To write this column, the Bruja travels across the country looking for new or different experiences that you wouldn’t find in your local supermarket or wineshop. Here is an example from northwestern Spain.
Wine feature on José Pariente, Victoria Rosado, D.O. Rueda
We were in Murcia again, this month in Jumilla, visiting Bodegas Delampa
Cooperativa La Viña, D.O Valencia. 40% Cabernet Sauvignon; 40% Tempranillo; 10% Merlot; 10% Syrah.
This month the Bruja was invited to Jumilla and Yecla, two wine areas in the northern part of the Murcia region, bordering the province of Albacete in the southeast of the peninsula.
Cornelio Dinastía: At last, we have some (relatively) wintry weather, so let’s celebrate with winter wine.
Sometimes the Bruja gets asked about different white wines. So we took up the challenge in search for something really different.
Continuing with our theme of promoting more Andalusian wines, this month’s wine does not need a recommendation. Award winning Ariyanas David Tinto Dulce is considered one of the best, sweet wines in Spain.
Long ago in 1362, Muhammad VI, Sultan of the Emirate of Granada, met his death at the hands of Pedro I of Castilla and a fabulous ruby changed hands.
With temperatures down to minus 17, we are having a cold, cold winter in this little kingdom reined over by a queen, and a government.