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Italian Wine Course in Utiel.   Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a course run by the Valencian Governments Tourism Ministry as an observer. The course , an introduction to and tasting of wines from around Italy was held in the Bodega Redonda, the HQ of the controlling body for the wines of Utiel-Requena, in Utiel. The course is aimed at broadening the knowledge of

Valencia´s Wine and Food Fair Reaches New Heights! - Part 2.   This year I made a special effort to visit the stand showcasing the Vins de la terra de Castellon. People forget that Castellon once had a thriving wine industry that exported huge quantites of wine the UK annually as well as Bordeaux to bulk up claret. Phylloxera, new wine laws, the Civil war and compulsory replanting of vineyards

Valencia's Wine and Food Fair Reaches New Heights! - Part 1   Valencia's dry river bed this weekend is hosting the 22nd Valencian Wine and Quality Food Fair organised annually by PROAVA, the wine and food promotional body here in the Community. And to my mind this has been the best yet, a view clearly shared by fellow visitors and exhibitors alike. Several of the bodegas are exhibiting for the