A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to taste a short flight of wines from Spanish producer, Camp Viejo. This Rioja-based winery has been producing wine for a good 50 years and produces three different wines, each a specific style as regulated by the Rioja DOC. Rioja, for those who don’t know, is the [...]
When I first launched this site, nearly four years ago, Spanish wines were what I was excited about, especially garnacha. But since the first few months of the site, I find myself tasting less and less Spanish wines. I have nothing against them, in fact I still have some trusted favorites in the Spanish section. [...]
You know what they say about first impressions. That’s right, they’re very hard to change. And the Viña Don Royo red makes a really nice first impression, which I think benefited the wine as I reviewed it. Pop the cork on this vino tinto and it offers up a rich and robust nose, with ripe [...]
One the heels of the red blend review we did yesterday, tonight we’re checking out another red blend called Seven. This one comes from Spain and is produced by Bodegas Osborne, one of the oldest wine producers in Spain dating back to 1772. And today, after all those years, the company is still run by [...]
In days past there was a regular monthly occurrence called “Wine Blogging Wednesday” when wine bloggers from around the world would all write about a common theme. There was also a “host” to the event who would write up a summary of all the participants so that you could go to one place to find all the [...]
Years ago, I turned my wife on to sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. It’s now her white wine of choice. In fact, when white wine ends up on the grocery list there usually isn’t any second-guessing. So tonight as I was in the process of making dinner, my wife said she was up for a [...]
Yesterday, we reviewed a Prosecco — which is a great sparkling wine option when it comes to QPR. Another good option is Cava, which is a sparkling wine from Spain. Traditionally Cava just referred to a particular style of Spanish sparkling wine, but since 1986 it also means that wine is produced in a specific [...]
