Spanish Wines
For some time, Mencía, a grape native to the Bierzo region, was the “Pinot Noir of the moment” for Spain. The comparison seems to always be made with any grape, Spanish or not, that’s red,... more »
For some time, Mencía, a grape native to the Bierzo region, was... more »
1988 was nuts. There was the Iran-Contra Affair, the Eritrean War for Independence, the Nagorno-Karabakh War, a Kuwait Airways hijacking, an Iran Air flight shot down “accidentally” by the US, the Soviet Union launching its... more »
1988 was nuts. There was the Iran-Contra Affair, the Eritrean War for... more »
This past New Year’s Eve found me in València, hired on as the “wine expert” for a group that had flown down for the UK to say goodbye to 2018 and take on the mantle... more »
This past New Year’s Eve found me in València, hired on as... more »
Perhaps you’ve never heard of it but the Spanish Autonomous Community of Castilla y León is the country’s largest. And no, it’s not Castilla y La Mancha of Don Quixote fame as that’s another region... more »
Perhaps you’ve never heard of it but the Spanish Autonomous Community of... more »
Carignan doesn’t see a whole lotta love. It’s most certainly no Pinot Noir nor Chardonnay nor Cabernet Sauvignon in terms of name recognition nor pan-global wine enjoyment. It’s not even at the level of Grenache... more »
Carignan doesn’t see a whole lotta love. It’s most certainly no Pinot... more »
I’ve been following the evolution of this Sela from Bodegas Roda for some time now and you can read up what I wrote about the 2013 and 2014 vintages. For anyone unfamiliar with the winery,... more »
I’ve been following the evolution of this Sela from Bodegas Roda for... more »
I’m not terribly old yet (I think) but I’m sure I’m already starting to repeat myself. I meet a lot of people and I give a lot of talks on things so I just get... more »
I’m not terribly old yet (I think) but I’m sure I’m already... more »
Albariño, and to a greater extent, DO Rías Baixas has been one of the many success stories in Spanish wine. I’d warrant that if hard pressed to name a Spanish white grape, the one that... more »
Albariño, and to a greater extent, DO Rías Baixas has been one... more »
Coming round to another of the wines from Norrel Robertson’s El Escocés Volante gives me the chance to link to two previous articles, this one which talks more about Norrel and his project as well... more »
Coming round to another of the wines from Norrel Robertson’s El Escocés... more »
Today closes the 6th edition of Grenaches du Monde, an event that, much like Grenache itself has been a roving vagabond, seeing itself set up shop wherever Grenache has made its presence known. While starting... more »
Today closes the 6th edition of Grenaches du Monde, an event that,... more »
