No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The first wine at the Itsy Bitsy Bodegas tasting at Devour Madrid, is in fact a vermouth not a wine. OK I know that technically as fermented grapes they are a type of wine, but not to me. I've never been keen on Vermouth. It's an odd flavour. In fact there are only two out … Continue reading St. Petroni Vermú Rojo
Albariño is probably one of the best known white wines from Spain on the international market and a classic refreshing summer tipple. The majority of the Albariño wines come from the Rias Baixas region in Galicia. This bodega, Entre os Rias, is located just outside the Denominación and therefore is classified as a Vino de … Continue reading Altares de Postmarcos Albariño Lias
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
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
