Historic Somontano & a bodega with modernity at its core
Forgive me if you've heard this before, but I do believe it's worth saying again – I've never tasted a poor wine from DO...
Feeding the five thousand
Perhaps I was the only one wondering what magic would be afoot when the Show Chef brought out a solitary Magret de Pato and...
Spanish wine’s Movers & Shakers 2018
Why, oh why do I annually set myself these difficult tasks? Christmas Day Wines, the Cork Talk Top Ten, Recommended Christmas Presents, Cork Talk...
Man shall not live by wine alone! Cervezas La Luna
Sometimes you have to walk on the wild side! There may be some who are at this very moment poised with fingers of the...
Cofradía del Vino Reino de la Monastrell
Receiving an invitation to join the judging panel of the above, wholly Spanish, prestigious fraternity, or brotherhood, above gives one an inkling at least,...
Monastrell
My first contact with Bodegas Monastrell of Denominación de Origen Bullas (DO Bullas) was a little confusing.
In this part of southern Spain, Monastrell is...
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...
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...
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...
Supporting the little guys
When watching sports (remember that?!), but supporting no particular team/competitor, many of us root for the underdog. The player/team with the lesser reputation, the...
DO Alicante punching above its weight?
Well, these days, no, not at all! In this once unfashionable area of production, it’s the perceived ‘weight’ that’s changed. Alicante is making wines...
Wine & tapas in Jávea
I remember sneaking out from Chester College bar one night with my good old pal, Dick. Not for us, this night, the PE student's...
Tim Ladd – An Obituary
I’m writing this Cork Talk on the night before I’m taking a flight to Southampton to join a Fred Olsen cruise, where I’ll be...
III Mostra Internacional de vins singulars i de poble
Part One
Yep, it’s a mouth full, I know – and in Valenciano too, but I think it wholly appropriate that we keep it like...
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