Recommended wine-related Christmas presents
Come November, the wine writer becomes rather busy! I'm not complaining, of course, just preparing you with this wine ripple before the wine-al wave...
Andalucía is not just about sherry!
I know – you think about Cádiz, and sherry automatically arrives in your brain's inbox. The port from which Columbus left to discover the...
The still before the fizz!
All cava producers start out as makers of still wine first. Short of buying in still wines made by another producer (a practice that...
Grower cavas
There's quite a lot of talk in wine circles at the moment about Grower Champagnes. These are Champagnes made usually by small (the current...
Spain’s dynamic wine world
Being as closely involved in the Spanish wine scene as I am, I receive a number of both solicited and unsolicited newsfeeds, almost on...
Variations on two themes
Theme No. 1 – philosophy Theme No. 2 – grape variety
In a Cork Talk a couple of months ago, entitled Botas del Barro, and...
Studying Cava
Students of Cava will know that the eponymous two names above are seriously big hitters in the world of Spain's famous sparkling wines.
For, approaching...
Itinerant winemakers
The vast majority of wine made in Spain is created by bodegas which either have their own vineyards or buy their gapes from trusted...
The pearl of Alicante
There is currently a move to try to have the Teulada and Benitachell municipalities declared as an official sub-zone of Denominación de Origen Alicante....
Partners in wine
I'm delighted to have welcomed a number of prestigious new sponsors to my website during the last few months. Each has an obvious link...
Spanish whites for an Indian summer
According to Wikipedia, ‘Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere’. Well, here...
The green extreme
Last week's ‘Cork Talk’ introduced readers to the unusual concept of Natural Wines: what does it mean, etc. Also, I spotlighted one Spanish producer...
The green extreme
“Are they wines, Spock?”
“Yes, Jim, but not as we know them!”
I can assure that I'm not a closet Trekkie! However, if the above is...
The still after the sparkle
Regular readers may remember a recent 'Cork Talk' about Cavas Via de la Plata (also, a different article appearing in the current edition of...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
