Alegre Valganon Rioja Tinto 2022 corsica Flavors of pear butter and

Flavors of pear butter and applesauce cut with fresh lemon juice

a wine that could pass as Champagne but speaks mostly to Oregon

Chateau La Rame looks across the Garonne river towards the vineyards of Sauternes and Barsac

A wine to keep the conversation going

stuffed tomatoes

Alegre Valganon Rioja Tinto 2022 corsica Flavors of pear butter andOscar Alegre and Eva Valgan are two Rioja winemakers at the center of an important renaissance. Much of Rioja is enjoying a return to the classic wines of the 1940s 1970s. Winemakers are turning their backs on the big, brawny, high octane wines of the 1990s and 2000s for a more elegant approach. Oscar and Eva alongside a cohort that includes folks like Sandra Brava and Telmo Rodriguez are casting their gaze even further, to the 1870s. Rioja before the