Confessions of a Wino (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
I visited Spain for a weekend recently, and tried a few wines with various blends of Viura, Malvasia and Verdejo. Not many left an impression, to be honest. I have a friend who doesn’t drink Spanish wine unless from Rioja. I think that is a bit binary. For example there are some great Albariños from Galicia, and Ribero del Duero [...]
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A 'high expression' wine from Salvador Poveda, who you might know from their Toscar range. Low production from older Monastrell vines that are grown at high altitude. Very sensible use of big 500l french oak barrels too. Production is limited to 7,000 bottles. Being from the 2002 vintage, its spent a bit of time in bottle which hasn't hurt either.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The designation on the bottle is Elaboracion Especial and it's a tricked up straight Tempranillo from Rioja. Most of the wines made by Bodegas Beronia are fairly traditional, however this is modern in its approach, but using high toast American oak rather than the usual French.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Anyway, here's a tiddy crianza from the 2005 vintage in Rioja. It leans towards the traditional in style and shows plenty of refinement at 13% alcohol. Its a blend of 82% Tempranillo, 18% Garnarcha and 4% Mazuelo that lives in oak for 12 months.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
I reviewed the two entry level wines from this bodega a month or two ago and this is the big daddy of the range.Older vines (80 years old) and some special oak treatment (16 months in a mix of French and American oak) give this more ompphh for long term aging. I think anyone would [...]
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
France could permanently lose its status as the world's biggest wine producer to Spain as early as 2015 because Spanish wine growers are improving the yield of their vines while the French are cutting
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
If you read Gourmet Traveler Wine, you would have seen this wine receive big wraps and (94 Pts) in a blind line up of Spanish and Aussie Tempranillos. While, I'm not as enthusiastic its great at this price and now comes in screwcap.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
I've been flat out lately, both at work and home, with the start of the new financial year and all. I've got plenty of tasting notes in my notebook, just no time to write them up. I'll hopefully clear out the back log this week. So, on to the wine. This is a fresh and zippy white Rioja, perfect with something fishy or lemony. I like the traditional style label too.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
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Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Doesn't time fly? 2 years on and the site is still expanding and gaining new readers all the time. I must say I'm chuffed with the response to the site, the level of support from the importers,the industry and everyone interested in Spanish and Portugese wine. So a big thanks to everyone. As a way of saying thanks I've arranged a bit of a give away over here. Make sure you click on this link to enter....
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
So all you have to do is guess the number of corks in the box, you can click on the image to get a bigger image if you think that will help. Put your guess in a comment on this post and you’re in with a chance of winning a nice little six pack of wines.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
If you're inclined to induldge in a bit of traditional Rioja, you'll know all about this house and this wine. I've been working through the range over the weekend, starting off with this Reserva from the great 2001 vintage.
Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
This is another of the Vintage Cellars imports and personally, I'm very impressed. I get to taste a load of stuff with some of the importers, a lot of it is in search of a cheap white like this. Unfortunately not many reach this standard, and at this price. For sure, it’s not the best wine on earth, but it really over delivers and offers a real alternative to the cheaper NZ Sauv Blanc that seems to...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
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Tinto y Blanco (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
A month or so ago I bought a bottle of this wine and the screwcap was faulty. I had the replacement scheduled for tasting on Monday night, when I got an email from the wine buyer for Vintage Cellars followed by a chat on the phone about closures and their range of Spanish wine. It turns out that there was a bit of a problem with this batch, about 1% of the batch had a faulty or loose screwcap. Still...
