Studying Cava
Students of Cava will know that the eponymous two names above are seriously big hitters in the world of Spain's famous sparkling wines.
For, approaching...
Albarín & Prieto Picudo
An engaging double act in Castilla y León
Firstly, the area – Vino de la Tierra Castilla y León is a huge wine making area,...
A little bird told me!
A wren, as a matter of fact! The rather cute emblem of Bodegas Paso-Primero which features on their labels giving a visual clue as...
Variations on two themes
Theme No. 1 – philosophy Theme No. 2 – grape variety
In a Cork Talk a couple of months ago, entitled Botas del Barro, and...
Andalucía is not just about sherry!
I know – you think about Cádiz, and sherry automatically arrives in your brain's inbox. The port from which Columbus left to discover the...
Costa News Top Ten Spanish wines 2019!
So, without further ado, here, in reverse order, are my Top Ten wines of the year!
10. Rós, Rosé wine from Bodegas Tandem (in collaboration...
Grandes Pagos de España
I’m not sure of the year, nor, for certain, the location (Alimentaria, I think, but it could have been Fenavin?) but these are simply...
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...
Spanish wines for the Chinese New Year
Fortuitously (like the cookies?) this year's Chinese New Year fell on the weekend of one of the Fine Wine & Gourmet Dine programmes on...
Bear with me – this is the Wine Column!
Politically, it's fair to say that I inhabit the middle ground. I abhor extremism, be it left or right. Blinkered allegiance to a political...
New bodega in Yecla
It's not every day that one is invited to the inauguration of a brand new bodega here in Spain; the more so when the...
Costa Blanca Wine Society and the ladies who fizz!
It’s quite a few years now, since I darkened the doors of the Costa Blanca Wine Society. My wine work: writing, broadcasting, judging, tourism,...
Stars rising in the east!
No, not that star – these stars (plural) are the wine making countries of Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova.
I’m disappointed to have had...
The Cork Talk wine year 2015
Regular readers (thank you so much, you are really appreciated!) will know that I was dreading last week's article. The Costa News Top Ten...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
