Bodegas Bhilar Phinca La Revilla Blanco 2014David Sampedro Gil is a biodynamic wine maker in Rioja Alavesa, where he has been farming biodynamically since 1999. Cultivating native varieties, he tends to his vines with the utmost care; replacing tractors for horses and eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He promotes biodiversity in his vineyard, leaving his plots looking wild and almost overgrown; a rewilding practice, reviving the overworked and chemical polluted soils.

a hot and rugged place famed for its dark and heavy red wines

They are working to biodynamic and organic farming practices and hope to be certified in the near future

resulting in a remarkable sparkling wine

Baudana is big and powerful

named after her late husband is made from 100% organic Vital grapes

This wine remains direct and accessible with a medium-weight approach backed by fine and structured tannins

who is a winemaker in her own right

Lambrusco Grasparossa

The Geoffray family selected a terraced plot on the East slope of Mont Brouilly

Cultivating native varieties

it delivers juicy intensity while staying just short of liqueur-like richness

and a hint of tropical and stone fruits