Ramón Bilbao crowns inaugural Spanish Wine Master UK
Wine and Communications professional Kirsty Woodgate has been named the 2023 Spanish Wine Master UK after the grand final of the competition from the Spanish Wine Academy by Rioja’s Ramón Bilbao.
Ramón Bilbao introduces Spanish Wine Master competition
Rioja’s Ramón Bilbao is introducing a professional competition to find its ‘Spanish Wine Master’, as the brand continues on its mission to educate the trade about Spanish wine.
Rioja launches new global brand identity
Rioja’s DO (The Consejo Regulador de Rioja DOCa) has launched its new brand identity.
Rioja recognises smaller geographical units
The Consejo Regulador de la DOCa Rioja has submitted to pressure and brought in new designations for smaller producers and individual vineyard owners.
Spanish wine producers need to add value
Spain, which claims to be the world’s biggest exporter of wine by volume, needs to add value to both bottled and bulk sales.
Ribera del Duero launches UK marketing campaign
The generic body for the Ribera del Duero wine-producing region of Spain has announced the launch of its first-ever major promotion in the UK.
Rioja control board rates 2013 vintage as good
The Control Board of DOCa Rioja (The Consejo Regulador Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja) has officially rated the 2013 vintage “good”.
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Rioja to spend eight million Euros on promotion
The generic body representing the famous Rioja win-producing region in north west Spain has announced that it is to spend 8 million Euros on promoting its wines this year.
Pernod sells Spanish wine brands
Pernod Ricard has announced the disposal, by its subsidiary Domecq Bodegas, of Spanish wine brands Marqués de Arienzo and Viña Eguίa. The sale also includes the related Bodega and 358 hectares of vineyards and lands.