Wine Review

Wine Review: Recaredo Particular Reserva Brut Nature 2005

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Recaredo are my absolute favourite producer of Cava, with a commitment to quality so rarely seen anywhere in the world. Every Cava they produce is of at least Gran Reserva quality, with over 30 months spent ageing on their lees, all from biodynamically produced vineyards they own. All delicate operations, such as disgorgement, are completed […]

Thoughts on wine

Thoughts on: Spanish Wine in 2017

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Spain is a vast and diverse country when it comes to wine and like much of the world, has benefited greatly from improvements in viticultural sciences, wine-making technology and communications which has led to a revolution of style and quality over the last few decades. However, despite still being the 3rd largest producer of wine […]

Wine Review

Wine Review: Recaredo Terrers 2009

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Unsurprisingly, considering I live in Barcelona, I’m a pretty big fan of Cava. Cava is a particular type of sparkling wine made in Spain using the traditional method and despite the fact it can be made in many different places around the country, a good 85-90% of it is produced within the Penedes wine region, […]