I love everything Spanish. I love the language, the food, the music and the wine. When I was much younger, too young to appreciate anything except the music and maybe the Latin men, I traveled to ...
Unless you’ve spent some relatively significant time delving into the minutiae of Spanish wines, they can be rather confusing. Of the country's two most prestigious grape varieties, nomenclature is ...
The old saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is a simple yet powerful reminder to embrace local customs. However, when visiting Spain, many travelers still opt for the familiar taste of French ...
To nine out of ten topers, Spanish wine means sherry — Finos, Amontillados, Olorosos, and a score of branded names of long lineage and decent antecedents. Spain’s table wines have, by comparison, ...
When the Spanish Wine Scholar study and certification program was launched in October of last year, courses were taught both online and in-person at wine schools in the United States, United Kingdom, ...
Years ago, before I ginned up the courage to venture into wine shops regularly, I used to pick up bottles of a Spanish red called Sangre de Toro at the grocery store. Each one came with a tiny plastic ...
Spain was on my mind this past weekend. It didn’t take much to think about this amazing country filled with vibrant cities, delicious food and wonderful wines. All it took was watching a replay this ...
White wines from Spain often get overlooked due to the outstanding red wines from many well-known Spanish wine regions like Rioja and Ribera del Duero. What a shame. That’s because there are so many ...
I’m fortunate to have a wine expert living in my neighborhood. Caino rose is crafted with sophistication.For more than 20 years, Craig Gandolf was the wine director for Jorge Ordonez Selections, one ...
Explore two classic Spanish dishes expertly paired with Spanish wines from Cariñena. This video showcases authentic flavors from Spain’s culinary tradition and highlights how the right wine enhances ...
A younger generation of growers and producers looks to ancient vineyards and heritage grapes to give a new identity to Spanish red wines. By Eric Asimov It may seem paradoxical that the new wave of ...
Using older methods and sometimes forgotten grapes, these producers hope to reveal the magic of the terroir to a new generation of consumers. By Eric Asimov Top growers and producers have focused on ...