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Month: July 2021

What To Do With LeftOver Wine

It’s not often I have leftover wine. What’s the point of opening a bottle if you’re not going to finish it? But it does happen on occasion and it feels so wrong to down it down the sink after a week. So here is an article with some ideas of what to do. I like … Continue reading What To Do With LeftOver Wine →

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Lagar D’Amprius Garnacha 2016

One if several red wines from this 15 year old bodega in the Matarraña area of Teruel. Despite their young age this bodega has good reviews of many of its wines. This young red wine is 100% Garnacha. It has a ruby red colour with purple hints and a medium scent of cherry yoghurt. It’s … Continue reading Lagar D’Amprius Garnacha 2016 →

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Teruel and Wine

Although Teruel is not a major wine producing region this should not put you off visiting. It is a beautiful area and according to the article below from ‘the local’ it’s capital city has the highest number of wine bars per person 53 per 100k people. Mind you this mainly because the Teruel region is … Continue reading Teruel and Wine →

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Ventus 2015

My second red wine from the Teruel region. This time from a Bodega just outside of Valderrobres. Made from a blend of six grapes and aged in French oak for 3 years. It has a light ruby red colour and a medium intense scent. It smells of red berries with a hint of dark chocolate. … Continue reading Ventus 2015 →

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Rubus 2019

Currently spending a few days in Teruel and thought I’d try the local wines. This one from Rubielos de Mora is an artesan wine made from Garnacha and Tempranillo, the a Spanish classics. It has the purple colour I expect of Spanish reds and a medium scent which is a bit astringent on the nose … Continue reading Rubus 2019 →

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Albillo Grape Variety

It is difficult to get good information about this Spanish grape variety. The problem is there are many grapes in Spain with this name: albillo mayor, albillo real, albillo toro, albillo criollo ….. To be honest I’m still not sure if they’re genetic variants or all the same grape. The best article I’ve found is … Continue reading Albillo Grape Variety →

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