Alvaro PalaciosLes Terrasses

2011 Les Terrasses

Alvaro Palacios

Spain

Red

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£40.00

Behind the Bottle - 2018 Releases from Descendientes de J. Palacios

We have been huge fans of the wines from Alvaro Palacios’ Bierzo estate, Descendientes de J. Palacios, for many years and following the latest release of his spectacular 2018s we wanted to look behind the bottle to find out what is so special about these wines and the region of Bierzo. Alvaro Palacios is one of the world’s most respected ...

ON April 26, 2019

Priorat: a new dawn

We talk to Mais Doix’s founder Valentí Llagostera about Priorat’s identity crisis and how a new generation of Spanish winemakers is putting the focus firmly on terroir From a backwater in southern Catalonia, Priorat took its rightful place on the world wine map in the early 1990s. Its meteoric rise to fame was propelled by low-yielding, old Cariñena and Garnacha vines ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON March 12, 2020

Heroic Viticulture - The Unique Wines of Priorat

This week we caught up with Valenti Llagostera, one of the great Priorat producers from the Mas Doix winery. Valenti's knowledge of the region is unparalleled and fascinating to listen to - from its extraordinary history, its unique soils, its fateful battle with phylloxera, and it meteoric rise back onto the global stage. Priorat is one of the top appellations in Spain, being one of just two wine ...

ON December 14, 2018

The Best Places to Eat in Burgundy – According to Local Winemakers

Whilst Burgundy is famed for its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production, it is also one of the great gastronomic regions of France, with a distinct and varied array of homespun culinary delights. The region has so much to offer, and the main town of Beaune is a magnet for wine loving tourists from all around the world. Like all popular holiday destinations ...

ON September 20, 2018

Where Winemakers Eat: Part 1

As we look ahead to a world opening up again, our minds are full of ideas of things to see and do this summer. For any true epicurean, a list of top restaurants to visit requires serious deliberation. To help inspire you, we asked some of our favourite winemakers from around the world to give their recommendations. Alsace – Olivier Humbrecht Food and wine are ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON January 2, 2020