No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
France has approved a new protected geographical indication for wine: The Pays de Brive PGI in Nouvelle- Aquitaine. The newly classified area produces dry, still (non-sparkling) wines in red, white, and rosé as well as sweet white wines. Check out the full article below from winewitandwisdomsweclicking, by clicking on the map welcome to the world … Continue reading France Approves A New Wine Region
According to a study in Australia drinking younger red wines is more beneficial to your health than aged red wines. This is good to know as they are generally cheaper to buy. Also I tend to like young, fun fruity reds. Yea for me! Check out the article below from The Drinks Business, by clicking … Continue reading Younger Red Wines More Beneficial
A bit of information about this Denominacion de Origin in Valencia. The first is an article by Decanter.com in English. The second is a link to the homepage of the Utiel-Requena which unfortunately is only available in Spanish. Understanding DO Utiel-Requena Utiel-Requena Regulating Body
Check out the article below (click on the image) by spanishwinelover.com entitled ‘Bobal grape: Can the ugly duckling become a swan?’. The title surprised me because I’ve always liked Bobal red wines. They have the fruity palate that I enjoy and rarely overwhelm me with tannins and acidity. So it was a bit of a … Continue reading Bobal Grape Variety
The final wine from the Madrid & Darracott Cheese & Wine Tasting and one I believe they have included in this month's online tasting box for those of you who participate. This red wine is 100% Bobal from Utiel-Requena in Valencia. I've tried a number of Boba, wine whilst in Alicante and they have largely … Continue reading Sericis Cepas Viejas Bobal 2016
Happy New Year everyone. Let’s hope 2021 is better than the disastrous 2020. Either way may it be filled with plenty of interesting wine.
Check out this article by winefolly.com to learn more if the origins and flavour profile of this German Noble Grape. I love the winefolly.com articles as they are easy to follow and informative, but I am disappointed that they fail to list Somontano in Spain as one of the ares that cultivate this grape variety. … Continue reading Gewürztraminer Grape Variety
The Denominación de Origin de Somontano is well worth getting to know. It is Nestled at the base of the Pyrenees in the Province of Huesca in the Aragon region of Spain. As such this Northernly area is colder than most Spanish regions and features grape varieties more usually associated with it’s neighbour France. They … Continue reading D.O. Somontano
Third wine from the Madrid & Darracott Cheese and Wine Tasting. A Gewürztraminer from Somontano Denominación in the Huesca province in North East Spain. Gewürztraminer is one of my favourite grapes because it tastes exactly like one would expect alcoholic grape juice to be like and can slide down the throat with ease. Medium Lemon … Continue reading Viñas del Vero Gewürztraminer 2018
Now this is the sort of study I can get behind. Apparently drinking wine and eating cheese, regretfully in moderate amounts, improves brain function and protects against cognitive decline in age. Pass me the cheese board! Click on image to open article by thedrinksbusiness .com
