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The final wine from the Marques de Vargas estates from the vinopremier.com wine tasting. This time a red wine from Rioja. Made from a blend of Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Garnacha, this wine is matured for 24 months in French, American and Russian barrels, which are regularly replaced to ensure none are over 5 years old. … Continue reading Marques de Vargas 2014
To terroir or not to terroir, that is the question! Yesterday I posted a tasting of a Ribera del Duero wine and mentioned that it came from the Valladolid side of this wine region, which the wine maker felt was the better area. Well of course he would think that but it made me curious: … Continue reading Welcome to Ribera Del Duero
A red wine from the Ribera del Duero Region named after one of the brothers who owns the winery. The gentleman from the Bodega who presented the wines, at vinopremier.com, went on about the Ribera del Duero denominación having part in Southern Burgos and part around Valladolid. Apparently the latter is better and of course … Continue reading Conde de San Cristóbal
Hi Everyone! We're really excited to announce the launch of our new podcast series: Here's What Maggie Thinks. Check out what it's all about on our webpage below and to see Maggie in action. The first podcasts in the series will be all about the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust level 2 qualification that we … Continue reading Welcome To The Exciting Launch of Our Podcast Series
Pazo San Mauro bodega is part of the Marquis de Vargas Estates, named as such after its owner the 8th Marquis and his brother the Conde de Cristobel. The Pazo San Mauro vineyards, one of three they own, were bought in 2000 from another family of Spanish/Portugese nobility directly descended from King Sancho I of … Continue reading Pazo San Mauro Alboriño 2017
As some of you may know this blog is written by a Brit, and unless you've been in a coma for the last two years, you're probably aware that these are confusing times for your average Brit in Spain as the UK government fails over and over again to come to any agreement on leaving … Continue reading Some Upcoming Wine Tastings
Another wine from one of my UK trips, though this time from last year. I was a bit busy towards the end of last year, so a number of wine tastings didn't get written up. Sorry about that, but better late than never. I tried this wine at a hotel restaurant where they divide the … Continue reading Kleine Zalze Pinotage 2017
Yesterday we wrote up a wine tasting of a Tinto Fino wine from Ribera del Duero and we mentioned that the Tinto Fino grape variety is in fact the same as Tempranillo. some Spanish experts argue that they are clones of Tempranillo and there are slight differences. I don't know how true that is as … Continue reading The Many Names of Tempranillo
The final red wine of the night at the Lavinia Tasting Class with Anna Noble. Those of you who have read the blog post on this tasting will know I was having a bad day as I had been ill. That will be my excuse for comes next. When I went to read my tasting … Continue reading Parada de Atauta 2015
Yesterday I wrote up the tasting of a Riojan Red Wine Reserva. At the Tasting Class the inevitable question of cane up if 'what does Reserva mean?' In Spain red wines will be labelled either Joven, Crianza, Reserva or Grand Reserva depending on how long they have been matured in barrels and the bottle. The … Continue reading What is Crianza and Reserva?
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