Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
If you wander wine aisles (like I do) or you love a sip of sparkling wine (like I do) then you’ll be very familiar with the brand of Codorníu Cava. Which is hardly surprising, as the producer in the Penedès region (near Barcelona) has a winemaking history dating back to the mid-1500s. In 1872 it […]
Codorníu Cava: A tasting with head winemaker Bruno Colomer Read More »
If you think about Rioja wines, I bet you imagine a glass of smoky red rioja with lots of vanilla and cloves and spice. Who can blame you, as 75 per cent of the wines from the Rioja region are red. Let’s turn the tables and try a handful of Rioja wines but not red
Rioja wines: Some whites and a rosé for good measure Read More »
A few years ago there was a TV quiz show, Call My Bluff. My mum and dad loved it. I remember the 70s brown and beige shirts and the quizmaster technology included a simple bell. A team would give three definitions of a word; but only one was true. Another team had to guess which.
Wine Press: Call My Bluff Wine Tasting fizzes perfectly Read More »
I HAD a rotten day the other day and was in need of comfort. I stood in a supermarket aisle in front of something which declared itself to be fresh and crisp. I wasn’t in the fruit and vegetable section. It also had “sparkling” on the label. I certainly wasn’t near the household cleaning products.
Freixenet and Mia range looks to the younger market Read More »
In March 2012 I visited both the Freixenet and Segura Viudas wineries in the heart of the Penedes, near Barcelona. Stories can be seen here. Below is a gallery of pictures [slickr-flickr tag=”penedes” descriptions=”on” type=”galleria” options=”autoplay:3000; imageCrop:true; carousel:false; transitionSpeed:1000; transition:pulse””]
Gallery: Freixenet and Segura Viudas – cava heartland Read More »
PRETTY in pink … a glass of rose. Can it be beaten? Well it can if it’s sparkling and is sitting alongside tapas of marinated salmon and Iberian ham. A veritable feast with pink hues; but by no means girlie. I was in Barcelona drinking Cordon Rosado, the pink sister of stablemate Freixenet’s famous Cordon
Freixenet cava is so much more than iconic Cordon Negro Read More »
I WAS very proud of myself the other day. So proud I rewarded myself with a tinkling glass of something sweet, fruity and bubbly. The reason? A winemaker in the heart of Spain’s cava country complimented me on my grape-blending skills. With three wines, three test-tubes and three blending attempts, I was trying to mirror
Cava: Mixing memories and tradition for a signature wine at Segura Viudas Read More »