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The second wine at the Madrid & Darracott story telling tasting. This wine's name translates as mongrel because it is a mix breed made from three different grapes: Merseguera,Viogner and Malvasia. The first is a local grape variety rarely seen outside of Valencia. From the Utiel region of Valencia this is an organic wine that … Continue reading Mestizaje Blanco 2018
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
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
The final wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in the Canary Islands. This is a sweet white wine from the Paisaje de las Islas series which is the personal project of the winemaker Agustin Garcia to develop wines from local grape varieties across the Canary … Continue reading Paisaje de las Islas Malvasia Aromatica Dulce
Interesting article on work underway to identify the genetic base of local grape varieties and harmonise then naming of these grapes to avoid confusion. One of the local grapes mentioned is the Albillo Criollo which was used in yesterday’s wine tasting. Click on image to open article ‘You Say Malvasia, I say Rojal’
This is a completely new style of wine for me: not red, white or rose but Orange wine. Yes you heard me correctly 'orange wine'. Sometimes also known as Amber wine. It's apparently a speciality of this region. The grapes for this wine are hand picked and juiced then the skins are mixed back in … Continue reading Mlecnik Ana Cuvee
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