No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
Another wine tried at the Vides Vino Bar, this red wine was one of their monthly specials. The winery is the project of Carlos Esteva and is based in the Garraf Natural Park. It exists only because the finca belonged to Carlos' grandfather well before the area became a national park. The place was in … Continue reading Pedradura 2011
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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
The fourth and only red wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in the Canary Islands. Made from the grapes Listán Negro and Vijariego Negro. Aged for 9 months in oak barrels and a further 2 years in bottle. A pale Spanish purple colour with a … Continue reading Tajinaste Vendimia Selección Can
The third wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in the Canary Islands. The second 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 varetees. This wine is made from … Continue reading Paisaje de las Islas Malvasia y Marmajuelo
The second wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in the Canary Islands. This white wine is made from 100% Forestera Blanca grown on the Island of Gomera. Not to be confused with the Italian Grape of the same name this is a genetically distinct local … Continue reading Paisaje de las Islas Forastera
The first wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in Tenerife. This winery produces a range of wines from lesser known local grape varieties cultivated in the volcanic soil of the Canary Islands. This dry white is made from 90% Listan blanco (otherwise known as Palomino … Continue reading Tajinaste Blanco Seco
The third red wine from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb and a Spanish classic: Rioja Gran Reserva. When I saw this on the tasting list I thought 'oh good I'll be able to take a break', because let's face it, I've drunk tonnes of Rioja in my time. I was more … Continue reading El Meson Rioja Gran Reserva 2012
The final wine from the Bodegas Frontonio wine tasting at Madrid & Darracott. Another red wine from the the Frontonio collection this time. Made from 100% Carignan grape it has been aged for 14 months in wood barrels to reduce the high tannin, acidity and alcohol levels this grape produces. It has an inky dark … Continue reading Frontonio Telescópico Carignan 2016
The third wine from the Bodegas Frontonio wine tasting at Madrid & Darracott and our first red wine if the night. It is one if Frontonio's newest wine from land recently obtained in the D.O. Campo De Borja. All the Borja wines are made underground in a cave (la cueva de Arom) and have names … Continue reading Cuevas de Arom Pedra Forca 2016
