Re-Wine Classic

Pancho Campo dimite: primer Ex - Master Of Wine español.

Aardvark. Buenas! Pego debajo el texto de Siobhan Turner, director del instituto MW, en el cual retiran a Pancho su membresía, según argumentan, por su actual

Nuevas reseñas de Wine Advocate.

Comvinart. Han aparecido las nuevas reseñas de vinos Españoles en el Wine Advocate (Robert Parker). Estas han sido elaboradas por Neil Martin, quien substituye a Jay Miller. Las Do que se reseñan son Montsant, Costers del Segre, Penedés, Montsant, Terra Alta, y no se si el Empordà (todas Catalanas). Algunas notas han bajado, pero creo que los comentarios son algo mas aterrizados y realistas que su predecesor

The Wine Academy: No hay evidencias de actuaciones inapropiadas.

Verema. El prestigioso bufete de abogados Cozen-O’Connor contratado por The Wine Advocate, que dirige Robert Parker, asegura no haber encontrado evidencia alguna de actuaciones inapropiadas en el trabajo realizado por The Wine Academy en relación con las visitas de esta publicación a bodegas españolas. Las investigaciones revelan, además, que a ninguna bodega se le cobró, ni honorarios ni gastos.

Introducing Puck: The Mischievous Wine Spirit

mfunes.   FINCA EL BOSQUE 2007 Winery: Sierra Cantabria Location: D.O.

Los 100 vinos mas vendidos en el 2011 en la tienda on-line wine.com (nº1 en USA)

Elmesias. La lista de Wine.com se basa en la elección de los consumidores a la hora de comprar un vino por Internet. Esta tienda online elabora la lista basada “exclusivamente en las preferencias comerciales de los consumidores norteamericanos y no en la opinión de críticos enológicos”.

European wine tourism day and some 2011 wines tasted!

rikiwigley. [caption id="attachment_1312" align="alignleft" width="116" caption="Young Tasters at Vera de Estenas."][/caption]   The past weekend saw European Wine Tourism Day and in Utiel-Requena this was marked by a number of events both in the old centre of Requena where visitors could enjoy a glass of wine and a tapa ( not actually a local tradition) in the castle square.  On the Sunday visitors to

100 blogs, 5 vineyard lunches, and friendship in the world of wine!

rikiwigley. [caption id="attachment_1126" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Figatells Lomo and Salcichon."][/caption]   Nearly two years of blogging and the land-mark 100th blog has been reached! The last couple of years are full of happy memories, almost all of it centred on the world of wine and food. It seems to me that I am not the only one to think that it is a world full of surprises and huge

On wine and art, more valencian wine winners and the occasional tasting in may 2011.

rikiwigley. [caption id="attachment_931" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Inma Amo, Valencian Artist."][/caption] May  got off to a slow start, and  with  visitors coming to stay it seemed there may not be much to report on! However in Valencia nothing is ever quiet for very long and a quick flurry of activity in the second half of the month put things back in order! Bodegas Vicente Gandia have been

Porrera, capçanes and the fira de vi de falset. vilamarxant´s wine club goes on tour! part 3 the falset wine fair!

rikiwigley. The Fira de Vi de Falset is held in the Old Castle above  the town, with its fantastic views towards the mountains which surround the town at a distance and the vineyards of DO Monsant and DO Priorat.  A gentle lie in after our late night in Capçanes and almuerzo in a local bar had us ready to start a marathon tasting which began at around 12am and finished at 10pm with a generous lunch break in

Porrera, capçanes and the fira del vi de falset. vilamarxant´s wine club goes on tour! part 2 celler de capçanes and the

rikiwigley. It seems strange to go wine-tasting at midnight but straight from the tasting in Porrera we made our way to the nearby village of Capçanes to the Cooperative where it seemed the whole village had gathered! [caption id="attachment_878" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Celler de Capçanes."][/caption] Founded in 1933 by five families, the Bodega came to  notice in 1995 when they produced a