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La Rioja Alta S.A. is one of the most renowned producers of traditionally-styled Rioja, with a history dating back well over a century. Originally founded as the Sociedad Vinicola De La Rioja Alta in 1890 by five viticultural families of the Basque and Rioja regions, the name was soon changed to simply La Rioja Alta. [...]
One of the most well-known and highly-regarded producers in Germany, Dr. Loosen has done much to restore and reinvigorate the reputation of German wines, particularly the stunning Rieslings of the Mosel valley. The estate has been in the hands of the Loosen family for over 200 years, but it was not until Ernst Loosen took [...]
One of the vinous highlights of John’s trip last year to Southern Italy was tasting the fine wines of Feudi di San Gregorio, so this year we’re bringing them in! Feudi di San Gregorio was first established in 1986, yet despite its relatively short history, it has established an enviable reputation as one of Italy’s [...]
We were pretty chuffed to open Metro Magazine’s annual ‘Best of Auckland’ issue this week to see that Caro’s Wines has been named Best Wine Store for the ninth consecutive year! Huge thanks to all our customers and suppliers who’ve helped us along the years. Here’s to the next nine years!
Our newest container of European wines arrived last week and everything has been unpacked and hit the shelves. There are loads of new things to try including new Ribera del Duero wines from Callejo, a new producer for us, Clos Figueras from Priorat and Godello from Luna Beberide in Mencia among the Spanish goodies. From [...]
It may be slightly scary to think about but it’s already that time of year when the Christmas decorations start going up! On the plus side, it’s also the time of year when the Champagne deals start rolling in! So last week we put together our Christmas display. This year, determined to celebrate all the [...]
This week we had our final tasting for the year before taking apart the tasting area to make room for silly season shenanigans. The tasting was the last, but also a first for us. For some reason, we’ve never gotten around to putting together a line up of top flight Rioja before and this tasting [...]
