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Month: August 2020

Garnacha Grape Variety

Good old Garnacha. Spanish in origin this grape is one of the most widely used globally and is the third most popular grape in Spain. If you do a search in this blog under the Garnacha tag you’ll see I’ve drink a ton of these wines. In my experience when done well Garnacha wines are … Continue reading Garnacha Grape Variety →

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Insensato Garnacha

The final wine at the Madrid & Darracott summer winetasting and our only red wine if the night. Now most people would not associate red wine with a Madrid summer which is ferociously hot and dry. Usually you mix it with done ice and Lemonade to make tinto de verano. But this wine worked well … Continue reading Insensato Garnacha →

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Wine in 2020

Courtesy of Bogan’s guide to wine

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The Four Ways to Make Rose Wine

Yesterday I wrote up the tasting notes for a rose wine made by the Saignée/sangre/bleeding method. For those of you unaware what this means here is vinepair’s run down of the main methods for making rose wine. Vinepair.com : The 4 Ways To Make Rosé

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Obalo Rosado 2018

The third wine from the Madrid & Darracott summer wines tasting and our only rose of the night. This is made by the sangre (bleeding) methid from 100% Tempranillo. An incredibly pale pink wine with a very light scent of strawberry sherbert, which is unusual because sangre rosado wines are usually darker. Mind you it … Continue reading Obalo Rosado 2018 →

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D.O. Rías Baixas

Denominación de Origin Rías Baixas is a small but globally reknown wine making region of Galicia in the North West of Spain. It is most famous for its white wines principally from Albariño grapes though there are other varieties. If you are a white wine fan then this area is a must on wines to … Continue reading D.O. Rías Baixas →

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Pazo de Rubianes Albariño

The second wine from the Madrid & Darracott summer wines tasting this is Spain's classic summer white: an Albariño from Rias Baixas in Galicia. It's a rare Spanish wine drinker who hasn't tried an Albariño and rightly so as they're great wines. This particular bodega only produces two wines both made from Albariño. It has … Continue reading Pazo de Rubianes Albariño →

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Malvasía de Sitges

Yesterday’s white wine from Finca Can Feixes included a grape called Malvasía de Sitges. Malvasía is a white wine grape grown here in Spain and know for producing sweet wines. Sitges is a pretty coastal town south of Barcelona. The question in my mind is whether this is a standard Malvasía Grape or some strange … Continue reading Malvasía de Sitges →

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Can Feixes Blanc Selecció 2018

This is the first wine in the Madrid & Darracott Summer Wines tasting. A white wine from the Penedès region in Cataluña. It is made from a blend of the same grapes used in Cava plus a couple of others thrown in for good measure and it's organic. Yellow in colour it smells almost sweet, … Continue reading Can Feixes Blanc Selecció 2018 →

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Thanks to Madrid & Darracott

A shout out to Madrid & Darracott. Not only did they provide us with regular online tastings during the lockdown, but they are the only wine shop in Madrid that I know of that have restarted their wine tastings in the new normal, Most other wine shops and bars are open here, but haven't started … Continue reading Thanks to Madrid & Darracott →

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