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2022 Perelada ‘Stars’ ‘Touch of Rose’ Brut (Cava): A spicy, floral, red-berry and apples quartet playing an accessible and classy tune. $NA B+
2022 Perelada ‘Stars’ Reserva Brut Nature (Cava): Cava fans will be seeing stars with this fruity, fresh, and floral sipper. $17 B+
2023 Perelada ‘Nomes’ Garnatxa Blanca (Emporda): Perfumed, tropical, and even a bit grassy, this one is full of juicy pears just begging for a bite. $20 B+…
Last week, I presented an overview of Perelada, the Catalonia producer who I visited during a media jaunt in late 2024 (along with a crap-ton of wine highlights from their lineup). This week, we’re going in a totally different direction, and focusing on one of Perelada’s smallest (but most impressive) parcels: Finca Garbet. Located on…
Today, we’re going to talk about a brand that is (quite literally) gambling on a Spanish region that you (probably) know nothing about whatsoever. Back in November of 2024, I was a media guest of Perelada, a somewhat enigmatic producer who is basically the biggest thing going in Spain’s Empordà DO (which is primarily in…
Somehow, I actually found time to give the once-over to a handful of wine-related samples that I cannot safely digest! Here are some thoughts on a small batch of product samples that have been sent to 1WD HQ recently. The Wines of California (The Classic Wine Library) by Elaine Chukan Brown, $45 This is as…