Top 100 wines of Ribera del Duero

Discover the top 100 best wines of Ribera del Duero of Ribera del Duero as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Ribera del Duero and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.

In the mouth of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 832 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Duero, producing 2999 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Ribera del Duero

wines from the region of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, sauté of lamb with curry or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Ribera del Duero

On the nose in the region of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso. In the mouth in the region of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

News from the vineyard of Ribera del Duero

Redbreast Dream Cask

The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...

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As Manhattan’s first distillery since Prohibition opens to the public, Vicki Denig takes a look at the city’s distilling scene and recommends four other NY-based distilleries to visit.  America’s craft spirits industry is booming – and New York is home to one of its fastest-growing markets. Featuring over 160 craft distilleries, the state is no stranger to well-made, small-batch spirits. For those looking to taste their way through a robust market, there’s possibly no better place on the E ...

British Duo Charged with Duping US Wine Investors in $99m Ponzi Scheme

Stephen Burton, 57, and Andrew Fuller, 55, face up to 20 years behind bars if they are convicted of duping the collectors. They set up a company called Bordeaux Cellars to conduct the alleged scam. It offered investors the chance to earn high returns by making collateralised loans secured against rare bottles of the world’s finest wines, including Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Screaming Eagle. However, the returns were ‘too good to be true’, according to court papers filed in New York by US di ...