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Spanish Wine Collective
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Journeys into Spanish wine. Writing about the growers and winemakers that make Spain such an exciting place for wine. Some drinking too.

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My piece in @Historia Magazine on sixteenth century Spain's criminal capital and my novel The Emperor of Seville (discounted to £0.99p for one week!).

Lots of nice pics too

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16th-century Seville: Spain’s criminal capital – Historia Magazine
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January 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on a memorable bottle they uncorked in 2025.

In part two, Bill Bolloten recalls an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez.

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Memorable wines of 2025: Part two — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on a memorable bottle they uncorked in 2025. Bill Bolloten recalls an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Xácobe Ribeiro reflexiona sobre la recuperación de los bancales de viñedos abandonados en Ribeiro, tejiendo la historia personal, los legados familiares y los vinos nacidos de su recuperación.

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O Caseiro: la vida entre bancales olvidados — Spanish Wine Collective
Xácobe Almeida reflexiona sobre la recuperación de los bancales de viñedos abandonadas en Ribeiro, tejiendo la historia personal, los legados familiares y los vinos nacidos de su recuperación.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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‘Too important not to fight for’: Spain’s wine industry seeks infusion of new blood
‘Too important not to fight for’: Spain’s wine industry seeks infusion of new blood
Rural depopulation compounding challenges of climate emergency and changing technologies in drawing young people to sector
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December 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Vinos "Off the Record" Madrid 2025" demostró su poder de convocatoria entre las bodegas, profesionales y amantes del vino “indie” de la capital. Hoy se publica el nuevo artículo de José Luis Rodríguez Martínez.

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Vinos OFF The Record Madrid 2025: cinco tendencias que está marcando el vino independiente — Spanish Wine Collective
OFF The Record Madrid 2025 demostró su poder de convocatoria entre las bodegas, profesionales y amantes del vino “indie” de la capital.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Today we publish tributes from Miguel Crunia and Adrian McManus to mark the passing of D. Luis Sande Lage, the founder of Pagos de Brigante wines.

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In memory of D. Luís Sande Lage — Spanish Wine Collective
Tributes to mark the passing of D. Luis Sande Lage, the founder of Pagos de Brigante wines.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Spanish Wine Collective meet up in Bierzo in northwest Spain and get to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León. Full report now up. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bierzo-...
Bierzo Uncorked — Spanish Wine Collective
The Spanish Wine Collective gets to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León
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December 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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New on the blog today. In his latest dispatch Bill Bolloten checks out an iconic fino from Montilla-Moriles, a corner of Andalusia whose distinctive wines absolutely deserve more attention.

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Fino Eléctrico “Bombilla”, Bodegas Toro Albalá — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten flicks the switch and shines a light on an iconic fino from Montilla-Moriles
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December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time.

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Why natural cork still matters: An interview with Xácobe Almeida of Corchos Almeida in Ribadavia, Ourense — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time
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November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero, en la Ribera de Duero, y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos).

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Bodegas Figuero: el lado más familiar (y más curioso) de la nueva Ribera del Duero — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos)
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November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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It's not all about sherry in Andalusia; there are red wines too. Bill Bolloten drinks a Tintilla de Rota from Bodegas Luis Pérez and gets a taste of the wild side of Cádiz.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tastes a Tintilla that expresses the wilder side of Cádiz
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October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero.
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A sherry showcase: Juan Piñero’s wines meet modern Andalusian cuisine at Augurio in Seville — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ to remember in Seville
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October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from Bodegas Argüeso (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) has @billboll.bsky.social reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of ClubContubernio.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
A glass of Manzanilla Pasada has Bill Bolloten reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio
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September 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.

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Siluvio Bodegas y Viñedos: Reviving La Mezcla Canguesa — Spanish Wine Collective
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
Canarias en plural: los vinos que desafían la etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective
Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata ...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social reviews Vinalogando por España. A resource that will appeal to lovers of Spanish wine at all stages of their journey. Want to know about native grape varieties & wine production in all of Spain’s autonomous communities? You’ll find the information you need here.
Vinalogando por España: La guía para entender de vinos en el país — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten reviews Vinalogando por España, a new book that guides readers through the complexities of the Spanish wine world
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July 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha.

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Los nuevos vinos manchegos: rebelión silenciosa en Fenavín 2025 — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha
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July 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Dispatches from Jamonlandia. For our wine of the week, Bill Bolloten pays tribute to one of Spain’s most iconic and emblematic wines, Tío Pepe fino.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Tío Pepe: dry but never boring. Bill Bolloten pays tribute to the classic Jerez fino
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July 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Here’s my latest for the Collective, including some 🔥 wines
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Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut.
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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut.
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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Wine of the week. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling. The prize was the Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava Alta Alella.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Should the Atlantic red wines of DO Ribeiro be better known? Our Galicia correspondent @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social thinks so, and draws our attention to this fresh, red-fruited tinto from Casal do Canteiro.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus draws our attention to an Atlantic red wine from Ribeiro in north-east Spain.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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For our latest wine of the week @billboll.bsky.social traveled to the Innoble Wine Fest in Sanlúcar, where he tasted the first still white wine made by Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar for one of Spain’s best wine festivals and tastes a fine vino de pasto from Jerez.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.

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A farewell to the Spanish Wine Collective — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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New on the blog: Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar de Barrameda to visit winemaker Juan Jurado in his small vineyard in the Miraflores Bajo pago.

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Agrícola Calcárea: The Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tramples over the white stuff in Sanlúcar and tastes the Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado
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May 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM