Many comments have been made about Spain’s new premium single-estate Pago wines. Could they be the country’s answer to grand cru, or are they mere marketing hype to fleece the unwary? Sarah McCleery puts Spain’s hot properties under the spotlight

The bartenders of old were fully aware of sherry’s huge potential as a cocktail ingredient. Time, says Naren Young, that you let Jerez’s finest shake its bounty once again

Billed as the ultimate seafood wine, Albariño has always been more about freshness than texture – until now. And, says Susan Low, a growing interest in oak- and lees-ageing is not the only hot story from Spain’s cool north-west