Here you will find shelves that are pure joy
If to buy some shoes you go without thinking about a shoe shop, why don't you get into one wine cellar to buy wine? Yes, that he Supermarket is very close at hand, but these stores have a expert staff with which it is much easier to find the wine you are looking for. And in addition, they have specialized in specific wines . Can it be more simple?
Throughout Spain, as well as on the Internet, you can find these theme shops whose ultra specialization It is your best business card. What is called, of all life, go shot made . Or, in this case, “made wine” . Here are some.
Wines and good times
PHYSICAL STORES: THE VALUE OF FACE TO FACE
Coming across a wine shop where the people behind the counter know what they're talking about is a privilege. In addition, in this type of premises, the ideal is to go in search of rare, special wines, difficult to find or small productions that can help you look great at your dinners and wine gatherings. Or, you can simply ask for advice and try wines that You didn't even know they existed.
propaganda 12 , in Madrid, is one of them. It is a place that runs Mattia Cerquozzi where you can buy wine, but also take it by the glass. This is your place if you want to try italian wines (Mattia is an importer and has been selecting large and small brands for years). As a bonus track, you can also find some champagne labels chosen by him.
Another store that seems like a little treasure to me is Vinum Priorat , in Porrera (Tarragona). It is specialized in Priorat wines and, above all, in those of the locality where it is located, one of the most suitable lands for the carignan region of. Cori and her family know what they're up to, so... let yourself go.
The Exquisite Propaganda 12
in Jerez, Sliding liquors is the place where Miguel Monje, the owner, pours his years of experience in the world of generous wines : get lost searching from “musts” (this is how young wines are called here) from producers such as Forlong, Primitivo Collantes, Willy Pérez or Ramiro Ibáñez until wines, manzanilla, brandies or vinegars. To take a little while.
If you feel like it, come up to Sanlucar de Barrameda and explore the small corner, the wine "sacristy" of the Er Guerrita Tavern , with rarities, novelties, exclusive editions and wines from Marco de Jerez with whom to spend good times.
In Santiago de Compostela there is video video , self-styled enocultural space . Here you can browse through a selection of little-known Galician wines, beers and spirits or small production. In addition, they have the option to buy wine in bulk and an interesting service bottle collection to be able to reuse them.
ON THE NETWORK: WITHOUT BORDERS
As in nothing is the fall just around the corner and it will be a better time to order wine online, I have checked with my sources winefreaks to track down some specialized online stores that will give you more than one joy , you will see.
When to find one old vintage concerned, go to winevintage , wrist. This store santanderina open by Rodrigo Prieto is a true paradise to find wines that no longer exist , some with more than twenty or thirty years , from consecrated cellars...
Above all, they have great rivers and riverbanks: Riscal, Vega Sicilia, Tondonia... disappeared wines that will awaken your romantic side even if you don't want to.
if yours is the champagne (well, what wine drinker doesn't like it?), I flew is a store to discover small producers and “signature” wines.
We are talking about little-known brands that, if it weren't for this team of four crazy champagne (called Álvaro Moreno, Goyo Domingo, Manuel Lucio and Nacho Tapia), would be much more difficult to find Deposit your confidence in them and... browse until you find something you like.
One of the latest to join the network is the shop specializing in rosés Roseatis , created just over a year ago and designed to satisfy lovers of rosé. Its catalog includes still and sparkling wines, mainly French and Spanish. and it is an authentic mosaic of colors, elaborations and different flavors.
In addition, this Friday and Saturday they organize in Sitges the first Rosé Festival in Spain, La Vie en Rosé . Take a look, now they also have discounts on some wines and it's time to get labels to end summer well...
And although she is not Spanish, Portugal Vineyards It is Iberian and it is a paradise to discover (yes, discover, there is much to explore) Portuguese wine beyond the wines of Port . These jewels are also found here, of course, but the best thing is to navigate and come across madeiras, muscats from Setúbal, vinhos verde, bairradas, dãos, wines from Alentejo, Algarve... What is the wine Portugal, come on.
They also market oil, vinegar, brandy and liqueurs (bitter almond, or sour cherries -like the Lisbon Ginja-, among others) .