Avincis Winery, Romania
I’m not sure if it was fake news, but I did read once that there are more Romanians here in Spain than there are...
English Sparkling Wine – The Jávea connection!
Jávea, that three-part harmony of a town, on the Costa Blanca, which nestles between the, historically, more famous, Denia, and the ever more chic,...
Partners in wine
I'm delighted to have welcomed a number of prestigious new sponsors to my website during the last few months. Each has an obvious link...
Son mis amigos!
As readers may know, I present rather a lot of wine tastings. I love them!
It's a chance to further champion the wonderful wines of...
DO Alicante punching above its weight?
Well, these days, no, not at all! In this once unfashionable area of production, it’s the perceived ‘weight’ that’s changed. Alicante is making wines...
Born out of love and passion
So, which literature would you say was most guilty of flattering to deceive? That of: Real Estate Agents; the backs of video cassettes; Banks;...
Wine with legs (Part 2)
Vineyards have their own personality – odd though that sounds. So do vines – even stranger? Let me explain: you may have seen the...
Who’d be a wine-maker?
Two years ago, I visited the nascent vineyard of Jody and John, respectively from California and Wirral, UK.
Jody is a world-renowned expert (www.limoce.com) on...
Sourcing classical international wines
When my UK wine friends and colleagues heard I was going to live in Spain 21 years ago they were delighted for me, of...
Reflecting the soul of the vineyard
Terroir - 'The complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate.'
Terroir - 'The...
Canals y Munné are still sparkling
There are couple of puns in the title and I've plagiarised my own work from a few years ago - but hey, I'll make...
The International Wine & Spirits Competition IWSC 2018
Built by the Canadian Army in the early 1940s, with the help of local civilian contractors, Dunsfold aerodrome, near Cranleigh, Surrey, was home to...
There is no noun that cannot be verbed!
And I’m sure that Benitachell’s Ladies Who Charity, won’t mind my using them as an example!
Yes, I was delighted to be asked to take...
Mine’s a not so swift half, please
Recent dreadful events here on the Costa Blanca have reminded us once again about the possible consequences of drinking and driving. There is no...
POPULAR NEWS
Animal shelter raided by police
By David Jackson
Environmental police unit Seprona together with government vets raided an animal shelter known as Kim's Animal Shelter in Gádor last week after...
‘Cuddle thieves’ caught
GUARDIA Civil have arrested two Romanian women (age 28 and 38) as they were about to 'cuddle'-rob an elderly expat couple in La Senieta...
Top UK musician drowns in Níjar
By Richard Torné
A top British rock musician has drowned while on holiday in Níjar.
Session guitarist Michael Casswell, 53, who played in the West End...
