Cariñena, Cariñena, Cariñena - Wine So Good They Named It Thrice!
Buyer for Spain Pierre Mansour explores Cariñena, the little known wine region and birth place of the cariñena grape (or carignan).
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A Grand Day Out
Trainee buyer Freddy Bulmer joins buyer Pierre Mansour on a special blending mission at Contino and CVNE in Rioja.
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Spain 2016
The beautiful vista of Rioja
Experience trips to other countries with our buying team
Argentina
Argentina: the present and the future
Argentina's malbecs, with their softly alluring, fruit-forward charm, are deservedly in vogue. I've been buying South American wine for over two decades and have been excited to see the increasing variety and nuance.
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Australia 2016
Adventures in Oz
Buyer Sarah Knowles MW embarked on a whirlwind tour of Australia, discovering the jewels of the 2016 vintage and scoping out exciting additions to the Exhibition range, overcoming floods, blackouts and hunting down wild orchids along the way.
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Austria 2016
Discovering Austria
The Society’s digital copywriter Martin Brown joins buyer Sarah Knowles MW on a tour of Austria, where they enjoy the fruits of the excellent 2015 vintage and blend a new Society wine.
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Beaujolais 2016
Changing Beaujolais
PR Manager Ewan Murray joins buyer Toby Morrhall in Beaujolais and discovers a region moving away from Nouveau and into the crus.
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Spain 2016
The door to the vault which contains CVNE's library of old vintages in their cellar
Spain 2016
The heart of Contino's vineyards
Spain 2016
A gnarly old vine, typical of those found in Contino's vineyards
Spain 2016
Rioja ageing in CVNE's cellars
Spain 2016
Xabi sanz- zorzal wines
Spain 2016
Tasting pre-releases at La Rioja Alta
Spain 2016
Zorzal barrels
Spain 2016
CVNE cellars in Haro Rioja