Laura S. Lara

Updated Monday, February 12, 2024-15:32

There are those who wait all year for this day to arrive and those who say they celebrate love every day of the year. Whether you are one of those who mark this date on the calendar or those who try to flee the city on February 14, there is a way to make the beloved and hated Valentine's Day worth it, and that is with wine.

Stefan Zweig

already said it

: "Love is like wine, and like wine it also comforts some and destroys others." Take note of our proposals, whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not.

Rosé de Lágrima 2023

The most delicate and expressive rosé from the Lanzarote winery

El Grifo

is made from the native

Listán Negro

variety . A wine that highlights the uniqueness of this pre-phylloxera grape and its traditional and manual cultivation system, whose name comes from the first "tears" that drain during pressing. The precious result of a

yolk must with little maceration, in the Provençal style

, which maintains all its freshness after a careful vinification process.

Price: 20 euros

Barlia Rosé 2023

Also from the Canary Islands, this rosé with an orchid name aims to bring a little island warmth to the cold peninsular winter. This is

Barlia Wines

' commitment to rescuing vineyards at 1,000 meters above sea level in volcanic terrain, in a place where the black rock reminds us of the last eruption that took place in Tenerife. A rosé made with

listán negro

from Santiago del Teide, which nods to the past and the traditions of the island by rescuing and updating the Canarian claret.

Price: 9.25 euros

Smile 2023

The successful

Godello

from

Dominio de Tares

, which depletes its stock every vintage, is made with grapes from organic vineyards, located at 700 meters above sea level and with steep slopes in what is known as

Bierzo Alto

, a peculiarity that gives this white wine greater freshness. and a marked Atlantic character. A very versatile wine, to enjoy as an aperitif or to accompany elaborate dishes.

Price: 11.45 euros

De Levante Malvasía de Sitges 2023

Organic and modern, the pampered malvasia of

U Més U

is inspired by the east wind, coming from the coast, to bottle the freshness and nerve, as well as the subtle humidity and charm that surrounds the Penedés vineyard where this vibrant wine is born. came. A vineyard,

Cal Ferrando

, facing east, towards the sea, in which the

Malvasía strains from Sitges

give a very lively, complex and elegant white. A born conqueror.

Price: 15 euros

Crsh 2023

"Celebrating life is appreciating it through its small moments." This is the motivating phrase with which the young Somontano winery

Leo & Niné

presents its most special rosé. Made with red Grenache from vineyards located in the town of

Olvena

, carefully irrigated with pure water from the melting of the majestic Pyrenees mountains. After vinification that takes the concept of artisanal to another level, the wine

rests on its fine lees for 4 months

, revealing exceptional complexity and smoothness that define its character. A real "crush" in the glass.

Price: 10.90 euros

Pérez Barquero G1 Brut Nature

Pérez Barquero

's first sparkling wine

, made with

Pedro Ximéne

z grapes from the Montilla mountain range. An exceptional rarity and a technological challenge that arises from the collaboration of this century-old winery with the

Vitenol Research Group of the University of Córdoba

, who achieved a second fermentation in the bottle with a native veil de flor yeast, isolated for the first time in the 80s and named

G1

. A unique, genuine and very different sparkling wine, which delivers everything it promises: fine bubbles, aromatic purity and balance in the mouth.

Price: 17.90 euros

Ancestral Montònega 2023

After a four-month rest, a time that allows it to finish refining its bubble in the bottle, the new vintage of the ancestral

Can Sumoi

comes to light with the desire to reflect its origin, an agricultural estate located in the Montmell massif since 1645 , peasant traditions and the most absolute respect for the environment. Made with

tumbaga

(

parellada

) from Can Sumoi from plots 600 meters above sea level, without any type of oenological additive, this fresh sparkling wine, with tension and high acidity, is highly addictive.

Price: 14.50 euros

Alacer Crianza 2019

A Ribera del Duero that is simple and elegant in equal parts. Easy to understand and drink, rich in red fruits, spices, licorice and jams, this tempranillo from

Bodegas Riojanas

takes us by the hand to the environment of the vineyard in which it grows. An idyllic place surrounded by junipers, oaks and thyme, which give the wine a very characteristic balsamic character. The

12-month stay in French oak barrels

balances its nuances and gives it the depth and harmony necessary to complete the landscape.

Price: 12 euros

Liberso Curioso Verdejo 2023

This "curious" Verdejo is made from 18 different wines: one aged on its own lees in stainless steel and the other 17 in 225 and 300 liter

French, Hungarian and American oak barrels

from 13 different cooperages. "After 9 months of aging, we decided to mix the different wines and bottle with a natural cork stopper so that it can continue to evolve in the bottle," explains

Ignacio Hernández

, alma mater of

Liberso

. The result is a different white, complex on the nose and with structure, very broad on the palate, which does not lose the freshness of Verdejo.

Price: 16.90 euros

Peña El Gato Natural Garnacha

Rioja Grenache without added sulfites, natural and vegan. This organic red wine from

Bodegas Juan Carlos Sanch

a

comes from old vines planted in 1905 on slopes at 700 meters above sea level in one of the coolest areas of La Rioja. After fermenting in 500-liter French barrels, the wine remains in that same container

in contact with its lees for 11 months

. Throughout the production and aging process, the wine does not receive sulfur or any other additive. The load of ripe black fruit reaches the glass intact.

Price: 14.95 euros