100% Garnacha Tinta – D.O. Navarra. Viña Zorzal calls this 2025 Garnacha a vino de comarca histórica: a wine assembled from Corella, Cintruénigo, Fitero and Lerga to express a broader landscape rather than an individual parcel.
This month we have another island wine. Mallorca is an island of limestone, sea wind, and hard Mediterranean light: Manto Negro/Merlot/Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon, Vi de la Terra Mallorca
Rioja DOCa sits along the Ebro Valley, where Atlantic air from the west meets warmer Mediterranean influences, with mountains on either side tempering extremes and giving the region its long, steady growing season.
48% Maturana Blanca, 47% Garnacha Blanca and 5% Viura Bodegas Tihom. D.O La Rioja
The best experiences are encountered by serendipity. The Bruja came across this wine during a Sunday lunch at friends who are good at spotting value for money gems.
When I say Rueda, you would be right to think Verdejo, the round, fuller-bodied slightly oily textured with a mineral finish.
The wine choice for the December edition of the Seaside Gazette is Anayón Cariñena, Grandes Vinos, D.O.P. Cariñena
The Bruja has decided to broaden the range and recommend top quality wines from further afield rather than keep solely to the south of Spain.