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The first red wine of the Spring Wines tasting by colourfulwines.com hosted at Tomevinos.com Barrio Salamanca. Red wine is not something I usually associate with sunny weather, except of course the classic Tinto de Verano, but I have tried Mencia wines from Bierzo before and they can be delightfully fruity, so this could work. Apparently … Continue reading Dominio de Tares Baltos 2016
This week I have been writing up wines from the last wine tasting at Tomevinos.com. Tome Vinos is in fact a chain of shops with 10 outlets in Madrid. However I always go to Tomevinos Salamanca in Calle Ortega y Gasset. You would never know this place is part of a chain as it comes … Continue reading Tome Vinos Salamanca
The second wine from the Colourfulwines.com wine tasting hosted by TomeVinos.com. The theme of this wine tasting was Spring Wines and this little Rose certainly meets that requirement. In fact it would be a good summer wine. The bodega is based in the D.O. Toro but this wine does make the D.O. qualification because it … Continue reading Bodegas Frontaura Rose 2018 edición limitada
Yesterday I published a wine tasting for a white wine that was labelled Vino De Autor. What is that? You might ask. Well I certainly did and I have to say there was not a great deal of information available on google about this. As far as I can tell Vinos de Autor are select … Continue reading What Are Vinos De Autor
The sun comes out and suddenly we're all off the heavy Spanish Reds and rediscovering the white wines of Galicia. Fine by me as I enjoy Galician whites. Most people when thinking of Galicia go for the Albariño wines of Rias Baixas, which are fine wines, but my money is on their lesser known cousins … Continue reading Antonio Montero Autor 2018
Enough of heavy red wines! Summer is almost here, which is the perfect excuse to go back to the white wines I so love. I'm back on one of my many UK trips and whilst in my favourite local pub, The Lion and Lamb, the proprietor and fellow wine lover, Lawrence, called me over to … Continue reading Lawson’s Dry Hills Reisling 2016
After yesterday’s epiphany on tannins in Red Wine, here is a quick run down on what they are from those wonderful people at winefolly.com.
'Sorry, I don't do tannins' was always my stock phrase when I was given a heavy red wine that I didn't like, and to some extent it is true. When I drink red wines with high tannins all I get is a mouth full of sour. It overwhelms my tastebuds and I'm unable to distinguish … Continue reading I Don’t Do Tannins Unless They’re Tamed
Made with grapes from 60+ year old vines this wine is matured in American oak for 30 months and a further 36 months minimum in the bottle. I was looking forward to this wine as I really enjoyed the Crianza. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. It is a medium intense purple colour verging towards … Continue reading Ramon Bilbao Gran Reserva 2011
According to their website the 2010 Gran Reserva 904 was one of their best vintages this century, which makes me wonder why they were serving us the 2009. They also have another 2005 Gran Reserva 890 that was 23€ for just a taster glass. We didn't try that one as it was above our price … Continue reading Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904, 2009
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