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A wine maker doing her thang!

JULIA CASADO   LA DEL TERRENO BULLAS "True ninjas are always outnumbered, because they are individuals” Julia Casado - Bodega Modular La del Terreno, Bullas, Murcia, Spain Julia’s first real exposure to...

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Palomino Fino, but not as you know it!

Palomino Fino, but not as you know it! Bodega Vinificate - Cadiz, Jerez, Spain The Gomez Lucas brothers make wine in Spain’s southwest, based in San Fernando, Cádiz in the heartland of what has always been ...

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Garnacha-cha-cha!

Garnacha-cha-cha! So often when I speak to guests about Garnacha they’ll say “Isn’t that the same as Grenache?”, and yes it is, but what we should really be saying is ‘Grenache, isn’t that the same as Garn...

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Knocking on Vega Sicilia's door

Pago de Valdemonjas - Ribera del Duero 1997 was the year that Alejandro Moyano (originally an agronomist) bought Pago de Valdemonjas, a stone's throw the famed Vega Sicilia. A year later he planted...

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Italians don't do it better

Cava or Prosecco?   Well the Italians do make nice cars, have great fashion and their food is delicious, but we prefer 3ply over 2ply and that is why we drink Cava and not Prosecco. Here is our reas...

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Why we prefer Spanish R O S É

FRENCH OR SPANISH? French “Provence” Rosé is like breakfast, it always looks the same and tastes the same. ​ Occasionally you want to go out have bacon & eggs, something more substantial, richer...

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