Perhaps, in appearance, there is nothing more opposite at first glance than the Valladolid town of Pesquera de Duero than Dubai, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Especially if in the equation we add the red winewatchword of Ribera del Duero, but recently we have met a high-flying couple.
A municipality on the banks of the Duero in front of a megalopolis in the middle of the desert They don’t exactly seem like two very symmetrical places. However, from now on, both Pesquera de Duero and Dubai will be more connected than ever.
The fault, ex aequo, lies with the wine company Bodegas Tinto Pesqueraone of the most well-known and reputable in Ribera del Duero, which has closed an agreement with the flag airline Emirates, the great reference in Dubai aviation, to include one of its wines in its business and first class services.
It’s about the red Fishing Reserve 2019one of the jewels in the crown of this family business founded more than half a century ago, and which since then has established itself as one of the winemaking references in the area.
Tinto Pesquera Reserva 2019
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With this addition, Ribera del Duero looks closely at certain French wines, already present in the top categories of Emirates aircraftdemonstrating the strength of Spanish wine in the international highs – perhaps never better said.
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