Named after the tuneful and gregarious Calandra lark, La Calandria is the Navarran producer known for its often flamboyant methods of realising the finest expressions of pure Garnacha. Here co-founder Javier Continente espouses the grape’s particular virtues. We do the most work in the countryside, rather than in the cellar. First we make an investigation […]

This month Damian Carrington – Agency Director of Fields, Morris and Verdin – explains his fondness for Spain, a nation which he feels strikes the perfect balance between holding onto the past and seeking out its future. I will come clean. I love Spain and the Spanish. This is a love that has deep roots; […]

As part of this month’s spotlight on all things Spanish, Simon Field MW – our Spain Buyer – reports on the Grandes Pagos de España, a truly unique and exciting organisation producing quite extraordinary wines. My relationship with the Grandes Pagos de España, initially at least, was something of an accident. On travels, in restaurants, […]

Following on from our report on the secondary market for Burgundy, Fine Wine Sales Manager Matthew Tipping takes a look at sales of fine wine from Spain and Italy on BBX, our wine broking exchange; identifying the vintages, regions and producers most in demand. Diversification in the fine wine market has been a significant trend […]