Strawberry Fields
‘Let me take you down, ‘cos I’m going to, Strawberry Fields,’ yes, you got it straight away, the Beatles, and, as a ‘Plastic Scouser’...
Swedish wine tasting season closes
It’s been an absolute pleasure presenting a season of wine tastings to small groups of Swedish visitors enjoying the activity holidays organised for them...
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...
Cava, chaos, Corpinnat and customer confusion
I take a different view to that expressed by the sentiment behind the title of the recent article, written by my learned friend, Miquel...
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...
The Spanish Palate
La Guía Peñin is Spain’s most comprehensive Spanish Wine guide. I’ve been invited to some of their tastings in Madrid and I’m on their...
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...
Phew, that’s a relief!
On the morning of the December 14, 2018, just before the Christmas, New Year and Three Kings that I hope all readers enjoyed, during...
D. O. Demise in Spain?
In January 2016 a group of 150 of the leading winemakers, writers and retailers of Spain met, following a smaller and earlier inaugural meeting...
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...
Concept wines
Concept wines, hmm – I think I might have just coined a phrase!
So, what exactly do I mean? Well, I’ve recently been in contact...
Pilgrims’ progress – and the apostrophe is correct!
I’ll be very interested to see how these Peregrino (pilgrim, in Spanish!) wines progress over the next few years. I received from Bodegas Gordonzello,...
English sparkling wine from Langham Wine Estate
The roses planted at the end of each carefully manicured, pristine row of trellised vines may well have been there to keep the plough...
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...
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...
