Journeys into Spanish wine
Líbero 2018, Bodegas Contreras Ruiz
It slightly resembled a memorable fino that I tasted in an old bar in Córdoba last year.
Labros 2016, Bodega Marañones
To really get into the nitty-gritty of Gredos parajes & parcelas it’s essential to talk to the winemakers themselves!
Jan, the flor is yours…
A Bodega close to my heart!
A visit to the IV Encuentro Vitivinícola de Huelva
A whistle-stop tour of the annual event organised by the Amigos del Vino del Condado de Huelva association!
Salia 2020, Finca Sandoval
The fruit creates a really friendly wine that just makes you happy when drinking it!
Amontillado Escuadrilla, Bodegas Lustau
If you are new to amontillado, this is a classic Jerez style. Try it with cheeses and cured meats. A perfect aperitivo or one for the sobremesa!
Maceración Carbónica 2020, Luis Cañas
“Woah - this wine is la bomba!”
3 Miradas Cerro Macho 2018, Bodegas Alvear
The winemakers envision each mirada (meaning a look or gaze) as an interpretation of specific parcelas reflecting their soil, climate, orientation and elevation.
Golán 2015, Bodegas Tampesta
What can we expect to find when we ask for a Prieto Picudo in the bars of León’s wonderful Barrio Gótico??
Ad Libitum 2020, Bodegas Juan Carlos Sancha
Fortunately for me, Ad Libitum means ‘free to do as you wish.’ So I did…I finished the bottle!
Tintilla Nude 2020, Bodegas Barbadillo
Barbadillo describe the Nude as a tinto insultantemente joven, an insultingly young wine!
Deunidó 2020, Christian Barbier
Extremely vibrant, full of sappy red fruits and parma violets, with the treble turned up to eleven!
Terroir Historic 2018, Terroir al Límit
The Priorat is a land of calloused hands and aching backs!
CACHICÁN 2019, Demencia Wine
Nacho told us that they were effectively paying tribute to generations of Bierzo winemakers, people who had a deep understanding of the land, the climate, and most of all their viñas.
Maduresa 2019, Celler del Roure
I expected fireworks from Valencia and I certainly got them!
XÉRICO 2018, Tentenublo
Being such a big advocate of the notion ‘there’s more to Spanish wine than Rioja,’ it’s odd that I find myself starting my contribution to this feature with, you guessed it, a Rioja!? But hold your horses wine drinkers...there’s exciting things happening!
Rubus 2018, Bodega Jesús Romero
At €7.90 a bottle here it’s a steal and worth buying just to do your bit for one of the many Spanish villages that are in danger of disappearing from the map if not for the work of its hardy winemakers.
A Road Trip through the D.O.P Cebreros
The Gredos wine region, as Churchill once said, is “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. Actually he was talking about Russia but the quote suits Gredos wine rather well!
A group of friends sharing our love of Spanish wine with you
