The Rueda Designation of Origin (DO) has officially concluded its grape harvest, marking another milestone year for the appellation. With a total of 138,568,850 kg of grapes certified under the DO Rueda label, this year’s harvest shows resilience and quality despite unique weather conditions, according to local winemakers.
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Despite the still-popular image among consumers of Rioja as a ready-to-drink offer of easygoing charm, born of multi-regional blending and generous American oak, evolution in the region and its style is by no means a new-fangled thing. Finca Allende (the name means ‘further’) was arguably the most powerful precursor of the modern face of Rioja, bringing in single vineyard focus on terroir, coupled with the likes of new French oak and 100% Tempranillo in its top cuvée, as far back as the tail end of the last century.
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Over 900 wines from over 280 Spanish bodegas will be available to taste at the Wines from Spain Annual Tasting in London on 28 February. Alongside Spain’s best-known indigenous grapes, like Tempranillo or Verdejo, a plethora of lesser-known varietals will also come to the fore, bringing together classic and newer DOs alike.
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DO Rueda will launch a new marketing campaign from September 2022 to April 2023 to increase sales of Ruedean wine.
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If Rueda is not on your radar, it should be - the white grape-producing region has become one of Spain’s most popular sources of wine.
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In association with DO Rueda
What is it about the style of Rueda that’s driven its popularity?
Spain’s leading white region has its eyes firmly set on the top table, with a new quality tier underpinning its ambition, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Les Grands Chais de France's (GCF) has continued to invest in its first venture beyond its Gallic roots, the Castillo Aresan estate in La Mancha, with organic and vegan cerification for a range that now includes 10 single varietal wines acorss the colour spectrum.
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Organic champion Domaines Auriol has released two organic wines from rare grape varieties.
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Boosted by a 2018 bumper crop, the Rueda DO wine board is this year renewing its export campaign switching its focus from the region’s predominant Verdejo grape variety to Rueda.
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