Rías Baixas: regional profile plus 10 wines worth seeking out
Tim Atkin explores Spain’s ‘top left corner’...
Rías Baixas
Located in the Galicia region of northwest Spain, Rías Baixas is renowned for its Albariño.
Latest Rías Baixas content:
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Vega Sicilia invests €20m in Galicia white wine plan
Project is set to focus on Albariño...
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Aged Albariño: top bottles to try
Exploring the complexity of aged Albariño...
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The Decanter interview: Raúl Pérez
Rapidly propelled to the status of 'global champion'...
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Galician whites: Panel tasting results
There’s much more to these northern Spanish wines than just Albariño, says Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW, who looks at the five main regions and their key varieties
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Best Rías Baixas Albariño: Panel tasting results
The best wines offered good value, found our judges...
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González Byass buys Rías Baixas winery
González Byass has acquired a winery in the DO Rias Baixas, Bodegas Pazos de Lusco.
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First taste: Six top Spanish wines to try
If you're in the mood to treat yourself and want to see some of the best that Spain has to offer, then see scores, tasting notes and prices on six interesting new releases from the recent Wines of Spain tasting in London.
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Producer profile: Aalto
In less than 16 years, Javier Zaccagnini and Mariano Garcia have achieved their aim – to make a wine in Ribera del Duero equal to the world’s best. Sarah Jane Evans MW meets the duo and discovers the secrets of their success
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Rías Baixas grows up
The Albariño of Spain’s Rías Baixas was once a wine to drink young, but now it will last for a decade. What changed, asks Margaret Rand?
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Decanter panel tasting (Aug 2012): Rías Baixas Albariño - All wines
An excellent performance, with 95% of these affordable, food-friendly wines recommended, and our judges urging wine lovers to keep them for a few years to reap the greatest rewards.
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Jefford on Monday: The Grammar of Wine
Is there a grammar of wine? Is there, in other words, a system or set of first principles through which the mass of 'wines' can be articulated and comprehended? The analogy isn't an exact one, but ampelography comes closest to making the metaphor work.
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Albarino grapes
Albariño is the mainstay of quality wines produced in Spain's Rías Baíxas and Portugal's Vinho Verde. KITTY JOHNSON profiles a variety that loves rainy days and wet weekends
