Category Archives: Spain

Wine Blogging Wednesday 56: a Kosher Wine from Utiel-Requena

By winecase | Published: April 15, 2009
It’s always nice when Wine Blogging Wednesdays lead us off the beaten track, and allows us to expand our views on the world of wine. I mean, drink AND learn? How could you go wrong? WBW 56 is certainly such an opportunity, with the kosher wines theme thought out by the Corkdork, just in time for [...]
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The sweeter side of things: check out The Tawny Times

By winecase | Published: March 19, 2009
While I’m waiting for the latecomers to Wine Blogging Wednesday 55 to send in their posts, so I can prepare my round-up, I rummaged through my tasting notes from the Salon des vins de Québec, and decided to put a bit of them online… on another blog. But Rémy, you may ask, don’t you have enough [...]
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Hola, bloggers del vino! (Wine Bloggers Conference begins in Spain)

By winecase | Published: August 29, 2008
If you’re looking for a clear sign that the wine blogging world is getting more serious, committed and professional, look no further than the European Wine Bloggers Conference, which is starting just about now in Logroño, Spain. A few dozen bloggers are gathering over this weekend to discuss wine blog writing, blog technology, monetizing (some of [...]
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Tasting Note: Gran Coronas Mas La Plana 1988, Penedès, Miguel Torres

By winecase | Published: May 24, 2008
A sizeable portion of my modest cellar is taken up by bottles of Mas La Plana, a single vineyard cabernet that Miguel A. Torres started harvesting in 1970. In 1979, the wine became legendary when the 1970 vintage won the cabernet competition at the Wine Olympics put together by Gault-Millau, against the likes of Château [...]
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WineCreator: A Roundup on Ronda

By winecase | Published: May 7, 2008
I finally found a minute to check back for reports on WineCreator, the ambitiously-named meeting of wine pundits and renowned winemakers that was held in Ronda, in Andalusia, a couple of weeks ago. Last weekend, Jancis Robinson published, as promised, an overview of the conference, where she revealed an intriguing side of the whole operation. Apparently, [...]
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