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Barbadillo releases rare old Reliquia Sherries
Decanter tastes and rates the historic limited-release Reliquia range from Sherry producer Barbadillo, made from soleras dating back to the 1800s.
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10 great Rioja crianza wines to try
Affordable and accessible, Rioja crianzas offer great value for money and plenty of drinking pleasure.
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Top wine trends for 2021: countries, varieties and styles worth exploring
What will be the wine trends for 2021? We reveal the 10 exciting wine styles, grape varieties and regions to explore and delight in this year
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Building a Priorat legacy: Interview with Scala Dei’s Ricard Rofes
Located by the site of a 900-year-old former monastery, Cellers de Scala Dei is a winery immersed in the robust history of Priorat. Sarah Jane Evans MW meets the winemaker who is eloquently telling the region’s story – and paving the way for its future – through its wines...
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The best Rioja vintages to drink now
If you have any old bottles of Rioja in your cellar, now may be the right time to uncork them...
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Jumilla: Everything you always wanted to know
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Rioja 1990s: A vintage guide
How are the individual vintages stacking up against each other now?
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10 great Spanish winemakers you need to know
Meet the new wave of Spanish winemakers
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Ribera del Duero: Top wines to buy now
The Spanish region has plenty to tempt wine lovers
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Discover Spain’s Off-Beat Grape Varieties
David Williams highlights 10 varieties that are enjoying a renaissance
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Exploring en rama Sherry
What exactly is en rama Sherry? Sarah Jane Evans MW explains
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Galicia: Beyond Albariño
Getting to grips with Galicia’s lesser-known varieties...
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Beyond Rioja wine
When Rioja prices rocketed towards the end of the 1990s, buyers started to look elsewhere. JOHN RADFORD highlights the best affordable Spanish regions giving Rioja a run for its money
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Valdepeñas
Valdepeñas reds have a rather unglamorous image but, as JOHN DOWNES MW discovers, the value and improving quality of these wines make this a region for closer attention
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Bull rush: Toro
Some of Spain's finest winemakers are piling into Toro. GERRY DAWES explains why this relatively new DO is being touted as the next big thing
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The reign in Spain: Rioja wine
The production of Rioja took off in the 1990s. VICTOR DE LA SERNA explains how new-style wines are a return to the past
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The pioneer spirit of Carlos Falco
The man responsible for driving the Vino de la Tierra classification is one of the Spanish wine scene's most colourful characters as JOHN RADFORD discovers
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Spain a red decade: Rioja tasting
The 75th anniversary of La Rioja's Consejo Regulador provided ample excuse for a tasting. JOHN RADFORD samples the 1999 and some of the region's older and greater vintages
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Spanish wine Armada: Rioja
Once the name Rioja was synonymous with Spanish wine. These days, says JOHN RADFORD, the region is having to innovate to maintain its lead
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Three schools of Fino
Never has the importance of a decent schooling been more apparent. Birthplace has little to do with it, really. Sometimes it helps if a sequence of different solera schools are attended. And the best results are invariably gained by finos with the benefit of the full 'education'. Five years in solera can surely equate with a full university course. Susan Keevil finds out why school really matters
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From classic into cult
In a land of cultural contrasts and climatic extremes, some of Spain's new reds can be as bold as New World wines, writes Roger Voss. If you want vivid fruit, deep, dark colour and dense, chunky structure, here are six regions to watch for
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An enthusiasm
Prominent Catalans are pressing for a blanket regional appellation, to reap the best of all zones, while the subregions continue to strengthen their reputations. John Radford reports
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A giant awakes
A wind of change is sweeping through the bodegas of Spain's greatest wine region. ANTHONY ROSE reports.
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First-taste: Torres Mas de la Rosa 2017 and latest releases
Tasting the new vintages of top wines...
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Top 10 Spanish whites for your cellar
Spain also produces more serious styles that need time in bottle to reveal their full potential...
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The Canary and Balearic islands; Spain’s exciting island wines
Look past the Spanish mainland to the Canaries and Balearics to discover diverse wine styles and fascinating local grape varieties. David Williams introduces the names to know and recommends top bottles to try from Tenerife, Lanzarote, La Palma, Mallorca and more
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Best Rioja: Top wines to try
Some of Decanter's top-rated Riojas...
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Sherry wine: The Comeback
Sherry producers are determined to win back lost customers with clearer labelling, better marketing – and some truly great sherries – writes MARY DOWEY
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Meet Rioja’s wine nobility
A number of the most privileged and wealthy families are still highly regarded producers...
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Spanish wines you should have in your cellar: The top 24
Which bottles deserve a spot in your cellar?
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Why do bottles of Rioja have gold mesh – Ask Decanter
Is it any indicator of quality?
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Exciting new wave wines from Spain
The Viñateros tasting in London highlighted the work being done by Spanish winemakers to create distinctive wines with a unique sense of place. Julie Sheppard recommends a selection of their bottles from across Spain to try...
