Category: Wine

Orange wine is something new for me. I’ve seen it on menus in bars and restaurants in Madrid and Barcelona yet I’ve […]

  Are you storing your wine bottles correctly?   Follow my tips on how to preserve your wines so you can best […]

The almond trees are in bloom in La Rioja and it’s beautiful.

Biodynamic wine refers to wines produced using a holistic approach that integrates organic farming principles with specific biodynamic practices. Biodynamic viticulture is […]

Have you heard of the Phylloxera disease which invaded Europe in 19th Century? It was brought back from the USA by a […]

Rioja Alavesa is known for its Tempranillo wines. This wine from Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega is a good example of wines […]

This rosé wine from Bodegas San Cebrin is one of my favourite wines. It’s not just a summer wine, you can drink […]

There are 14 authorised grape varieties within the Rioja Wine Country. There are around 66,000 hectares of vineyards and around 409 million […]

Rioja was the first Spanish wine region to obtain DO status in 1925. Rioja gained DOCa status in 1991, 66 years after […]