Expert’s Choice: Navarra’s native Garnacha rises once more

Navarra Garnacha
Artazu vineyards in the north of the Navarra wine region.

In Death in the Afternoon, Ernest Hemingway tells us that Pamplona had changed since he had been there as a younger man, but after a drink (we assume more than one) it seemed to go back to the way it always was. Wines from Navarra have also changed over time, but they are returning to their roots, reflecting the character of their vineyards – as Hemingway would put it – as they always were.


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