The summer of rosé is giving way to the red wines of fall. One wine to help ease the transition is Abadia Retuerta Selección Especial 2013. This red blend from Sardón de Duero, within the Ribera del Duero region in Spain, is aromatic and elegant, with a lovely freshness that makes it adaptable to both […]
Ribera del Duero
Rioja vs Ribera del Duero: A Tale of Two Tempranillos
Can you taste the difference between Tempranillo from Rioja and Ribera del Duero in a blind tasting? The question was posed to a group of wine professionals last week. We had gathered at St. Cecilia in Buckhead for a lunch and tasting with two Spanish winemakers: Diego Pinilla of Bodegas Bilbainas in Rioja and Jorge […]
Wine Tasting with Codorniu Raventos
Tasting #Rioja vs #RiberadelDuero #Tempranillo with winemakers from Bodegas Bilbainas and Legaris. #TasteCodorniu A photo posted by Robin Austin (@amgastronomer) on May 6, 2015 at 10:33am PDT