Spain, France, USA and Germany. He holds a degree in agro-food engineering and a masters in viticulture and oenology among his qualifications. A columnist for magazines in Spain and Belgium, he works in four languages. He sits at the governing board of the Unión Española de Catadores (the Spanish wine tasters’ union), the board of the International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalists and Writers, the wine committee of the Basque Culinary Centre, and acts as expert at the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine). He is a VIA Certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a member of Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino, and has been awarded the Spanish Command Order of Agricultural Merit.
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Spanish wine industry in numbers
Understand the Spanish wine business...
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What you need in your Spanish wine cellar - a guide
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Rioja profile
The need-to-know facts...
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Galician whites: Panel tasting results
There’s much more to these northern Spanish wines than just Albariño, says Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, who looks at the five main regions and their key varieties
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Ribera del Duero profile
Everything to know...
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Ten next-generation Spanish winemakers to know
Spanish winemakers to watch...
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Top mature Rioja from our panel tasting
There's great value if you know where to look...
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Latest trends in Spanish fine wine
What to look out for...
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Cava de Paraje Calificado: Cava's top tier
Understand the new classification...
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Spanish Atlantic red wine: panel tasting results
Few other regions can field such a fascinating range of red wine styles, made from a broad palette of native grape varieties, reports Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW...
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Visit seven wineries in a day: Haro wine festival in Rioja
All within walking distance...
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Galician white wines: Eight to discover
Two small DOs in Spain’s far northwest are punching above their weight with characterful white wines...
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Twelve great value Ribera del Duero wines