Pilgrims’ progress – and the apostrophe is correct!
I’ll be very interested to see how these Peregrino (pilgrim, in Spanish!) wines progress over the next few years. I received from Bodegas Gordonzello,...
Combatting preconceptions when wine tasting
I think I’m probably an atypical wine taster.
In various different capacities, I’ve been tasting wine professionally for 30 years now. My lengthy and on-going,...
Costa Blanca Wine Society and the ladies who fizz!
It’s quite a few years now, since I darkened the doors of the Costa Blanca Wine Society. My wine work: writing, broadcasting, judging, tourism,...
Strawberry Fields
‘Let me take you down, ‘cos I’m going to, Strawberry Fields,’ yes, you got it straight away, the Beatles, and, as a ‘Plastic Scouser’...
Bittersweet
I’m not at all surprised that Celler Alimara, making their wines under the auspices of quality conscious DO Terra Alta, are starting to receive...
Rosé wine is not seasonal
When it comes to rosé wine, I subscribe to the Elizabeth Gabay MW school of thought – it really shouldn’t be considered as a...
III Mostra Internacional de vins singulars i de poble
Part One
Yep, it’s a mouth full, I know – and in Valenciano too, but I think it wholly appropriate that we keep it like...
What have the Romans ever done for us?
Well, although the link is at best rather tenuous, indirectly, at least, they have brought us the wines of Bodega Las Calzados – and...
Verdejo and other stories
And I quote:
“Piedra Luenga Verdejo is an organic white wine made with the Verdejo grape that grows in our Casilla del Morcillete vineyard overrun...
South African Burgundy
Yes, I know! Before you report me to the French Wine Police who are particularly active re Champagne, but also protective of other great...
Sekts education!
I know - sorry, but I couldn’t resist it!
I remember being somewhat ambivalent about sex education when I was a testosterone charged (charging?) 14...
The girl from Cuenca
Readers may remember my recent discourse on Bobal, the red wine grape variety indigenous to the Valencia region, (if not it’s here www.colinharknessonwine.com/articles/), and...
The girl from Cuenca
Readers may remember my recent discourse on Bobal, the red wine grape variety indigenous to the Valencia region, (if not it’s here www.colinharknessonwine.com/articles/), and...
Swedish wine tasting season opens in Jávea!
I’m delighted to say that my services have been retained for another year of wine tasting events with Milagro Javea, a Swedish owned company...
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Benidorm locks-up again
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Deep snow in Alicante province
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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...
