Alimentaria 2016
I've been going to Barcelona’s biennial food and wine fair, Alimentaria, for the last 14 years – that's a lot of wine (I don't...
There is no noun that cannot be verbed!
And I’m sure that Benitachell’s Ladies Who Charity, won’t mind my using them as an example!
Yes, I was delighted to be asked to take...
The International Wine & Spirits Competition 2016 adhering to the official...
Having just returned from Dunsford Park, nr Guildford, UK, and once considered Jeremy Clarkson's natural home (along with James May and the rest of...
The International Wine Tourism Conference 2016
The 8th IWINETC was recently held in Cataluña, near Barcelona. I was delighted to be invited to attend, as a staff member!
My role was...
Man shall not live by wine alone! Cervezas La Luna
Sometimes you have to walk on the wild side! There may be some who are at this very moment poised with fingers of the...
Denominación de Origen Yecla on English language radio!
A recent Cork Talk started off rather scathingly about the Denominación de Origen system in general, and in particular about some DOs where rumblings...
DOP Bullas
Perhaps the burghers of Denominación de Origen Bullas saw the writing on the wall ten years ago - La Crisis, from which Spain is...
Canals y Munné are still sparkling
There are couple of puns in the title and I've plagiarised my own work from a few years ago - but hey, I'll make...
The Moon Goddess
As we approach the 2020's the, once very conservative, Spanish wine scene is slowly being turned upside down - a reflection perhaps of the...
Costa Blanca/Costa Calida wine tasting tour
I'm now just about recovered from a delightfully hectic three-day wine tasting tour which took in the Costa Blanca and the Costa Calida. Three...
Javea’s fine wine/gourmet cuisine pairing Mecca – Restaurante Nox
I recently returned to Restaurante Nox, on Javea's Arenal front line, to present a wine pairing dinner. Little did clients know that the evening...
Vins del Comtat
By Colin Harkness
I wonder if my fellow tasters noticed an apparent light-headed dizziness about me when I first set eyes on the new bottle...
Proving an old proverb wrong(ish)!
The old proverb - 'You can't teach and old dog new tricks.'
The meaning - please read on!
I'm writing this article the day after my...
Bodegas Tierra Hermosa re-visited
I first wrote about Harry Hunt, founder of Tierra Hermosa, towards the end of 2012, telling the fascinating story of his exit from the...
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