On the lineage, character, and quiet greatness of Spain's most underestimated native grape. There are varieties that rise to prominence through fashion, through marketing, through the momentum of influential regions. And then there are varieties that were always there, patient, deep-rooted, waiting for the world to catch up. Bobal is the latter. One of Spain's oldest indigenous grapes, native to a single high plateau in the interior of Valencia, it carries within it centuries

By Joshua E. London, The Jewish Link (USA) Link: https://www.jlinkwineguide.com/post/vi%C3%B1a-memorias-and-spain-s-forgotten-grapes On a high, wind-s wept  plateau west of Valencia, where clay soils hold just enough water to sustain old vines through long, dry summers, a Jewish family is quietly reshaping expectations of what Spanish wine from this overlooked region can be. Bodegas Viña Memorias is a small, famil y-run estate in DOP Utiel-Requena that farms 18 hectares of or

Viña Memorias es una bodega familiar ubicada en la Denominación de Origen Protegida Utiel-Requena. Fue fundada en 2016 con el fin de...

Por: María Jesús Alonso Es una exhibición de viejos viñedos y retorcidas cepas dispuestas a ofrecer, con la carga justa, el perfil más...

Spain’s Bobal grape is a distinctive native variety that finds its best expression in its heartland of Utiel-Requena. All (Valencia), Spain