Mick O’Connell: These six wines made from Old Vines are worth exploring

Quality, not quantity, is the benchmark of the winemakers working with old vines

Tempranillo grapes growing on old vines in Ribero del Duero in Spain. Picture: Getty

I was working on a wine-making project on the island of Sardinia in Italy. In year one we pulled the car out to make space for treading grapes at night by headlights, very much the definition of garage winemaking.

In year two we needed a little more room, so we spoke to people around the village and were offered a basement that suited our needs perfectly. The landlord also had some grapes that we could ...