Wine has inspired countless songs throughout history, becoming a symbol of love, heartbreak, and celebration. From classics like “Summer Wine” or “Red, Red Wine” to Spanish songs by Estopa or Celtas Cortos, music and wine share a unique emotional and cultural connection.
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The history of wine began more than 6,000 years ago in the Caucasus and the Nile Delta. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans were the main driving forces behind viticulture, spreading it throughout the Mediterranean until it reached the great wine regions we know today. Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rioja, and Champagne would not be what they are today without that long historical journey that Cistercian monks helped to consolidate during the Middle Ages.
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At Rimontgó’s headquarters in Valencia, we held a blind tasting organized by Pepe Ribes that took us on a journey through Uruguay, Argentina, and Spain. It was a demanding session in which the wines of Michel Rolland and the Uco Valley put the tasters to the test and sparked an interesting debate about varieties, structure, and tasting methods.
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Wine has accompanied humans in their most sacred rituals. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Christians elevated it to a divine symbol. Learn how religious culture shaped the history of wine as we know it today.
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Piedmont seduces with its perfect combination of landscape, wine, and excitement. Nestled between the Alps and rolling hills, this Italian region offers some of the world’s most refined wines, with Barolo and Barbaresco as the standard-bearers of a land that always invites you back.
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To conclude this series dedicated to the stars of wine, the spotlight falls on the places where wine is enjoyed and shared. Wine bars and restaurants with exceptional wine cellars are an essential part of this universe. From Valencian venues such as Le Bulc, Birlibirloque Bar, and Ca Pepico, to national and international benchmarks such as Taberna Angelita, Can Cisa Bar Brutal, and Caves Madeleine. Places where the wine experience is as important as the wine itself and where the map of this exciting world is completed.
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Critics, journalists, and specialized communicators have been key in bringing us closer to wine and helping us understand its diversity. Figures such as Robert Parker, James Suckling, and Jancis Robinson have influenced generations with their ratings and analyses. Alongside them, names such as José Peñín, Alice Feiring, and Santiago Rivas demonstrate that there are many ways to talk about and understand wine, from critical orthodoxy to more accessible and informal communication.
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