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Spain

All About Sherry

8 December 2011
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Sherry has suffered from an image problem in recent years. This fortified white wine from southern Spain is often regarded as being the favoured tipple of elderly women and is frequently produced at slightly awkward, semi-formal gatherings of associates or extended family. However, sherry has far more to offer than the small glasses of warm, [...]

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Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sherry

23 November 2011
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Let us for a moment extend our horizons beyond the field of wine (a vineyard, I believe one of those is called), and allow me to give a sense of scale by saying this is certainly the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. For the sake of fairness: I’m not a big [...]

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La Serrana Macabeo 2010 D.O Cariñena

27 May 2011
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Being a massive idiot, I completely failed to notice that this wine was from the exact same producer as the Tempranillo I picked up from Majestic – during the exact same shopping trip – at the beginning of the month. I wouldn’t normally buy two from the same producer, particularly if I’m not familiar with [...]

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Marques de Caceres Young White 2009

22 March 2011
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WHITE RIOJA SPAIN Screw Top 12.5% Oddbins (Buyers Choice case of 6 mixed) £7.49 Buy 6 for only £5.99 each – Save 20% Mixable Drink young within 21 months White Rioja is not a wine I am that familiar with, it is made from the Viura grape and I can honestly say this is not [...]

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WSET Diaries – Part 3: Facing One’s Prejudices

18 March 2011
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Read Part 2 on our sister site RedWine.co.uk. Well, I went into week three of my WSET Intermediate wine course thinking Spain makes great, affordable reds and passable whites; Portugal makes port and not much else; and Italy makes a load of old rubbish that tastes like watery tar and invariably costs too much. (The only [...]

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Raimat 2009 Albarino Vina 24

7 March 2011
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Codorniu is better known for their Spanish cavas but they also make very good and tasty still table wines. If you’re unfamiliar with Codorniu, they are one of the oldest cava producers in Spain, having been around since the 16th century. They make their Cava in the traditional “champenois” method, which means they first make [...]

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Marks and Spencer Moscatel de Valencia 2009

8 January 2011
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YUM! I normally make a point not to ‘review’ wines people get me as presents, but there are times when the opportunity is too great to miss; this being a case in point as M&S’ Moscatel de Valencia ’09 is one of the most delicious wines I’ve tasted in recent months and certainly my unexpected [...]

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Segura Viudas – Gran Reserva Brut

17 June 2009
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This intricately bottled Gran Reserva Cava is the most visually stunning bottle to come out of Spain – the bottle itself is hand-blown with a slender tapered neck and is emblazoned with a metal crest of the Segura Viudas family, with the base of the bottle resting in an authentic pewter base inscribed with grapes….and [...]

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