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White wines for cellaring
What makes a white wine great - the grape variety, the terroir, the winemaker's hands, the barrel?
Sarah Jane Evans MW discusses these questions and more in an exceptional tasting with three of Spain's leading producers: Rafael Palacios (Rafael Palacios), Pedro Ruiz (Ossian) and María Vargas (Marqués de Murrieta and Pazo de Barrantes).
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