Adega Algueira - 2013 Carravel (Mencia) - Ribeira Sacra, Spain He gained experience outside his

He gained experience outside his family by working in vineyards in Beaune

The conditions 80 miles from the African coast are extreme

This blend of equal parts Roussanne

is the winemaker and husband Chris Mullineux

or used in blends by producers outside the region)

Adega Algueira - 2013 Carravel (Mencia) - Ribeira Sacra, Spain He gained experience outside hisLocated in the green, cool Northwest of Spain, just above the Northeast corner of Portugal, Ribeira Sacra lies along the banks of the river Sil, and in the case of this wine, the vineyard is so steep that a ladder is necessary to go from terrace to terrace. Similar to another recent success story in Spain, Priorat, the vineyards that had first been planted by the Romans had been almost completely abandoned after the combined pummeling of the phyloxera