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Cosme Palacio’s vineyards show how Rioja can adapt to a changing world
Travels in Wine

A week on the road in Rioja

I thought I knew Rioja. Then a week with growers revealed the big questions reshaping Spain's most famous wine region.

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Grower stories

120 years of a sparkling partnership

Wine Society members have been enjoying fine fizz from Champagne Alfred Gratien and Gratien Meyer in the Loire since 1906. As our oldest wine partners, Gratien have been by our side as firm friends and our ‘business family’ almost since we first began. When it comes to celebrating significant milestones, we can always count on our friends to bring the bubbles!

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