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Puglia offers far more than one style of wine. The region is famous for ripe, generous reds, but you'll also find fresher and more savoury reds, characterful whites, dry rosé and even sparkling s....

You may have heard plenty about Rioja without knowing whether its wines are actually for you. The easiest way to find out isn't to start with ageing classifications, grape varieties or Spanish wi....

Primitivo is one of Puglia's best-known grapes, famous for smooth, generous red wines packed with ripe blackberry, plum and dark-cherry fruit. If you enjoy rich, approachable reds with plenty of ....

Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are some of the most familiar words on a bottle of Rioja – but they are also easily misunderstood. They don't mean good, better and best. They tell you....

Izadi is a Rioja Alavesa producer for drinkers who want to explore some of the diversity that exists within Rioja rather than seeing the region only through its traditional ageing classifications. Ba....

Mention Rioja and most people immediately think of red wine. But White Rioja can be every bit as interesting – and considerably more varied than you might expect. Some are bright, fresh and ....

Try two wines made from Viura and you might reasonably wonder whether they were made from the same grape. One can be fresh, bright and fruit-led, with citrus, apple and floral flavours. Anot....

Bodegas Manzanos is a long-established family Rioja producer whose wines offer several different ways to explore the region. Rather than presenting everything under a single label or style, the Manza....

Bodegas Bhilar represents a particularly personal approach to Rioja. Based in the village of Elvillar in Rioja Alavesa, it is a small producer built around David Sampedro and Melanie Hickman's be....

Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva provide one of the easiest ways to choose Rioja. They tell you something important about how a wine has been aged and can help you decide how youthful or mature ....