Reserva Wine Reviews

Behind the Cork™ - Faustino Rivero Ulecia Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - Faustino Rivero Ulecia Reserva

Bodegas Faustino Rivero Ulecia is part of a five-generation winemaking family that started back in 1899. The winery was founded in 1899 by Olegario Rivero. It operated locally for decades selling b…

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Behind the Cork™ - Lucia Victoria Reserva Rioja

Behind the Cork™ - Lucia Victoria Reserva Rioja

D.O. 5 Hispanobodegas is a group of wineries which produces and distributes quality wines from the most emblematic Officially Certified Wine growing Regions of Spain: Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Ru…

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Behind the Cork™ - Conde Valdemar Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - Conde Valdemar Reserva

Valdemar Family is comprised of 334 hectares (825 acres) of family-owned vineyards spanning Bodegas Valdemar in Roija, Spain and Valdemar Estates in Walla Walla, Washington. The winemaking legacy of t…

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Behind the Cork™ - Herminia Rioja Wines

Behind the Cork™ - Herminia Rioja Wines

Herminia Casas was the beloved wife of a winemaker in the early 1900’s in La Rioja, Spain. She was a pioneer in entrepreneurship and a champion of education access for women and children. Her husband…

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Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Wines

Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Wines

With almost five decades of wine making, Bodegas Beronia is renowned for it Rioja. Their flagship winery is located in La Rioja, Spain. It is nestled seamlessly into the hillside, preserving the natur…

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Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Reserva

Here’s yet another returning star to Behind the Cork™ - the Beronia Rioja Reserva. As we learned in last week’s post, “Reserva” means that a Rioja wine must undergo a minimum of three years of aging …

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Behind the Cork™ - LAN Viña Lanciano Rioja Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - LAN Viña Lanciano Rioja Reserva

The grapes used in the production of this Rioja Reserva come from a selection of vines of more than 30 years of age located in LAN’s Viña Lanciano estate. It is produced from 90% Tempranillo, 8% Graci…

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Behind the Cork™ - LAN Rioja Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - LAN Rioja Reserva

2012 LAN Rioja Reserva Recently I featured LAN Rioja Crianza as the Behind the Cork™ wine of the week. Now we step it up to the LAN Rioja Reserva. This Rioja is from vineyards in the Rioja Alta and …

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Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - Beronia Rioja Reserva

This Beronia Rioja Reserva comes from the Rioja region of north-eastern Spain. It is made from a selection of the best grapes from the oldest Tempranillo (95%) vines, Graciano (4%) and Mazuelo (1%)…

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