Tag: spanish wine
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WINE TOURISM
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BACK ON THE AGENDA By AJ Linn Wine tourism has taken a big hit this year for reasons that do not need explaining. However, it is climbing back into favour as protective regulations are being adopted in all bodegas offering visits and tastings. And since visiting a winery…
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Montilla and All It Stands For
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Road traffic between the Coast and Córdoba is quite heavy, but pretty much non-stop, and without the benefit of statistics it is probably accurate to assume that Montilla is not a feature. Quite a shame really, particularly if the traveller is interested in Andalucian wines, mainly sherry, as Montilla (and…
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PROTOS FIRST A BENCHMARK OF RIBERA DEL DUERO WINES
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By AJ Linn It is interesting to compare the world’s most valuable brands, as rated by international agencies, with our preconceptions of what we think they should be. Although names like Google (Nº 1), Coca Cola and Apple are undoubted leaders across the commercial board, Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, Toyota, Samsung…
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Spanish Wines and the Chinese Connection
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By AJ Linn All Spanish wine regions have almost routinely been through the same development phases over the past 50 years. In the beginning local farmers made wine for their own consumption, and then neighbours asked if they could buy some so they would also be able to enjoy it.…
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It’s Not All About Barrels
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WINE NOTES There is, as they say, nothing new under the sun, and winemaking is not exempt. Allowing for the fact that wine has been around for at least five thousand years, the use of wooden casks is relatively new. Since man tasted the first drops of the heaven-given liquid,…