Top 100 red wines of El Hierro

Discover the top 100 best red wines of El Hierro of El Hierro as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of El Hierro and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of El Hierro

The wine region of El Hierro is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tanajara or the Domaine Viña Frontera produce mainly wines red, white and pink. On the nose of El Hierro often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. In the mouth of El Hierro is a powerful with a nice freshness.

We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of El Hierro, producing 22 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of El Hierro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

News from the vineyard of El Hierro

Napa ‘library’ auction has rare Screaming Eagle and Harlan magnums

Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Mayacamas and Spottswoode are among the major names featured in the Napa Valley Library Wine Auction via Sotheby’s. More than 50 lots have been assembled for the sale, which began online this week and will culminate in a live auction on 5 February in New York. Organised in partnership with trade body Napa Valley Vintners, the auction includes vintages back to 1978 and wines have been sourced direct from winery cellars. One rare lot involves a magnum of each of Scr ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

St-Emilion 2012 Classification upheld in court

Bordeaux’s administrative court of appeal has effectively validated the St-Emilion 2012 Classification after rejecting long-standing complaints from three châteaux. France’s national appellation body, INAO, said the decision upholds an original court ruling from 2015. It added the complainants still have two months in which to appeal the judgement, however. Legal challenges to the St-Emilion 2012 Classification have been a feature of the past decade in Bordeaux. INAO said it was ‘reassured’ by t ...