Vins del Comtat
By Colin Harkness
I wonder if my fellow tasters noticed an apparent light-headed dizziness about me when I first set eyes on the new bottle...
A BBQ’s idea of a BBQ and wines to match!
When we received our invitation to Neil and Carol’s BBQ, to celebrate the former’s birthday, it wasn’t entirely true that all the wines we...
What have the Romans ever done for us?
Well, although the link is at best rather tenuous, indirectly, at least, they have brought us the wines of Bodega Las Calzados – and...
Costa Blanca/Costa Calida wine tasting tour
I'm now just about recovered from a delightfully hectic three-day wine tasting tour which took in the Costa Blanca and the Costa Calida. Three...
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...
Et tu, Brut?
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, in case you were wondering. However, it's the Brut part of the quote to which I refer in this, the Costa...
It’s all about the aroma
It's really the aroma of the Lagunilla Reserva 2011 that captures ones attention, even as the cork is being pulled.
It immediately speaks of the...
Drinking with eight virgins
Whilst perfectly pleasant, the 8 Vírgenes, dry white wine from Bodegas La Zorra, wasn’t my favourite wine of the portfolio sent to me as...
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...
A cherry on the Telitec tasting tour trifle!
Actually, I'm not keen on trifle, so the title may be a little misleading. I'm referring to the old homily where the best is...
Denominación de Origen Yecla on English language radio!
A recent Cork Talk started off rather scathingly about the Denominación de Origen system in general, and in particular about some DOs where rumblings...
Wines for Christmas Day 2019
I always like to start Christmas Day with some fizz! Here in Spain, these days, we have a multitude of sparkling wines from which...
The new prestige cava designation
In the stunning setting of the Gaudi-designed Palau de la Música Catalana, it wasn't just the exquisitely played Bach that was music to my...
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,...
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