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NEWS RELEASE BY DRINKS BUSINESS (Patrick Schmitt, 16th July, 2020):
Spain’s Familia Torres is set to launch an Albariño from Galicia’s Rias Baixas wine region that has been fermented and aged in egg-shaped vessels made from granite.
While winemakers have trialled fermentors made into egg-like shapes from a range of materials, most commonly concrete, but wood too, along with ceramic, this is the first example that db has been made aware o...
Vintage 2018
SPAIN VINTAGE REPORT 2018
Wines from Spain has released its 2018 vintage report detailing the performance of each region, with most reporting a return to average yields following a challenging 2017 harvest, which saw widespread drought and heatwaves impact production.
“After several dry, hot vintages this year the rain came to Spain and in some regions the rainy spell lasted until early summer,” the report said. ” It was also a much coo...
