Altos Levantinos - Valencia, Sfarad

On the lineage, character, and quiet greatness of Spain's most underestimated native grape. There are varieties that rise to prominence through fashion, through marketing, through the momentum of influential regions. And then there are varieties that were always there, patient, deep-rooted, waiting for the world to catch up. Bobal is the latter. One of Spain's oldest indigenous grapes, native to a single high plateau in the interior of Valencia, it carries within it centuries

A concept rooted in altitude, ancient vines, and a part of the Mediterranean world that has no coastline, and needs none. Everyone knows the Levante of the coast. The light. The warmth. The sea pressing against orange groves and tourist promenades. That Levante is real, and it is beautiful. But it is not the whole story. Inland, where the land rises and the temperature drops and the nights in summer turn cold enough to slow everything down, there is another Levante entirely.

VIÑA MEMORIAS WINERY When people think of Cava, they often imagine Spain's most festive sparkling wine: elegant, lively, and made using the same traditional method as Champagne. Yet behind its fine bubbles lies something far more complex, a category shaped by place, climate, and viticultural identity. Among the different areas authorized to produce Cava, Requena (Altos Levantinos, Valencia) stands apart. It is the highest-altitude region for traditional method sparkling wine