Now And Zin Wine

The Viura grape, indigenous to Spain's Rioja region, is one of my favorites to pair with food. In my early days of evaluating wine, I pa...

It is late February as I write this, but here in Southern California it feels like spring. Today was gorgeous, if a little cloudy, with temp...

Summertime - especially this one - calls for wines that like to be served with a chill. The winemakers of Rioja want you to know that they c...

Spanish wine is a thing unto itself, but I suppose one could say that about French wine, German wine, Portuguese wine, Israeli wine, and o...

Spanish wine is a thing unto itself, but I suppose one could say that about French wine, German wine, Portuguese wine, Israeli wine, and o...

Rosé season is in full swing, if there really is such a thing.  I bellow so much about how pink wines are great any time of year that I...

The Vivanco dream began, according to the website, 100 years ago when Pedro Vivanco González started a four-generation - and counting - b...

Hacienda López de Haro wine is made at Bodega Classica, in the Rioja Sonsierra region. The winery says it's in the heart of Rioja, wi...

The Familia Martínez Bujanda winery was established in 1889. Today, it's run by Carlos Martínez Bujanda and his sister Pilar . The f...

The Spanish winery Azul y Garanza is a triumvirate of María Barrena , Dani Sánchez and Fernando Barrena , the former two concerned with ...

You've been there before. In unfamiliar territory for dinner - not in a restaurant, with a wine list and plenty of choices, but at a f...

The wines of Spain's Rioja region are varied and always a delight.  From crisp, young whites to fresh rosados to bright and cheery yo...

A good rosé is an awesome thing.   Bodegas Muga makes an awesome rosé, which is a very good thing. Many wine novices think that rosé w...

Vinos Unico is a wine importer and distributor which deals in wines from Spain, Portugal, Argentina and California.  Their people poured...

I wrote earlier about the  Vibrant Rioja  tasting event in Los Angeles, focusing on the  Lopez de Heredia  wines.  Here are some of the ...

A wrought iron loveseat has been moved to a higher position in the backyard and stripped of its filthy, brick-colored cushions.  The frame ...

I went expecting nothing more than a smorgasbord of Spanish wines.  I came away with a greater understanding of some grape varieties that h...