Enjoying Ferran’s Secret Rioja articles, I’m attempting to buy some of the wines! Each tasting note page has a ‘See prices and stockists’ button and often a ‘Where to Buy’ table (I helped implement those, while at Wine-Searcher), but these features just confirm how scarce/unavailable some of those wines are in the U.K. (which is kind of Ferran’s point in the ‘Secret’ element of the articles). So, if anyone uncovers a source of the better wines, please do share (once you’ve secured yourself a bottle, of course!). To kick things off: I’ve found the Leza Garcia wines are available from The Good Wine Shop.
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What an exciting series! So enthused was I that I bought the book - despite not being able to read it. Does Ferran give Spanish lessons on the side?
I also looked for quite a few wines. Often scarce even in Spain.
This is surely the next Caravan tasting waiting to happen? [He questions, with a pleading look in his eyes]
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Thank you all for your very kind words! I really feel happy hearing your comments. I was shocked for the great number of wineries I discovered through the tasting. Do not feel bad, becouse most of them even very rare in Spain. It seems that lots of growers or turning to “viñadores” (like vigneron in Spanish). A Secret Rioja tasting at Caravan would be a dream! But, of course, with a secret key password to keep it Secret. 
Spanish classes are much easy for me than English (thanks God the angel editing team is great on this site, otherwise you won’t understand the half of my articles).
Salud y buen vino!
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I have been gripped by the secret Rioja articles. As soon as the new tax year kicks in I shall raid my SIPP and splash out on some of these wonderful recommendations.
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The Lez Garcia Reserva (I grabbed one of the last bottles from The Good Wine Shop on Friday) is v good value, as Ferran says (VGV). Suggest giving it some breathing space. I opened it on Friday, and it was good. On Sunday evening it was excellent.
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