The 2013 Basa is a white blend of Verdejo with 8% Viura fermented in inox and bottled unoaked. The nose is clean with notes of green apple and hints of fennel, balanced and subtle. The palate is medium-bodied with good freshness, refreshing easy to drink. A whopping 500,000 bottles were produced in 2013. Very good value and great quality considering the volume. Drink now. Telmo Rodriguez has produced his bread-and-butter white in Rueda for a long time and in the last few vintages he’s added an upmarket cuvee called El Transistor, which means “the radio,” as the wine is produced from such isolated vineyard that they had to leave the radio on to scare wild boars off so they don’t eat the grapes. Perhaps the boars enjoy listening to Metallica full-blast, who knows. Importer: Vintus Wine, Pleasantville, NY; tel. (914) 769-3000; www.vintuswines.com