When winemaker Stuart Spencer attended August's first public pouring of American Tempranillo at Copia, the American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa, he was stunned to see so many colleagues.

For two years, Neal Newsom, a well-regarded West Texas grower, stubbornly put off entreaties from a would-be Dallas winemaker in his 20s to gamble on tempranillo. It was the late 1990s and Newsom had ...

As a clock tower rings out 12 chimes, people all over the country will scoff a dozen grapes, hoping for good luck. With several seeds per grape... If the thought of watching the ball drop in Times ...

In recent weeks, I’ve tried a couple of excellent Spanish wines made from 100 percent Garnacha, a grape with a long, colorful history. The wines are full- bodied, inky red and have a lot of fruit ...

This is a story of wines, of course, but it's also about silken textures, of velvet across the skin, of the aroma of violets and just a hint of sweet vanilla. This is the story of how a wine can be ...

A century-old Spanish New Year ritual is surging online as people film themselves eating twelve grapes at midnight for luck. The custom, called Las Doce Uvas de la Suerte, began in Madrid in the late ...

Carignan was once, many years ago, the most grown grape in France. However, its name did not appear on the labels because the wines were simple and inexpensive, and no one cared from which grape the ...

Looking for a classic Iberian wine? Try the New World to see how these Spanish grapes thrive away from their homeland The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

If the thought of watching the ball drop in Times Square again is already making you yawn, consider perking your New Year's Eve celebration with this tradition from Spain: As midnight nears on ...