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A heavy plough horse and its handler standing in a bare winter vineyard at Elvillar, Rioja Alavesa, with the hilltop village behind

The Winery With No Tractor

In 2014, David Sampedro got rid of his tractor. Not traded in. Got rid of. His vineyards in Rioja Alavesa have been worked by plough horse ever since, the way...

The Winery With No Tractor

In 2014, David Sampedro got rid of his tractor. Not traded in. Got rid of. His vineyards in Rioja Alavesa have been worked by plough horse ever since, the way...

Caruso and Minini's vineyards on the rolling hills above Salemi in western Sicily, with wind turbines along the ridge

Caruso & Minini: A Tuff Baglio in Marsala, Mati...

Say "Marsala" to most people and they'll think of a sticky brown thing at the back of a cupboard, bought in 1994 for a recipe and never opened again. Say...

Caruso & Minini: A Tuff Baglio in Marsala, Mati...

Say "Marsala" to most people and they'll think of a sticky brown thing at the back of a cupboard, bought in 1994 for a recipe and never opened again. Say...

Old bush vines and an olive tree on red Manchuela soil at the 11 Pinos estate, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

11 Pinos: Eleven Pine Trees, 1940s Bobal and th...

Ask most people to name a Spanish red grape and you'll get Tempranillo, then Garnacha, then a long pause. Almost nobody says Bobal, which is odd, because it's the third...

11 Pinos: Eleven Pine Trees, 1940s Bobal and th...

Ask most people to name a Spanish red grape and you'll get Tempranillo, then Garnacha, then a long pause. Almost nobody says Bobal, which is odd, because it's the third...

Aphros: Sea Foam, Old Amphorae and Portugal's Lima Valley

Aphros: Sea Foam, Old Amphorae and Portugal's L...

If the words "Vinho Verde" make you think of the cheap, sugary spritz your mum drank in the 90s, we need to talk. The Lima Valley, up in Portugal's lush...

Aphros: Sea Foam, Old Amphorae and Portugal's L...

If the words "Vinho Verde" make you think of the cheap, sugary spritz your mum drank in the 90s, we need to talk. The Lima Valley, up in Portugal's lush...

Zagreus & the Natural Wine Fellows: Bulgaria's Thracian Lowlands

Zagreus & the Natural Wine Fellows: Bulgaria's ...

If you've not drunk much Bulgarian wine, you're not alone, and you're in for a proper treat. Tucked into the Upper Thracian Lowlands, with the Rhodope Mountains at its back...

Zagreus & the Natural Wine Fellows: Bulgaria's ...

If you've not drunk much Bulgarian wine, you're not alone, and you're in for a proper treat. Tucked into the Upper Thracian Lowlands, with the Rhodope Mountains at its back...

Casa Balaguer, Alicante, Spain

Casa Balaguer, Alicante, Spain

Meet Andrés Carull & Marta Ribera, the couple behind Finca Casa Balaguer, a natural wine estate rooted in history and driven by passion. The farm dates back to 1740, and...

Casa Balaguer, Alicante, Spain

Meet Andrés Carull & Marta Ribera, the couple behind Finca Casa Balaguer, a natural wine estate rooted in history and driven by passion. The farm dates back to 1740, and...