This past May, Brad Lewis, Bill Stobbs and I took a quick one week trip to Spain in search of new Spanish wines for our portfolio. Two of our discoveries just arrived in our stores this week.

In our travels through Ribera del Duero we came across a small producer [thank you GPS] Cruz de Alba. A fairly new property,this estate is already receiving 90 pt. reviews from the Wine Advocate. The 2006 Cruz de Alba is full bodied with layers of ripe fruit and available to purchase. $25.99

Continuing on we visited a more traditional producer in Rioja, Ramon Bilbao. This estate has been producing wine since 1924. It was one of their more recent bottlings that most impressed our group. The 2006 Ramon Bilbao Limited Edition is made in a more modern style with lots of up front tempranillo fruit and structure to stand up to any meat you might put on the grill tonight.