Posts tagged Fine Wine
The Case for Collecting Spanish Wine: World-Class Quality at a Fraction of the Price
The Case for Collecting Spanish Wine: World-Class Quality at a Fraction of the Price

While Bordeaux and Burgundy push collectors further out of reach every vintage, Spain quietly offers some of the world's most age-worthy wines at prices that shouldn't be possible. Rachael Ryan makes the case — and backs it up with bottles from López de Heredia, Vega Sicilia, Muga, CVNE, Clos Mogador, La Rioja Alta, and Telmo Rodríguez, ranging from $59.99 to a once-in-a-lifetime 1961 Gran Reserva.

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SpainRachael RyanK&L Wine MerchantsSpain, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Priorat, Toro, Fine Wine, Collectible Wine, Cellar, Investment, López de Heredia, Vega Sicilia, Muga, CVNE, La Rioja, Alta, Clos Mogador, Telmo, Telmo Rodríguez, Gran Reserva, Old Vine, Rachael Ryan, Tempranillo, Garnacha
The Douro Valley Beyond Port
The Douro Valley Beyond Port

Rachael Ryan just returned from Portugal, and her verdict is unambiguous: Douro red wines have never been better. A region once defined almost entirely by Port has transformed over the past decade into one of Europe's most exciting sources of unfortified red wine — fresh, structured, and priced at a fraction of comparable bottles from France or Spain. Six bottles from $16.99 to $79.99.

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Portugal, Wine NewsletterRachael RyanK&L Wine MerchantsPortugal, Douro Valley, Douro, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Port, Rachael Ryan, Direct Import, Under $30, Fine Wine, Quinta do Crasto, Casa Ferreirinha, Sine and Soul, Duorum, Mary Taylor WInes