Wines from Rioja UK has launched its 2020 promotional campaign, which features an increased focus on driving awareness of the region’s premium offering. A series of “fresh new initiatives” will be launched this year, including the Ultimate Rioja trade tasting, which will focus on “exceptional” Rioja wines. There will also be a series of masterclasses for up-and-coming talent in the wine industry, dubbed Rioja Bootcamp.

Marques de Caceres has revealed a new look Rioja Crianza label, made from a selection of parcels from 15 to 25 year-old vineyards located in both Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. The wine is aged in oak barrels for ageing, with racking every six months. Marques de Caceres Crianza spends 12 months in French and American oak barrels and it ages in bottle for 12…

Rioja has launched a new global identity and a revamped message from the region, following legislative changes that took place in 2017. The new global message form Rioja seeks to maintain the region’s leadership in Spain and growth in foreign markets. The region’s global message – Saber quien eres – directly translates as ‘Knowing who you are’, and it is being introduced to 11 key…

Ramón Bilbao has added a white wine partner to its Edición Limitada Rioja red, and one of the very few lees-aged and oak-aged Verdejos from Rueda. The company started its search in Rueda just over a decade ago for a white wine to match its Rioja reds. The 2016 vintage marked the first to be made at the company’s new winery at Finca las Amedias…

Buckingham Schenk plans to launch a new Priorat at this year’s Wines from Spain Annual Tasting event in London. Arc de Pedra Priorat comes from co-operative Cellers Unio, based in Catalonia. The wine takes its name from a Carthusian monastry believed to be the birth place of Priorat and it is made from hand-picked Grenache and Carignan grapes, grown on steep terraces. The grapes are…

Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana (CVNE) is venturing outside its home of Rioja for the first time by adding a Cava producer to its portfolio. The company has acquired Cava DO producer Roger Goulart and the wines from the Catalonia-based winery will now join others in the CVNE portfolio, including Cune, Imperial, Vina Real and Contino. Hatch Mansfield will distribute the Roger Goulart Gran…

The Co-op is expanding its vegan wine offering to 100 lines by the end of the year to meet customer demand, with eight new lines launching next month. The Co-op was the UK’s first food retailer to label allergen and ingredients on its wines and it said it has been working closely with winemakers globally to pioneer the use of vegan-friendly fining agents to filter…