Bittersweet
I’m not at all surprised that Celler Alimara, making their wines under the auspices of quality conscious DO Terra Alta, are starting to receive...
Why we should drink Cava all year round!
If the trend over the last decade continues, and I've no reason to believe it won't, it's likely that we will see, when the...
Denominación de Origen Almansa
In the Ayuntamiento, Town Hall, of Almansa there’s an impressive tiled mural depicting the battle that occurred near the town in 1707 during the...
Monastrell from DO Jumilla
There's a small, but increasingly significant cluster of Denominaciones de Origen down here in South East Spain.
Each has its own identity - its differing...
The culture of wine and its impact on the youth of...
There was no alcohol in our house when I was growing up on the Wirral (that peninsular between Liverpool and North Wales bordered by...
Fifty Great Cavas
Essentially, the eponymous '50 Great Cavas' publication does what is says on the can, to put it in modern advertising parlance – it gives...
Figure Libre – Freestyle wines
On occasion the atmosphere in our Methodist (yep, that’s the one that generally ‘bans’ alcohol!) house when I was growing up was a touch...
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...
Denominación de Origen Jumilla
Whenever the year 1966 is mentioned, it always makes me think of one thing – The Football World Cup. England won it, if you...
The 10 best Spanish wines tasted in 2015
I've been dreading this article!
I started this 'name and praise' tradition several years ago. Reader interest and indeed bodega interest has gathered pace over...
Boxing clever
Remember Watneys Part Sevens? The bitter inside was, to be fair, drinkable – that’s if there was ever any left after ‘opening’ the can!...
The ten best Spanish wines tasted in 2016
Always a difficult article, this, the more so as time goes on and the quality of Spanish wine continues to increase. I'm not sure...
The Amber revolution!
After 21 years of writing Cork Talk (more on this soon!), I like to think, at least, that I may have made a positive...
A missed opportunity by restaurants and bars!
As I write, it’s the penultimate day of the International Sherry Week and I know of one wine merchant, Aguilar in Ondara, which is...
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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...
