Every month or two we try to organise a blind tasting in Barcelona, typically focusing on wines from around the world. It’s not a completely 100% blind experience so for each wine there was a choice of 3, each with tasting notes, with only one being correct. As always, it was a lot of fun […]
North-East Italy is one of those rare areas of the wine world; able to produce convincing examples of international grape varieties whilst at the same time also demonstrating a wealth of indigenous varieties and styles. Oceans of cheap-and-cheerful Prosecco and Pinot Grigio are made in the plains of Veneto, ringed by higher quality, often boutique […]
Garnacha, more commonly known to the world as Grenache, is slowly recovering from a dip in popularity towards the end of the 20th century. Even as little as three decades ago it was the 2nd most planted red variety in the world before the EU Vine Pull Scheme, and by far the most planted red […]
*This is the write-up for one of our bi-weekly tastings with Maestrazgo Wine Club; tastings organised for people living and working in Barcelona, Spain. I can’t believe it’s taken me almost 3 years to do a wine tasting based around Cabernet Sauvignon. Not only is it the most widely planted quality black grape in the […]
Every month or two we try to organise a blind tasting in Barcelona, typically focusing on wines from around the world. Last night was our first after the Christmas break and we tasted our way around 6 different, typical wines; 3 whites and 3 reds. It’s not a completely 100% blind experience so for each […]