This month we are back in Granada, raising our glass to the small local producers who continue crafting serious wines despite long droughts and merciless summer heat.
Bodegas Vertijana
by Bruja del Vino •
Wine: Bodegas Barahonda
by Bruja del Vino •
Bodegas Barahonda Heredad Candela/Petit Verdot. D.O. Yecla: French grapes have a way of slipping across borders — no passport, no papers — and setting up shop in some of Spain’s sunniest corners.
Wine: Finca La Estacada
by Bruja del Vino •
Tempranillo Crianza – D.O. Uclés: Castilla-La Mancha is huge! 15% of the Spanish territory, larger than Ireland and slightly smaller than Austria.
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Bruja del Vino •
We typically focus on a single wine in each review, but on this occasion, the choice of grape—and the dramatic contrast in regional expression—warrants a departure from our usual format.
Wine: Bodega Ramon Roqueta
by Bruja del Vino •
The best experiences are encountered by serendipity. The Bruja came across this wine during a Sunday lunch at friends who are good at spotting value for money gems.
Wine: José Pariente Sauvignon Blanc
by Bruja del Vino •
When I say Rueda, you would be right to think Verdejo, the round, fuller-bodied slightly oily textured with a mineral finish.
Wine: Bodegas Luis Perez, Garum
by Bruja del Vino •
By the time this column reaches, you the Bruja will have a lot of duff wines before one is chosen for recommendation. Duff, not because they are off, but rather that they don’t reach a quality threshold to merit a public recommendation.
Predicat, Cellers Grifoll
by Bruja del Vino •
In the December Gazette, we hinted that the best Carignan wines come from Priorat. Here is Carignan blend to illustrate our point.
Wine Feature: Anayón Cariñena
by Bruja del Vino •
The wine choice for the December edition of the Seaside Gazette is Anayón Cariñena, Grandes Vinos, D.O.P. Cariñena
Wine: Las Dosces
by Bruja del Vino •
This month’s wine choice is 100% Bobal from Bodegas Chozas Carrascal, D.O Utiel-Requena