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This is the second grape used both in Northern Portugal and Galicia in Spain. I have only ever tried this variety blended with other grapes such as Treixadura, Albariño and Godello. Loureira is usually present in low quantities of 10% to 15% so I’ve no idea what it tastes like in its own. According to … Continue reading Loureira Grape Variety
This is a wine I tried last year during lockdown at an online wine tasting with Madrid and Darracott. Small bodega only around since 2005. Only does three wines and about 3000 bottles of this wine. It's named after the carp fish that swim in the bodega's pond. This is a white wine from Ribeiro … Continue reading Bitoku 2018
The sun comes out and suddenly we're all off the heavy Spanish Reds and rediscovering the white wines of Galicia. Fine by me as I enjoy Galician whites. Most people when thinking of Galicia go for the Albariño wines of Rias Baixas, which are fine wines, but my money is on their lesser known cousins … Continue reading Antonio Montero Autor 2018
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