Muddy boots and wine
The French have been making a significant contribution to the wine world for centuries. Nowadays there are wonderful wines from many parts of the...
Wine tourism – Part two
This week I’m celebrating again the encouraging success story of Spanish wine tourism, a now burgeoning, integral part of the Spanish wine industry!
A recent...
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...
Wine tourism in Spain
I’m delighted to read that in 2016 wine tourism in Spain, ‘Enoturismo’, registered an increase of 21% in terms of visitor compared to the...
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...
Wine with legs
It's largely an obsolete term nowadays, but there was a time when wines were sometimes referred to as having 'good legs'. If holding a...
All the best stories start with a plot
It is far better to travel to a winery for a tour, and crucially, a tasting, with somebody else driving! The more so, when...
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...
DOP Bullas takes its place on both national & international stages
My third opportunity to visit and taste the wines of DOP Bullas occurred recently when I was once again invited to join the panel...
EU to investigate Prosecco supply & demand anomalies
Ever wondered why, for at least three consecutive years, UK consumers were warned of a Prosecco shortage, yet the shortfall never appeared? Ever contemplated...
If not now then when!
Vinoteca solves the conservation conundrum
I'm fortunate, I know. I receive wines from all over Spain each month, sent by bodegas hoping for a review...
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...
Classic Rioja is hard to beat!
In my view, there's Rioja, and there's Rioja!
Commentators like myself, and others far more eminent than 'little' me, have expressed concerns about the standard...
Sparkling wine made by the ancestral method!
So, Dom Pérignon invented the method by which Champagne is made. Well, no actually! It is true that Dom Pérignon and his fellow monks...
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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...
