Another Food Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
They were handing out flyers in the Havana street, which seems rather a capitalist thing to do, and the prices looked good and the food tempting. The place was only a block away, called Bodegas. I’m told the name refers to a Spanish wine store, or to a small Hispanic grocery story with a wine-shop. [...]
Celebrate Wine (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
© Rivard Mercury News had a feature recently on the growing popularity of wines from Spain's historic Toro region. Vines have been planted in Toro, about 100 miles northwest of Madrid, for hundreds of years and winemaking has been documented since the 1st century B.C. But the region was recognized as a Denominación de Origen only in 1987. The primary grape is a local version of tempranillo...
Good Stuff NW (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
There are few regions in the world that are as up on carbohydrates as the Mediterranean. But look what it's got to work with: rice, pasta, couscous. Could it get any easier? Writer Jeff Koehler has spent his career writing about the foods of that part of the world and his new book titled, simply enough, Rice Pasta Couscous is as much a travelogue about the artisans he meets and cooks with as it is...
kalebeul (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Don't believe the wine pundits.
happyrobot (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Pouring Wine This past Friday night, a co-worker invited me to come pour with them at the Wine Spectator Grand Tasting . It's the magazine's annual big-to-do about wine and attracts the majority of the stars of the wine world. I've done the event a few times already and learned that the trick is that you want to get there early and hit up the good tables before the public is let in - you basically...
Grape Sense - A Glass Half Full (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
My latest newspaper column focused on Spain's great tempranillo grape. I also have some commment in that column from Donna Lattzanio, who operates the Village Bottle Shop in West Lafayette on the bypass. Donna has been to Spain, visited the wine regions, and even dined with Spanish wine icon Miguel Torres Sr. Miguel Torres would be to Spain what the Rothchild name is to France or Mondavi to the United...
metrocurean (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The Spanish-flavored Estadio will open next year on 14th Street NW. I may never leave my neighborhood again. Next spring/summer, Proof owner Mark Kuller and his team plan to open Estadio , a Spanish restaurant, at 1520 14th St. NW, the space recently vacated by Garden District's indoor plant shop. Estadio will join the newly opened Birch & Barley and Masa 14 , as well as my current neighborhood...
ERE Blog Central | ERE Blog Network (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
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melbourne gastronome (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Movida 1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne ( map ) 9663 3038 Through the magic of twitter, I found out about an event being held by Rathdowne Cellars in conjunction with MoVida and Scott Wasley from The Spanish Acquisition : lunch at MoVida accompanied by 13 rather special Spanish wines, $120 per person. I took along my father Rumpole as a birthday present, which he loved - the wine tasting notes in this post...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
For over three decades a top producer of Spanish sparkling wine known as cava has recruited top stars such as Sharon Stone for its annual Christmas television ad.
France24 (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
US actress Demi Moore (R) poses with Spanish actor Gabino Diego as they do a pre-christmas publicity press conference for the Spanish wine Freixenet in Barcelona in 2005. For over three decades the top producer of Spanish sparkling wine known as cava has recruited top stars for its annual Christmas television ad but this year Freixenet will not be hiring celebrities due to the economic downturn.
Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish... (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
* * * * * On Sept. 4th:, Decanter published Arrest warrant posted for Spanish Wine Academy director co-authored by investigative reporter, Jim Budd, and Decanter editor, Adam Lechmere. And on October 2, Decanter published Pancho Campo resigns to 'focus on clearing name', this time also signed by Adam Lechmere and Jim Budd: "Pancho Campo MW has stepped down as director of the Wine Future Rioja...
Wine Pictures from BKWine (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Well, sometimes you just can't come up with an inspired headline. - Torres winery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Torres is one of the precursors of Spanish quality wine and of the development of international markets for Spanish wines. They are today producing wines in three different continents. The roots though are firmly placed in Catalonia, in Vilafranca del Penedes in north...
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
From the fairly classic, but low yielding 2007 vintage comes this funky bottle of Albarino. I do like the packaging on this stuff, very old school but some how appealing. I always seem to come to the late in the game, the 2008 should almost be here by now. The amber bottling is from the first free run juice, there is also the green bottle which I think includes a bit of pressings...but I'm not sure...
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
This is another wine that shows the differences between the 2004 and 2005 vintages in Rioja. Both are great vintages in my book, but they are so for very different reasons. 2004 is a very long lived vintage, but it isn't really giving a lot of joy at the moment. Its full of promises, but those bottles will have to survive the late night, drunken cellar raids and 'I just want to see how it's travelling'...
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