Before modern techniques were available most wines were fortified. This involves adding strong alcoholic spirit to stop the wine going off and to give the wine muscle to travel.
Features
editorial columns by feature writers
September PDF Now Available
by Editor •
The September 2016 issue of the Seaside Gazette is now available for downloading in PDF format.
Reader’s Letter: Give Me Five
by Gazette Reader •
In years gone by, visitors to Spain were dismayed to see abandoned boxes of kittens by rubbish bins, donkeys and horses chained to stakes without shade or water, and dogs wandering around with open wounds.
Al Bar, Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
It’s great to see something original, giving locals a wider choice of takeaway food; such is the case with Al Bar who do delicious spit-roast ham.
Reader’s Letter: Old Age
by Gazette Reader •
Some of us in the British community in Almuñécar have been thinking about our future here when we can no longer manage to live in our own houses or flats or when we no longer want to.
Where is The Logic?
by Martin Myall •
Mar Gómez commented on one of our articles (via facebook) about the 7-year-girl who was gored by a bull as she played outside her front door:
7,000th Article Reached
by Editor •
The online version of the Seaside Gazette posted its 7,000th-article on the 6th of August, entitled, “Salobreña Park Reopens.” We reached our 6,000th article on the 21st of June, 2015.
August PDF Download Available
by David Darby •
The August edition of the Seaside Gazette in PDF format is now available for downloading.
Reader’s Letter: Rules
by Gazette Reader •
July PDF Now Available
by Martin Myall •
Whereas the printed version won’t be out until Friday the 1st, you can be one of the first to read it by downloading this PDF version!

