Ronda Adds a New Sparkling Wine

The Serranía de Ronda not only concentrates a good portion of the wineries in Ronda, it also offers a wide range of wines that go beyond reds, whites, and rosés. The winemakers in the area have not lost their creative spirit, and many wineries feature products that deviate from the so-called still wines.

The latest addition comes from Manuel Carrizosa and Simbad Romero, winemakers and owners of the winery Badman Wines, who have just launched their first sparkling wine, specifically, a rosé made from Merlot grapes using the ancestral method. However, as often happens in these cases in their first vintages, it is a limited edition of 300 bottles. Therefore, those who want to taste it will not have much time to decide if they want to purchase a bottle.

A wine that will have distribution in the local market due to the small quantity produced. It is a sparkling wine that seeks to carve out a niche within the market in the province that usually consumes sparkling wines, but often opts for cava or champagne, which are more prevalent in the area. "The coast is a big consumer of sparkling wines and if we do our job reasonably well, the Costa del Sol should consume all the sparkling wine we can make here," Carrizosa has stated.

"Now we are going to do a first test with these 300 bottles and soon we will have the second vintage, which will come out with about 1,000 bottles," Carrizosa explained. Indeed, his plan is to continue researching and experimenting in the sparkling wine sector. Specifically, this year they will also work on a sparkling rosé but made using the traditional method. "We are still in the research phase to find out with our grapes what the optimal process is to make the best sparkling wine," Carrizosa pointed out.

In this regard, Romero has highlighted the deficit that exists in the province for this type of wine, unlike still wines, which are already fully established. "In the case of sparkling wines, as there is very little supply, customers opt for champagne or cava, but once we have them, I believe the market on the Costa del Sol will boom," he noted.

Regarding how to enjoy it, both are clear that it can be a perfect substitute for other drinks like beer, which are usually consumed before eating. Indeed, if we want to pair it, its creators suggest that it combines perfectly with ham, cold cuts, or creamy cheeses.

This unique sparkling wine joins the one that has been produced for a few years by the winery Doña Felisa, although in this case, it is their Cloe Brut Nature white. An option that, just like the sparkling rosé from Badman Wines, was initially launched as a test and is now fully consolidated, with 12,000 bottles produced.

They are also joined by the under flor veil wines produced by the wineries Descalzos Viejos and Huerto de la Condesa, or the new Salinete from La Melonera winery with oxidative aging, among others. All this without forgetting the natural wines that Simbad Romero himself produces under his own brand, which also includes a white sparkling wine.