Wine of the Week #1514: Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904
"At this quality level the price is superb especially considering that the wine is being released 10 years after the vintage..” - 96/100 Points - Luis Gutierrez / eRobertParker.com
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The Hands-Down, Flat-Out Best, Most Definitive Guide to Wine and Bacon Pairing
The salty, smoky, crispy, crunchy awesomeness of bacon hardly needs help attracting attention these days. Whether it’s alongside eggs at brunch, on sandwiches, with pasta or all by its lonesome self, the fascination, application, appreciation, enthusiasm and love for bacon…
5 Killer White Wines with Amazing Aging Potential
When most people think about aging and cellaring wines, their minds immediately gravitate towards reds. And with good reason; in large part, the illustrious red wines made in places like Bordeaux, Burgundy, Piedmont, Rioja and Napa, owe at least a…
Rave Review: eRobertParker.com on 2009 La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi – 90 Points!
WINERY PROFILE | La Rioja Alta S.A. “The 2009 Viña Alberdi, from a much warmer growing season than 2008, was equally pure Tempranillo sourced from their vineyards in Rodezno and Labastida, matured in American oak barrels for two years, the…
Rave Review: eRobertParker.com on 2007 La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza – 94 Points!
WINERY PROFILE | La Rioja Alta S.A. “The 2007 Viña Ardanza Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, the Tempranillo from 30-year-old vineyards La Cuesta and Montecillo in the villages of Fuenmayor and Cenicero, and the Garnacha from…
Rave Review: eRobertParker.com on 2007 Lopez de Heredia Rioja “Vina Cubillo” Red – 91+ Points!
WINERY PROFILE | Lopez de Heredia / Vina Tondonia “The 2007 Viña Cubillo Crianza is the most affordable red. It is a wine that was born to go with tapas and to be sold at local restaurants showing a combination…
Rave Review: eRobertParker.com on 2006 Lopez de Heredia Rioja “Vina Gravonia” White – 94 Points!
WINERY PROFILE | Lopez de Heredia / Vina Tondonia “The warmer 2006 Viña Gravonia Crianza, a white inspired by the wines from Graves (hence the name), is pure Viura matured in well-seasoned oak barrels for four years and bottled unfiltered…
Rave Review: eRobertParker.com on 2006 La Rioja Alta Vina Arana – 92 Points!
WINERY PROFILE | La Rioja Alta S.A. “The 2006 Viña Arana Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo (aka Cariñena) fermented with natural yeasts and had a slow malolactic fermentation of 56 days after which the wine was…