Ferran Centelles

Jan 22, 2025 | encastillalamancha.es | ANTONIO GOMEZ OLMOS |Ferran Centelles

elBullifoundation Ferrán Centelles vinos “de categoría mundial” Tomelloso acogía este fin de semana la ‘Galería del Vino 100 imprescindibles de Castilla-La Mancha’, en la que medio millar de asistentes cataron los mejores vinos de la región, de la mano de Joaquín Parra, editor de la guía Wine Up!, y del prestigioso sumiller Ferrán Centelles.

Dec 18, 2024 | jancisrobinson.com | Ferran Centelles

Spain's most prestigious winery releases its new vintages to the public in January. Ferran gets an early look. Above, barrels under the vaulted ceiling of Vega Sicilia's cellar. Vega means a fluvial area, and Sicilia is a modernised form of Cecilia, the saint whose remains rest in a chapel within this estate in Ribera del Duero. When these two names come together, they form Vega Sicilia, the most prestigious and exclusive winery in all of Spain.

Nov 13, 2024 | jancisrobinson.com | Ferran Centelles

Short and challenging, with some bright spots, such as Galicia, where the harvest was small but the healthiest in a decade. Above, Airèn grapes at Virgen de las Viñas co-operative in Valdeorras. Twenty-five years ago, Spain had 1.5 million hectares of vineyard and produced 25 million hectolitres per year. Currently, Spain has 950,000 hectares (2.35 million acres) and a potential of 45 million hectolitres, according to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture.

Oct 8, 2024 | jancisrobinson.com | Ferran Centelles

As Ferran claimed in Ribeira Sacra – a region in delicate balance yesterday, this dramatic landscape produces some of Spain’s most exciting wines. Here’s proof, in 65 deliciously compelling wines. In an effort to highlight the exceptional wines coming out of Ribeira Sacra’s exceptional landscape, and to examine the importance of its mountain viticulture, I asked the region’s Consejo Regulador to organise a blind tasting for me at their headquarters in Monforte de Lemos.

Oct 7, 2024 | jancisrobinson.com | Ferran Centelles

Will subzoning this fragile Spanish region help preserve its sheer slopes and the wines produced from them? Above, the Cabe River valley. Ribeira Sacra is probably the DO with the most dramatic wine-growing landscape in Spain. It is in the heart of Galicia, an autonomous community in the far north-west of Spain, within the provinces of Lugo and Ourense.