Cooperativa La Viña, D.O Valencia. 40% Cabernet Sauvignon; 40% Tempranillo; 10% Merlot; 10% Syrah.
Wine: Venta del Puerto Nº12
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ARX Arcos de la Frontera 2018
by Bruja del Vino •
The Bruja has decided to broaden the range and recommend top quality wines from further afield rather than keep solely to the south of Spain.
Wine: Llanto de Uva
by Bruja del Vino •
We head north to Somontano, the Denominación de Origen and county in the province of Huesca, Aragón, some 100km north east of Zaragoza.
Luis Cañas Maceración Carbónica
by Bruja del Vino •
If you are a La Rioja fan, where the reputation and fame is of wines spending months time in oak barrels, this month’s review will sound like a sacrilege.
Corks Vs. Screwcaps
by Peter Eacersall •
If you go into a supermarket in the UK, the majority of wine bottles will be sealed with screwcaps. In a supermarket in Spain or France there are very few. Why is this?
New Wines
by Peter Eacersall •
We should be extremely grateful to Viognier for coming along when it did. We, white wine drinkers, were looking for something new that wasn’t oaked Chardonnay or zesty Sauvignon blanc.
Wines: Reds, king & Quiz
by Peter Eacersall •
A very diverse offering, with wines ranging from light, fresh, whites to Spain’s biggest, burliest dry reds. The most famous, and most expensive is Ribera Del Duero, but there are a lot of more affordable wines to try.
Pairing Cheese and Wine
by Peter Eacersall •
General de Gaulle, the former president of France once said that it was impossible to govern a country that produced 250 different cheeses! Today it’s more like 350.
Fortified Wines
by Peter Eacersall •
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.
Spanish Wine Regions
by Peter Eacersall •
A detailed explanation about the different wine regions of Spain.