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3 weeks ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
There’s a cerebral intensity, underpinned by an electric vibrancy, to both Raúl Moreno and his work. Similarly, the unfortified wines he produces in Jerez have matter and substance, but also chiselled definition. Back in Andalucía after three decades on an international quest of selfdiscovery, this Seville-born sommelier-now-winemaker is producing some of Spain’s most characterful and surprising wines.
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1 month ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
Having tasted so many wines – and so many good wines! – it was inevitably difficult, and painfully unfair, to come up with a selection of only seven stand out producers. And yet, the names below emerged as vivid choices once we decided to reward not just their performance at this year’s report but also their exciting potential in years to come. Their wines also reveal a trajectory of evolution and endless curiosity that will have us on the edge of our seats in 2026.
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1 month ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
Whites and rosés used to be an aside, almost a curiosity, at big Rioja tastings. Mostly a pretext to cleanse the palate of pigments and tannins between long stretches of reds. This is definitely no longer the case. Quality beyond redThe increasing relevance of the white category – in both size and quality – is now a given, as seen in the 149 white wines we tasted for the 2025 Rioja Report. Among them are world class bottles shaping a new canon of Rioja Classics. This we might have expected.
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1 month ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
It’s been said often enough, in recent times, as peace agreements in Ukraine and the Middle East remain elusive: peace is a process, requiring work and commitment – not an event. The same could be said of revolutions. Rioja’s ‘white revolution’ is the perfect example of a process unfolding, with a lot of work and commitment from producers – no doubt in response to consumer demand, but also as a product of a re-appreciation of the region’s heritage and pre-phylloxera palette of grapes and styles.
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1 month ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
Many people play and have played the trumpet, but only one of them has ever sounded like Miles Davis. As soon as the first chords of Kind of Blue (Davis’ iconic 1959 record) fill a room, it’s not only the music, but also the man and the era that are immediately recognisable.
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1 month ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
It was with great anticipation that we set out to organise Decanter’s first Rioja report, offering a comprehensive, dedicated assessment of wines released in the 12 months prior to the tasting in early March – an exercise that was long due and to which there was a sense almost of urgency, as a necessary companion to our annual Rioja guide. The excitement with which our call for samples was received confirmed its timeliness and relevance, for producers and consumers alike.
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2 months ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
April 14th was the date chosen in Uruguay to celebrate Tannat, the country’s flagship grape variety. It was on that day, in 1984, that viticulturalist Pascual Harriague passed away; the annual celebration pays tribute to the Basque immigrant (b. 1819) that played a decisive role in the introduction and propagation of Tannat in the South American country that became its second – but arguably better – home .
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2 months ago | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
Ahead of – and beyond – the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, this year’s edition of Barcelona Wine Week (BWW) held a special tasting and panel discussion on ‘Vinos de Autora’, featuring a stellar line up of wines produced under the technical direction of female winemakers. It showcased female talent in the best possible way: without a ‘gendered’ perspective but rather, and simply, by showcasing their work and experience.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
news.wine.co.za | Ines Salpico
Is older better? ‘Not if you’re human,’ according to Doug Frost MW MS. On the other hand, the multisuffixed expert suggested that vines benefit from some age to deliver the best wines and a better expressed terroir. Frost was leading a tasting titled ‘Is older better?’, one of multiple sessions held during this year’s edition of Barcelona Wine Week to explore the meaning and importance of old vines, both from a symbolic and winemaking point of view.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
decanter.com | Ines Salpico
Is older better? ‘Not if you’re human,’ according to Doug Frost MW MS. On the other hand, the multisuffixed expert suggested that vines benefit from some age to deliver the best wines and a better express terroir. Frost was leading a tasting titled ‘Is older better?’, one of multiple sessions held during this year’s edition of Barcelona Wine Week to explore the meaning and importance of old vines, both from a symbolic and winemaking point of view.
